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The Good Stuff #11: The pure joy of the Olympics, the Ballerina Farm controversy, celebrity bookclubs...

Aug 4, 2024 | natashap.substack.com | Natasha Poliszczuk |Penny Wincer |Emma Rowley |Lisa Dawson

Hello friends, hello August, fare thee well July. And a very warm welcome to new subscribers. This is my monthly round-up, in which I take you on an amble through what’s caught my eye and preoccupied my attention (or tugged at my bank account). I think this harks back to my magazine days - when we did a lot of scouting for stories or the latest must-have: curating before it was called curating. There will always be a bookish bent, but expect a general meander around the month just gone.
#60 A Slow Sunday Scroll ☕️

May 26, 2024 | thehyphen.substack.com | Emma Gannon |Penny Wincer

For any newbies: this is one of my most popular features of The Hyphen, my “slow Sunday scroll”. This round-up is the opposite of doom-scrolling; a little injection of creative inspiration. Links to read, watch, listen, enjoy. This one is on the house. To receive regular issues, sign up to be a paid subscriber. “Write from the scar, not the wound” the old saying goes. Share only from scar tissue once it’s all healed over and you’re strong enough to withstand any poking.
Marisa Bate on writing the political and personal on Apple Podcasts

Nov 21, 2023 | podcasts.apple.com | Penny Wincer

Marisa Bate is a freelance journalist, women's rights advocate and author of Wild Hope. Part memoir, part reportage and part social history, Wild Hope tells the story of expanding and contracting women's rights in America through two bus journey's across the mid west - one by Marisa's mother in the 70s and the other, by Marisa in 2021. In this episode Marisa talks about finding hope in dark times, keeping faith in action and writing your own story when it so intertwined with the stories of others.
Laura Bates on the power of storytelling in activism on Apple Podcasts

Nov 14, 2023 | podcasts.apple.com | Penny Wincer

Laura Bates is a Sunday Times Bestselling author, an activist and speaker. Laura founded the Everyday Sexism Project in 2012 and has gone on to write multiple best selling non-fiction books about gender equality. She has spoken in the United Nations, the Houses of Parliament, is regularly called on to provide evidence for parliamentary reports and has been awarded a British Empire Medal for her work on gender equality.
Marchelle Farrell on memoir and belonging on Apple Podcasts

Oct 17, 2023 | podcasts.apple.com | Penny Wincer

Marchelle Farrell's debut memoir Uprooting is about a year of tremendous upheaval and Marchelle's attempt to find home in a garden. In this conversation, we talk about vulnerability in the garden and on the page, identity in medicine and as a writer and how Marchelle's garden gave her a new perspective on colonialism. Uprooting is out now. LinksUprooting - Marchelle FarrellMarchelle on Instagram @afroliageMarchelle on Substack - AfroliagePenny on Instagram @pennywincerPenny's Newsletter
Chloe Ashby on writing art in fiction on Apple Podcasts

Jul 25, 2023 | podcasts.apple.com | Penny Wincer

Summer Replay SeriesChloe Ashby is an arts journalist and author based in London. Her debut novel Wet Paint is about a young woman struggling to move forward after the traumatic death of her best friend, who finds solace in a painting and a life of routine, until a sudden change of circumstances has her undressing for strangers as a life model. We talk about ways of finding your way in to a story as a writer, writing about visual art and exploring ideas of control in characters.
Marina Benjamin and Caro Giles on writing and caring on Apple Podcasts

Jun 8, 2023 | podcasts.apple.com | Penny Wincer

It's Carers Week in the UK so I have recorded a bonus episode of teh podcast with two fellow writer carers. Marina Benjamin is the author of many books, the latest of which is A little Give: the unsung, unseen, undone work of women. She also cares for her elderly mother. Caro Giles is the author of Twelve Moons; A year under a share sky and is a single parent to four daughters, two of whom have complex needs.
from journalist to novelist on Apple Podcasts

Mar 14, 2023 | podcasts.apple.com | Penny Wincer

Daisy Buchanan is an award winning journalist, author and broadcaster who has had a varied writing career beginning in teen magazines, and now as a novelist. She's also the host of the chart topping podcast You're Booked - one of my favourite podcasts of all time. We talk about Daisy's move from journalist and non-fiction author to fiction, and how terrifying that was, the joys and challenges of writing about sex and the importance of reading for pleasure when you're a writer.
How to make pretty floral fabric pots

Feb 9, 2023 | prima.co.uk | Penny Wincer

You can never have too many places to keep things tidy and these charming fabric pots can be used as storage for all sorts, from sewing kits to leftover fabrics. Made with a heavyweight linen, they could also work as a decorative cover for plant pots and would make a great gift for a loved one. You'll need both the linen and a patterned fabric to create these. Find out what you'll need and how to make the pots below. Once you've got the hang of one, it should be a straightforward crafting session.
Lucy Werner on how to promote your book on Apple Podcasts

Feb 7, 2023 | podcasts.apple.com | Penny Wincer

Lucy Werner is a PR expert and founder of The Wern, an agency specialising in PR and branding for creative small businesses. Lucy is not only an expert at book PR but also a published author herself and in this episode Lucy shares what she has learned about book PR and marketing from both sides.