Episodes

  • Season Nine Trailer
    Oct 2 2024

    It’s so good to be back. Season 9 is upon us; more reading, more reviews, more interviews, getting to know nine new authors.

    More flash fiction - eight writing prompts and stories to write and share.

    You can find Bare Books Flash Fiction Anthology Volume llI on Amazon. Sales from this book are what will keep us promoting indie authors for FREE xx

    Submit your book for a future review to barebookspod1@gmail.com

    Big thanks to Eloise Sydney Strong for the musical interludes. Find her on Instagram @loufromhorse

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    6 mins
  • Queer the Shelves - Heart and Heat
    Aug 9 2024

    This Episode brings you highlights from the Heart and Heat panel and the Writers without Borders panel from the Queer the Shelves festival at the end of June. Along with interviews with CJ DeBarra, Julie Cohen and Brey Willows.

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    For general enquiries. To submit your flash fiction stories. Or to submit your indie book for inclusion in a future episode, email: barebookspod1@gmail.com

    Big thanks to Sydney Strong for the musical interludes. Find her on Instagram @syd_extinction

    You can find Bare Books Flash Fiction Anthology, Volume one, here on Amazon, Volume two and three are also available. Treat yourself!

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    59 mins
  • Queer the Shelves - Creative Crossroads
    Aug 9 2024

    This Episode brings you highlights from the Creative Crossroads panel and the Literary Chameleons panel from the Queer the Shelves festival at the end of June. Along with interviews with Chloe Keto, Thom Seddon and Nathan Burgoine.

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    For general enquiries. To submit your flash fiction stories. Or to submit your indie book for inclusion in a future episode, email: barebookspod1@gmail.com

    Big thanks to Sydney Strong for the musical interludes. Find her on Instagram @syd_extinction

    You can find Bare Books Flash Fiction Anthology, Volume one, here on Amazon, Volume two and three are also available. Treat yourself!

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    59 mins
  • Queer The Shelves - Repping the Rainbow
    Aug 9 2024

    This Episode brings you an introduction to Queer the Shelves with Nicci Robinson from Global Wordsmiths. Plus highlights from the Repping the Rainbow panel and the Weaving the Dark panel from the Queer the Shelves festival at the end of June. Along with interviews with E.V. Bancroft, Simon Smalley and Jourdyn Kelly.

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    For general enquiries. To submit your flash fiction stories. Or to submit your indie book for inclusion in a future episode, email: barebookspod1@gmail.com

    Big thanks to Sydney Strong for the musical interludes. Find her on Instagram @syd_extinction

    You can find Bare Books Flash Fiction Anthology, Volume one, here on Amazon, Volume two and three are also available. Treat yourself!

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    59 mins
  • Are You Ready For Queer The Shelves
    Aug 6 2024

    Welcome to our shortest season ever. Season 8 will be three amazing episodes dedicated solely to the Queer the Shelves festival that was hosted at Nottingham Central Library by Nicci and Victoria of Global Wordsmiths.

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    For general enquiries. To submit your flash fiction stories. Or to submit your indie book for inclusion in a future episode, email: barebookspod1@gmail.com

    Big thanks to Sydney Strong for the musical interludes. Find her on Instagram @syd_extinction

    You can find Bare Books Flash Fiction Anthology, Volume one, here on Amazon, Volume two and three are also available. Treat yourself!

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    3 mins
  • Creatives at Copper Cogs - Live Flash Fiction Writing Event
    Apr 24 2024

    Welcome to our bonus episode to round off season seven. We were invited along to Copper Cogs in Long Eaton to talk about what the podcast is about, and specifically about writing flash fiction. We had a fabulous evening.

    Massive thanks to everyone that came along and wrote flash fiction stories at a moments notice. And most of all for daring to share their first drafts and ideas with everyone. We love you for it!

    And if you want to attend the Queer the Shelves festival on June 29th at Nottingham Central Library, then follow this link: eventbrite

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    For general enquiries. To submit your flash fiction stories. Or to submit your indie book for inclusion in a future episode, email: barebookspod1@gmail.com

    Big thanks to Sydney Strong for the musical interludes. Find her on Instagram @syd_extinction

    You can find Bare Books Flash Fiction Anthology, Volume one, here on Amazon, Volume two and three are also available. Treat yourself!

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    42 mins
  • Flash Fiction: The Harris Burdick Image
    Mar 27 2024

    The last two flash fiction stories of season 7 were written with a Harris Burdick image in mind. And boy, we were not disappointed with the submissions for this prompt. We're sharing I Don't Want to Behave, written by Carolyn Ward-Daniels. And The Quest, written by Bob Sharp.

    Massive thanks to everyone that submitted flash fiction stories for this writing prompt. We love your work.

    If you want to attend the flash fiction writing workshop at Copper Cogs in Long Eaton on April 2nd, you should email Jeanette: bookaplaceatcreatives@gmail.com

    And if you want to attend the Queer the Shelves festival on June 29th at Nottingham Central Library, then follow this link: eventbrite

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    For general enquiries. To submit your flash fiction stories. Or to submit your indie book for inclusion in a future episode, email: barebookspod1@gmail.com

    Big thanks to Sydney Strong for the musical interludes. Find her on Instagram @syd_extinction

    You can find Bare Books Flash Fiction Anthology, Volume one, here on Amazon, Volume two and three are also available. Treat yourself!

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    22 mins
  • The Jude Lennon Interview
    Mar 20 2024
    For this episode, Jude Lennon. joins us for an enlightening conversation about her novel Kintsugi. A family saga that spans decades and shows us that our lives are every bit as fragile as the most delicate bone china. ~ You can find this seasons indie authors on our social media, if you want to read along. You can also find the full list of all ten flash fiction writing prompts there, too. Well what's left of them anyway as we are at the tail end of the season now. facebook: barebookspodcast Instagram: barebookspodcast twitter: barebookspod1 For general enquiries. To submit your flash fiction stories. Or to submit your indie book for inclusion in a future episode, email: barebookspod1@gmail.com Big thanks to Sydney Strong for the musical interludes. Find her on Instagram @syd_extinction You can find the latest Bare Books Flash Fiction Anthology, volume three, here on Amazon, volumes one and two are also available on Amazon.
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    31 mins