The Book Alchemist with Heather Suttie and Sara Sheridan

Bestselling author of The Fair Botanists and The Secrets of Blythswood Square, Sara Sheridan talks about the books which have shaped her life, libraries she loves and more.

Truth or Dare, her first novel received a Scottish Library Award and was shortlisted for the Saltire. In 2022, her novel The Fair Botanists was chosen as Waterstones’ Scottish Book of the Year.

Sara is also an activist, interested particularly in female history. She's written more than 20 books and we discuss a wide range of books including:

• Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile
• Her latest novel, The Secrets of Blythswood Square
• Water Music by TC Boyle
• The Collected by Lorna Moon
• Damon Runyon's short stories
• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
• Valerie Perrin's Fresh Water for Flowers