Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-Felton

Hosted by award-winning author and podcaster, Yvonne Battle-Felton, Bookable Space is a 30-minute podcast where writers read (three readings), answer three questions about their books, and tell listeners where to buy or borrow them. It's a podcast for writers to engage readers and leave us wanting to read the book. About the host: Author of Remembered (longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction) and Curdle Creek (winner of the Shirley Jackson Award for fiction), Yvonne Battle-Felton is a writer, academic, creative producer, and literary champion who brings people together over stories. Former editor at John Murray (Hachette), Yvonne is the Academic Director of Creative Writing at Cambridge University. Thanks for listening. If you enjoy the show and would like to support what I do, please consider buying me a coffee . <p style='color:grey; font-siz

Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-Felton is a arts podcast hosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, with 154 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Yvonne Battle-Felton hosts Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-Felton, a arts show with 154 episodes published.

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  Episode #24

  Bookable Space with P.M. Raymond

  Aug 18, 202629 minS4

  In this episode, of Bookable Space we’re joined by P.M. Raymond. P.M. reads from Things are as They Should Be and Other Things to Die For. It’s rich discussion about writing Southern gothic, what writing New Orleans makes possible, creating fictious places, crafting a short story collection, and more.&nbsp; About the book: THINGS ARE AS THEY SHOULD BE and other words to die for is an interconnected Southern gothic noir journey from reconstruction New Orleans to a present-day Louisiana landscape of terror. Littered with transgressive messages and exploring the limits of greed and vengeance through the lens of race and gender, THINGS ARE AS THEY SHOULD BE unites the supernatural with human failings. Bio: P.M. Raymond is an award-winning author from New Orleans. She is a 2025 Horror2Comic Semifinalist, 2024 Sisters in Crime Eleanor Taylor Bland Award Winner, and 2024 Claymore Award and Killer Shorts Screenplay Finalist. Her work has appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Writer's Digest, Punk Noir, and Dark Yonder . Where to buy: Uncomfortably Dark Horror Bookshop.org Your local library Independent bookstores – my favorites include: Quail Ridge Books McIntyre Books Malaprops Bookstore &nbsp; &nbsp; About the Host Author of Remembered and Curdle Creek , Yvonne Battle-Felton is an award-winning novelist, academic, event host, and podcaster, and lives a literary life bringing people together over stories.&nbsp; For information about Yvonne's books, events, and more vist https://www.yvonnebattlefelton.com/ or sign up to Yvonne's Substack https://yvonnebattlefelton.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #23

  Bookable Space with Scott Gould

  Aug 13, 202631 minS4

  In this episode, of Bookable Space we’re joined by Scott Gould. Scott reads from Peace Like a River. It’s an engaging discussion about revising characters, returning home, knowing a place well enough to lie about it, writing process, diving into a good story, and more. &nbsp; About the book: Peace Like a River, the latest novel from acclaimed Southern writer Scott Gould, weaves a lyrical and heartwarming tale of fathers, sons, and grandfathers, and the intricate bonds that define them. Sixty-something Elwin McClennon returns to his hometown in Lowcountry South Carolina— and the dying father— he fled fifteen years before. Accompanied by Thom, his odd and precocious thirteen-year-old son, Elwin embarks on a journey to reconcile with his father, and their complicated pasts, along the banks of the syrup-slow Black River. A captivating exploration of forgiveness, redemption, and the enduring bonds of family, Peace Like a River invites readers into a world where love and loss intersect with the healing power of nature and introspection. About Scott Gould : Scott Gould is the author of six books, including The Hammerhead Chronicles, winner of the Eric Hoffer Award for Fiction, and Things That Crash, Things That Fly, which won a 2022 Memoir Prize for Books. His other honors include a Next Generation Indie Book Award, an IPPY Award for Fiction, the Larry Brown Short Story Award and the S.C. Arts Commission Artist Fellowship in Prose. His work has appeared in a number of publications, including Kenyon Review, Crazyhorse, Pithead Chapel, Garden & Gun, and New Stories from the South, among others. He lives in Sans Souci, South Carolina. &nbsp; About the Host Author of Remembered and Curdle Creek , Yvonne Battle-Felton is an award-winning novelist, academic, event host, and podcaster, and lives a literary life bringing people together over stories.&nbsp; For information about Yvonne's books, events, and more vist https://www.yvonnebattlefelton.com/ or sign up to Yvonne's Substack https://yvonnebattlefelton.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #22

  Bookable Space with Helen Hynson Vettori

  Aug 6, 202634 minS4

  This episode of Bookable Space was recorded live in front of an audience and streamed on Facebook Live. This episode includes the edited audio. In this episode, Helen reads from Black Swan Shock . It’s a lively discussion about writing place and space, writing stories readers can space into, writing from experience, writing the future, and more. About the book Olympian Marla Case retires and considers becoming a medical responder. Before committing to that, she is caught in a massive earthquake. Reacting with her physical skills and newly acquired understanding of some emergency medical actions, she helps victims. However, personal tragedy also affects Marla, and she struggles to find catharsis herself. About Helen Hynson Vettori Helen Hynson Vettori (pronounced: HELL-lun HIN-suhn Ve-TOR-ee ) has always lived and worked in the Washington, DC area. Her knowledge and experiences gained as an EMT/paramedic and federal emergency manager enable her to write award-winning books with credible and thrilling Black Swan plots. She lives in Leesburg, VA. About the Host Author of Remembered and Curdle Creek , Yvonne Battle-Felton is an award-winning novelist, academic, event host, and podcaster, and lives a literary life bringing people together over stories.&nbsp; For information about Yvonne's books, events, and more vist https://www.yvonnebattlefelton.com/ or sign up to Yvonne's Substack https://yvonnebattlefelton.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #21

  Bookable Space with Alex Crockford

  Aug 4, 202625 minS4

  In this episode of Bookable Space, Alex Crockford reads from The Time Capsule Murders: A Cambridge Mystery and talks about writing place, developing characters, the past as inspiration, and more. It is a delightful episode complete with character voices. About the Book Seventeen years ago, bumbling law student Roger Whiteley and a group of his contemporaries gathered for a pre-graduation party in Cambridge. During the evening they made secret predictions about their futures, which they locked away in a time capsule. The group reassembles in college to open the capsule on the allotted date, but less than twenty-four hours into their reunion one of them is stabbed to death and the capsule itself goes missing. Whiteley is dragged into a treasure hunt with his eccentric former criminology tutor, Gerald Sinclair, as the unlikely duo race to track down the time capsule and unlock the mystery before the killer finds it.&nbsp; &nbsp; About the Author &nbsp;By day, Alex is a solicitor. He lives in Cambridge with his wife, eleven-year-old son and two rather large, bumbling ragdoll cats. About the Host Author of Remembered and Curdle Creek , Yvonne Battle-Felton is an award-winning novelist, academic, event host, and podcaster, and lives a literary life bringing people together over stories.&nbsp; For information about Yvonne's books, events, and more vist https://www.yvonnebattlefelton.com/ or sign up to Yvonne's Substack https://yvonnebattlefelton.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #20

  Bookable Space with Brad Goldberg

  Jul 21, 202627 minS4

  In this episode of Bookable Space, Brad Goldberg reads from Z vs V. We talk about writing vampires and zombies, writing Manhattan, creating your own rules, and more. About the Book Kyle, one of the few remaining humans, struggles for survival in a world ravaged by both zombies and vampires. Trapped in Manhattan, he and a young girl, Chloe, face dangers from both undead forces, including Chloe's own vampire father who wants to turn her. &nbsp; About the Author I grew up in Chester County outside of Philadelphia. After earning a degree in Communications and Creative Writing from Carnegie Mellon University, I studied film at UCLA. As a trailer editor, writer, and producer, I’ve created thousands of pieces of advertising for motion pictures and TV. My fiction has been published in Best Indie Speculative Fiction: Volume IV, Bards & Sages Quarterly , Mobius Blvd., and on RipplesInSpace.com and Teleportmagazine.com. About the Host Author of Remembered and Curdle Creek , Yvonne Battle-Felton is an award-winning novelist, academic, event host, and podcaster, and lives a literary life bringing people together over stories.&nbsp; For information about Yvonne's books, events, and more vist https://www.yvonnebattlefelton.com/ or sign up to Yvonne's Substack https://yvonnebattlefelton.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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