Welcome to Episode 1 of You Heard it Here First! Each episode will have seven or eight audio recommendations – so there should be a bit of something for everyone. Our four in depth reviews this time are Mike Gayle’s family drama Half a World Away, epic West African inspired fantasy Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, and for non-fiction fans, Love Factually by Laura Mucha and My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams. The latter two there are recommended by Audible editors, and the enthusiasm is not to be missed! We also hear a clip from Benjamin Zephaniah. NOTE: Love Factually is now titled We Need to Talk About Love   Here’s the full list of the recommendations: Agatha Raisin: Hiss and Hers by M. C. Beaton https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Agatha-Raisin-Hiss-and-Hers-Audiobook/B00AIUK2HI Half a World Away by Mike Gayle https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Half-a-World-Away-Audiobook/B07F6HZSQ6 Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Children-of-Blood-and-Bone-Audiobook/B07B5BBZVW Love Factually by Laura Mucha (NOTE: now called We Need to Talk About Love) https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Love-Factually-Audiobook/B07L4Y5C1T My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/My-Friend-Anna-Audiobook/152940407X Audible Sessions interview with Benjamin Zephaniah https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Benjamin-Zephaniah-Audiobook/B07G4CN8LL The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah by Benjamin Zephaniah https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Life-and-Rhymes-of-Benjamin-Zephaniah-Audiobook/B07DJRG283 Seventeen and Trying to Survive by Morgan Gregory https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Seventeen-and-Trying-to-Survive-Audiobook/B07D4R9GJV   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.