Will computers supplant audiobook readers? Unlikely, says Nicholas Jones
"You won't be needing your studios any more in a year or two," said the agent to me. "All my clients are going to be reading in their home studios." That was three years ago, and lockdown had just started. But I needn't have worried. Three years down the line, the Strathmore Studios are as busy as ever. Read more
'I'm very reassuringly honest'
‘My settings of Europe and English visitors weren't really doing it for them, so we decided Scotland would be good. I thought an island would be great, because it's a small community, and it's an opportunity for my main character to get away from it all. The team at HarperCollins have been so supportive and enthusiastic... Read more