Today’s episode of Best Book Forward was a dream come true for me.  Beth O’Leary was the first author I meet when I started off as a bookstagrammer and I have loved all of her books from her debut The Flatshare to her latest novel The Wake Up Call  In this episode Beth talks about her life as a writer, writing sexy swimming pool scenes as well as how books helped her as a child to find her love of storytelling and writing. Beth’s Desert Island Book choices are: The Autumn Story by Jill Barklem The Northern Lights by Philip Pullman Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Faerie Queen by Edmund Spenser Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes Other books mentioned in this episode: The Road Trip by Beth O’Leary The Switch by Beth O’Leary The No Show by Beth O’Leary The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah Paradise Lost by John Milton Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman Twilight by Stephanie Meyer Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes Authors mentioned: Kristin Hannah Charles Dickens Sophie Kinsella If you like to hear more from Beth O’Leary please do keep an eye out as there is a bonus episode coming soon where we’ll hear more about Beth’s life as a writer and a reader and she also shares a bookish secret with us.   For me content please do follow me on Instagram or visit my website www.bestbookforward.org This podcast is produced by Decibelle Creative: @decibelle_creative / www.decibellecreative.com