Karen Maitland's guest appearances

Karen Maitland

The Reading Room

Headline Books

Simon Scarrow

Paul Fraser

Sanjay Gupta

Dorothy Koomson

Ryan Nicodemus

James Oswald

David Piper

Simon Callow

Matthew McConaughey

Janelle Shane

Dan Hardy

Eddie Izzard

Daisy Goodwin

Dan Walker

Helen Browning

OwlTail

The Plague Charmer, by Karen Maitland, author of the much-loved Company of Liars - her first novel of the plague - will chill and delight fans of Kate Mosse and C.J. Sansom in equal measure. 'A compelling blend of historical grit and supernatural twists' Daily MailRiddle me this: I have a price, but it cannot be paid in gold or silver.1361. Porlock Weir, Exmoor. Thirteen years after the Great Pestilence, plague strikes England for the second time. Sara, a packhorse man's wife, remembers the horror all too well and fears for safety of her children. Only a dark-haired stranger offers help, but at a price that no one will pay.Fear gives way to hysteria in the village and, when the sickness spreads to her family, Sara finds herself locked away by neighbours she has trusted for years. And, as her husband - and then others - begin to die, the cost no longer seems so unthinkable.The price that I ask, from one willing to pay... A human life.(P)2016 Headline DigitalAvailable from Audible and Audiobooks.com

The Plague Charmer, by Karen Maitland, author of the much-loved Company of Liars - her first novel of the plague - will chill and delight fans of Kate Mosse and C.J. Sansom in equal measure. 'A compelling blend of historical grit and supernatural twists' Daily Mail Riddle me this: I have a price, but it cannot be paid in gold or silver. 1361. Porlock Weir, Exmoor. Thirteen years after the Great Pestilence, plague strikes England for the second time. Sara, a packhorse man's wife, remembers the horror all too well and fears for safety of her children. Only a dark-haired stranger offers help, but at a price that no one will pay. Fear gives way to hysteria in the village and, when the sickness spreads to her family, Sara finds herself locked away by neighbours she has trusted for years. And, as her husband - and then others - begin to die, the cost no longer seems so unthinkable. The price that I ask, from one willing to pay... A human life. (P)2016 Headline Digital Available from Audible and <a href="http://Audiobooks.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Audiobooks.com</a>

'The storytellers say...' - Karen Maitland, The Plague Charmer - Audiobook extract

John Welsh

Claire Kinton

Joe Evans

On August's podcast we talk to historical fiction author Karen Maitland about how and where she finds her inspiration, poet John Welsh tells us about his third book Manic Reflections and how being bipolar affects his creativity, author Claire Kinton talks about the writing process of her first novel Dead Game which was inspired by the death of her cousin whilst serving in Iraq, our Tea Break Story comes from Joe Evans, and the Reading Room Book Group discusses The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.Click the player below to listen online or subscribe to the podcast using the buttons on the right...

On August's podcast we talk to historical fiction author <a href="http://www.karenmaitland.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karen Maitland</a> about how and where she finds her inspiration, poet John Welsh tells us about his third book <a href="http://chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;products_id=1356" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Manic Reflections</a> and how being bipolar affects his creativity, author <a href="http://www.clairekinton.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Claire Kinton</a> talks about the writing process of her first novel <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00500PYH4/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=therearoo07-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=B00500PYH4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dead Game</a> which was inspired by the death of her cousin whilst serving in Iraq, our Tea Break Story comes from Joe Evans, and the Reading Room Book Group discusses <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0099464462/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=therearoo07-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=0099464462" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Time Traveler's Wife</a> by Audrey Niffenegger. Click the player below to listen online or subscribe to the podcast using the buttons on the right...

ROOM 12 - August 2011: Karen Maitland, The Time Traveler's Wife, John Welsh, Claire Kinton,Joe Evans