The Season One finale is here! And the theme is ✨MONSTERS AND MAGISTRATES...✨

THIS MONSTER OF MINE feels like a cult hit--with rave reviews, a dedicated fanbase, and an author who dreamed so big she quit her job in law to pursue writing fantasy novels. The novel follows eighteen-year-old Sarai, who bears the scars form a failed murder attempt four years ago. Her memory of the event is lost, and she doesn't know who did it. What she does know, is that her case was closed without justice. Hellbent on vengeance, she returns to the scene of the crime as a Petitor, a prosecutor who can magically detect lies, and is assigned to work with Tetrarch Kadra. Ice-cold and perennially sadistic, Kadra is the most vicious of the four judges who rule the land - and the prime suspect in a string of deaths identical to Sarai's attempted murder...

With a love interest that looks like Ben Barnes, and a female main character who will stop at nothing to find the truth, this book is dazzling in its execution. We are therefore delighted to welcome Shalini Abeysekara to our Book Club in the Pub!

Cheers🍻📕🎧🎙

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CREDITS:

Host, Writer, Director: Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

Visual and Sound Producer, Editor: Tin Vlainić

Producer: Nell Bevan

Dial Tone Productions

Production Assistant: Elise Lane

Runner: Aphra Jikiemi-Pearson

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Welcome back to Book Club in the Pub, your new favourite podcast where we discuss your favourite books with your favourite authors. Joining us for our fifth episode is Sunday Times Bestselling author Jennifer Delaney.

Delaney's deliciously gothic Romantasy TALES OF A MONSTROUS HEART published to rapturous acclaim and developed a dedicated following due to its haunting story about a woman whose magic threatens the systems of power, and the love she finds with an elusive lord in his magical manor... In this episode, Esmie and Jennifer Delaney talk about the realities and sacrifices that come with being an author in 2026, what you would do if you found yourself in your own plot, and what 'failure' really means. Jen reflects on the monumental achievement of writing a whole trilogy, as well as the wild ride of publishing a novel in this day and age.

The theme for today’s book club is ✨ Monsters and Demons.✨ Enjoy!🍻🎧🎙

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CREDITS:

Host, Writer, Director: Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

Visual and Sound Producer, Editor: Tin Vlainić

Producer: Nell Bevan

Dial Tone Productions

Production Assistant: Elise Lane

Runner: Aphra Jikiemi-Pearson

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Welcome back to Book Club in the Pub, your new favourite podcast where we discuss your favourite books with your favourite authors. Joining us for our fourth episode is none other than the fabulous E.S. Mcleod. Ella's book, ANDROMEDA, reclaims an ancient myth, and captures our hearts in the process. Tune in for a discussion about sapphic fantasy, writing from the margins, and why we all love a sexy villain. Ella dives deep into her source material, and dazzles with her pitch for this latest novel:

Blessed by the gods with unparalleled beauty, Andromeda lives a life of ease within her Aethiopian palace walls. Content with her sanctuary, the young princess has no concerns other than the royal expectations her parents have for her – until a single, fateful proclamation changes everything.

The theme for today’s book club is ✨ myth and magic.✨ Enjoy!

Thank you so much for listening! Don't forget to follow Esmie on Instagram, Tik Tok (@esmiejp) and Youtube (search: esmie the author)! Sign up to Esmie's newsletter on Substack, for news about new episodes, new book releases, and general ramblings about the life of a writer.

CREDITS:

Host, Writer, Director: Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

Visual and Sound Producer, Editor: Tin Vlainić

Producer: Nell Bevan

Dial Tone Productions

Production Assistant: Elise Lane

Runner: Aphra Jikiemi-Pearson

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Welcome back to Book Club in the Pub, your new favourite podcast where we discuss your favourite books with your favourite authors, every other Tuesday. Joining us for our third episode is none other than #1 New York Times bestselling author Scarlett St Clair! Scarlett's book, A Touch of Darkness, (the first in a SEVEN book series!) was a sensation that hooked readers, and started a career that is redefining what it means to be an author, particularly in the Romantasy space. She also just released a new book, to huge acclaim. It's so easy to see that success and think it happened overnight. But Scarlett's journey was full of a lot of grit and determination. We’ll be discussing her latest novel, TERROR AT THE GATES. A book about women who wield magic that is passed down female bloodlines, and the men that hide them from the world and steal their power.

The theme for today’s book club is ✨ female rage.✨ Enjoy!

Thank you so much for listening! Don't forget to follow Esmie on Instagram, Tik Tok (@esmiejp) and Youtube (search: esmie the author)! Sign up to Esmie's newsletter on Substack, for news about new episodes, new book releases, and general ramblings about the life of a writer.

CREDITS:

Host, Writer, Director: Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

Visual and Sound Producer, Editor: Tin Vlainić

Producer: Nell Bevan

Dial Tone Productions

Production Assistant: Elise Lane

Runner: Aphra Jikiemi-Pearson

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Welcome back to Book Club in the Pub, your new favourite podcast where we discuss your favourite books with your favourite authors, every other Tuesday. Joining us for our second episode is none other than Benjamin Dean - celebrity journalist turned World Book Day author - he is also the writer behind the greatest pop culture revelation of 2016; Queen Riri can't wink.

In this episode, Ben tells us everything about his career, from what it takes to write a fantastic thriller and craft believable character motivations, to revealing his experience working at BuzzFeed as a celebrity journalist during the golden age of the internet.

Join Esmie and Ben in the pub as they talk about young adult thrillers, what it's like to navigate a PR crisis as an author, and decide which nepo baby they would sacrifice to bring about world peace...!

This weeks' theme is MURDER and MAYHEM! Cheers!🥂🎧✨

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CREDITS:

Host, Writer, Director: Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

Visual and Sound Producer, Editor: Tin Vlainić

Producer: Nell Bevan

Dial Tone Productions

Production Assistant: Elise Lane

Runner: Aphra Jikiemi-Pearson

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Welcome to Book Club in the Pub, the podcast where we discuss your favourite books with your favourite authors. Joining us for our first EVER episode is none other than YA Fantasy icon CHLOE GONG. Pull up a chair, the drinks are on the house!

Chloe Gong is a writer at the top of her game. Her first novel,These Violent Delights, debuted at the number one spot on the New York Times Bestseller list. She was twenty-one. Ever since, her novels have gone from strength to strength and her latest work is no different - Coldwire is a strong pivot into the dystopian, arguably a genius move at a time when real life has started to feel a little too Orwellian...

Join Esmie and Chloe in the pub as they talk about tech billionaires, the bravery of young novelists, how to write a truly strong female character, and SO much more.

Not to mention, Chloe finally addresses the question on everyone's minds: can she actually tell the future?!

This weeks' theme is CYBERPUNK and ANARCHY. Cheers!🥂

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CREDITS:

Host, Writer, Director: Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

Visual and Sound Producer, Editor: Tin Vlainić

Producer: Nell Bevan

Dial Tone Productions

Production Assistant: Elise Lane

Runner: Aphra Jikiemi-Pearson

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🎧🎙Welcome to Book Club in the Pub, your new favourite podcast where we head to the pub to discuss your favourite books with your favourite authors... First episode March 3rd.🎧🎙

Thank you so much for listening! Don't forget to follow Esmie on Instagram, Tik Tok (@esmiejp) and Youtube (search: esmie the author)! Sign up to Esmie's newsletter on Substack, for news about new episodes, new book releases, and general ramblings about the life of a writer.

CREDITS:

Host, Writer, Director: Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

Visual and Sound Producer, Editor: Tin Vlainić

Producer: Nell Bevan

Dial Tone Productions

Production Assistant: Elise Lane

Runner: Aphra Jikiemi-Pearson

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.