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The Tiny Bookcase

Nico Rogers & Ben Holroyd-Dellwww.thetinybookcase.co.uk

The Tiny Bookcase is a short story writing and interview podcast. In each episode, our hosts (Nico & Ben) and the guest write a story using a shared prompt then read it for their own entertainment, and hopefully yours! Support the podcast on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/thetinybookcase?fan_landing=true

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Episodes

# 190: Millionaires Day with Kit Power

The powers-that-be won't like the 'fictional' stories told in this one, with the excellent Kit Power. Send us a text Support the show

Dec 02, 202451 minSeason 9Ep. 5

# 189: Interview with Jan Foster

Ben and Nico talk about Fairies, Tudors, and Indie Publishing with Jan Foster. Send us a text Support the show

Nov 25, 202447 minSeason 9Ep. 4

# 188: Polite with Jan Foster

Take a wander with us to hear three new stories from Ben, Nico, and novelist Jan Foster. Send us a text Support the show

Nov 18, 20241 hr 7 minSeason 9Ep. 3

# 187: Interview with Nicholas Pullen

Nicholas Pullen joins us to discuss his outlook on writing, and we get enormously distracted while having a great time with a brilliant debut author. Send us a text Support the show

Nov 11, 20241 hrSeason 9Ep. 2

# 186: Patrol with Nicholas Pullen

Season 9 begins with an episode featuring the hugely talented Nicholas Pullen, author of THE BLACK HUNGER, and three new stories written to the prompt 'Patrol'. Send us a text Support the show

Nov 04, 202459 minSeason 9Ep. 1

# 185: Halloween 2024

The boys bare their fangs for a Halloween-inspired romp of stories! Send us a text Support the show

Oct 30, 202439 minSeason 8Ep. 26

# 184: Official

Ben and Nico celebrate winning a British Fantasy Society Award with two new stories written to the prompt 'Official'. Send us a text Support the show

Oct 21, 202447 minSeason 8Ep. 25

# 183: Frown with Writeopolis

Kit Power and RJ Barker join Ben and Nico for a unique crossover episode- with 3.25 stories performed live! The prompt is 'Frown'. Send us a text Support the show

Oct 01, 202458 minSeason 8Ep. 24

# 182: Spare

Go off-grid for fear of implacable assassins in this episode where Ben and Nico write to the prompt "Spare". Send us a text Support the show

Sep 17, 202446 minSeason 8Ep. 23

# 181: Ground

Run aground and dive under the earth with two new stories from Ben and Nico. Send us a text Support the show

Aug 30, 202436 minSeason 8Ep. 22

# 180: Buzzing

Ben and Nico ask you to pick what you'd like inside your head - either way, it will be 'Buzzing'. Send us a text Support the show

Aug 12, 202444 minSeason 8Ep. 21

# 179: Spell

How's your spelling? A Parent-teacher conference smashes into the Prime Minister-verse. Send us a text Support the show

Jul 29, 202453 minSeason 8Ep. 20

# 178: Ranch

Ben and Nico drench two stories in "Ranch". Send us a text Support the show

Jul 15, 202440 minSeason 8Ep. 19

# 177: Swell

Ben and Nico exhibit two new short stories, written to the prompt "Swell". Send us a text Support the show

Jun 28, 202446 minSeason 8Ep. 18

# 176: Mug

Ben and Nico present two freshly brewed stories served in a "Mug". Send us a text Support the show

Jun 17, 202442 minSeason 8Ep. 17

# 175: Gas

Fill up your tank with two new stories from Ben and Nico, written to the prompt 'Gas'. Send us a text Support the show

Jun 03, 202448 minSeason 8Ep. 16

# 174: Rainbow

Somewhere, over the frontier of Bibliomancy, Ben and Nico write a pair of tales for the prompt "Rainbow" Send us a text Support the show

May 14, 202436 minSeason 8Ep. 15

# 173: Menu

Join Ben and Nico as they peruse an inscrutable "Menu" of oddities and alternate realities. Send us a text Support the show

May 06, 202436 minSeason 8Ep. 14

# 172: Bad Manners

Nico's voice has returned! So he and Ben tell a pair of tales about breaches of etiquette. Send us a text Support the show

Apr 27, 202441 minSeason 8Ep. 13

# 171: Interview with Jeremy Szal

Ben and Nico interview the brilliant Jeremey Szal, space-opera author of The Common trilogy. Send us a text Support the show

Apr 07, 202457 minSeason 8Ep. 12

# 170: Interview with Teika Marija Smits

Ben and Nico chat with Teika Marija Smits, author of Waterlore and writer of powerfully introspective works of speculative fiction. Send us a text Support the show

Apr 01, 20241 hr 8 minSeason 8Ep. 11

# 169: The Glass Egg

Ben and Nico get back to writing short stories with the prompt 'The Glass Egg'. Send us a text Support the show

Mar 18, 202437 minSeason 8Ep. 10

# 168: Interview with Stephen Aryan

Ben and Nico are joined by award-winning novelist Stephen Aryan, author of The Judas Blossom- the first instalment in a Persian-inspired historical fantasy trilogy, Send us a text Support the show

Mar 11, 20241 hr 9 minSeason 8Ep. 9

# 167: (Novella pt.4) The End

Ben and Nico read a final excerpt from their co-written work-in-progress and discuss the month of Novella writing. Send us a text Support the show

Mar 04, 202444 minSeason 8Ep. 8

# 166: (Novella pt.3) The Middle

Ben and Nico discuss how the writing is going on their co-authored Novella and read out an excerpt from Chapter One. Send us a text Support the show

Feb 23, 202429 minSeason 8Ep. 7

# 165: (Novella pt.2) The Beginning

Ben and Nico read an excerpt from the beginning of their co-written Novella and discuss the difficulties and successes they've experienced so far in the process. Send us a text Support the show

Feb 16, 202443 minSeason 8Ep. 6

# 164: (Novella pt.1) The Drill

Ben and Nico compare notes on Novellas and put their heads together for the upcoming Dwarven Tales project. Send us a text Support the show

Feb 05, 202459 minSeason 8Ep. 5

# 163: Haunt

Ben and Nico write to the prompt 'Haunt', producing vastly different stories and a damn good time. Send us a text Support the show

Feb 02, 202441 minSeason 8Ep. 4

# 162: Wife

Ben and Nico explore the prompt "Wife" with two stories focusing on the long-term binding of two people. Send us a text Support the show

Jan 22, 202444 minSeason 8Ep. 3

# 161: Monkey

Ben and Nico swing through the tree canopy to pluck stories from the air for the prompt: "Monkey". Send us a text Support the show

Jan 15, 202439 minSeason 8Ep. 2
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