10/09/2026
Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of Mad About Books, Alde and Blyth Community Radio’s weekly programme, which supports the book community in our area. You can find the latest edition through the link below:
https://www.mixcloud.com/gwradio/mad-about-books-meets-jackie-collis-harvey-and-continues-the-guide-to-self-publishing/
In this week’s episode we continue our focus on the Leiston Book Festival as Robert Ashton meets Jackie Collis-Harvey whose new book Thoughtlands is described as ‘a one-of-a-kind literary journey … an unparalleled exploration of the Suffolk landscape.’ [and] ‘ a gem of a book which reads rather like a letter from a friend.’
In part 2, Simon Eyre continues his guide to self-publishing; while we continue to insert the increasingly popular updates from our libraries and local bookshops, plus there is always some music added too.
Next week we meet Tim Dee in what will be the final episode in our run-up the Leiston Book Festival and we will also be introducing you to a new Vox Pop feature where local book lovers tell us about the books they love to read.
If you have an interest in books, local authors or want to support our bookshops and libraries; maybe you know someone in your area with a story to tell, then please share this programme with anyone whom you feel would like to listen to it; and if you want to hear previous episodes, just go to this Listen Again link - https://www.mixcloud.com/gwradio/
We continue to be in the top 5 books programmes, since we launched a month ago, so with your help, we hope for even better things in future.
Kind regards and we hope you enjoy being Mad About Books
The M A B team
In this week’s episode we continue our focus on the Leiston Book Festival as Robert meets Jackie Collis-Harvey, whose new book Thoughtlands is described as ‘a one-of-a-kind literary journey … an unparalleled exploration of the Suffolk landscape.’ [and] ‘ a gem of a book which reads rather ...
