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Front Row: Crime writer Michael Connelly, Folk trio Lady Maisery

15/11/2022

Crime writer Michael Connelly, Folk trio Lady Maisery

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Crime writer Michael Connelly, folk trio Lady Maisery, publishing controversial books.

American crime writer Michael Connelly discusses Desert Star, the latest novel in his series about Detective Harry Bosch.

American crime writer Michael Connelly is one of the world’s bestselling authors, with more than eighty million copies of his books sold worldwide.  He discusses his new novel Desert Star, the latest in his series about LAPD Detective Harry Bosch. 

Hazel Askew, Hannah James and Rowan Rheingans are accomplished, adventurous musicians. They come together as Lady Maisery, creating music informed by folk traditions that is contemporary, from a female perspective, socially and politically engaged. They  talk to Tom Sutcliffe about their work, and perform songs from their new album, Tender.

And are UK publishers afraid to publish books on controversial topics?  Editor Arabella Pike and Dan Conway of The Publishers Association discuss whether publishing is experiencing a “chill factor.”

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