BBC Radio 2 Book Club (via The Reading Agency)

Why relevant: Mass reach for commercial fiction; themes (modern womanhood, friendship) align well with Book Club discussions. Suggested angle: Emphasise strong UK setting (Manchester), relatable late‑30s heroine and timely wedding-season hook; supply proofs, reading-guide questions and librarian-friendly notes. Approach notes: Email concise title sheet (blurb, pub date, imprint, ISBN, comps, availability of author for broadcast). … Read more

Lisa Doyle is Absolutely Fine Pitch: Northern Soul

Dear Helen, I’d like to pitch a first-person essay for Northern Soul: Why Manchester is the perfect city for the modern romcom. The argument: London and Cornwall have hogged this genre on the page, New York has hogged it on screen, and the result is a form that’s grown smug and curatedly shabby. Manchester has … Read more