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Latest Episodes

Leon McCarron – Wounded Tigris
April 06, 2023

Leon McCarron joins me today, and were talking about his new book Wounded Tigris: A River Journey through the Cradle of Civilisation (available in the UK on 6 April 2023 and in the USA from 7 Novembe

Announcing “The Hill of the Skull”
February 20, 2023

Hello, everyone. This is episode 101 of the Travel Writing World podcast, and it will be a short one. In the introduction to episode 99, my recent interview with Pico Iyer, I mentioned that I am t

J.F. Penn – Pilgrimage and Perspective
January 23, 2023

J.F. Penn joins me today, and were talking about her new book Pilgrimage. Joanna is an author of many fiction and non-fiction books, and the host of several podcasts including The Creative Penn Po

Pico Iyer – The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise
January 11, 2023

Pico Iyer joins me on the podcast again. And this time were discussing his new book The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise. As the subtitle reveals, The Half Known Life is a book about the id

Sara Wheeler and Bill Colegrave
November 02, 2022

As youll remember from the announcement in episode 94, were publishing four of Bill Colegraves interviews here on Travel Writing World. Todays episode is Bills last interview, this one with S

Michelle Jana Chan and Bill Colegrave
October 17, 2022

As youll remember from the announcement in episode 94, were publishing four of Bill Colegraves interviews here on Travel Writing World. This is his third interview, this one with Michelle Jana

Alexander Frater and Bill Colegrave
October 03, 2022

As youll remember from the announcement in episode 94, were publishing four of Bill Colegraves interviews here on Travel Writing World. This is his second interview, this one with the late Alex

Tony Wheeler and Bill Colegrave
September 19, 2022

As discussed in the previous episode, were publishing a few of Bill Colegraves interviews here on Travel Writing World. Today is the first interview out of four, this one with Tony Wheeler who,

Bill Colegrave and “Scraps of Wool”
September 05, 2022

Bill Colegrave joins me today to talk about his book Scraps of Wool: A Journey Through the Golden Age of Travel Literature, which is a collection of passages from some of the worlds best-known works

Jennifer Barclay on Working in a Taverna in Greece and Being a Literary Agent
August 22, 2022

Jennifer Barclay joins me on today's episode and were talking about her book The Taverna by the Sea: One Greek Island Summer (Bradt 2022). In this episode, we talk about Jennifers fascination wit