The Next Chapter by Ellie Barker

AJ Pearce loved using her imagination as a child but didn’t
ever think she could be an author. She worked in magazines before starting her
writing career and then everything changed forever when she fo…

(I loved this conversation so much I couldn’t wait until the next series.)

Renee Elliot has for a long time believed anything is possible. But she didn’t know what her own purpose was until she went …

Welcome to the last episode of Series 8... but hold on tight! I’m so excited to bring you Christine’s story…. I’ve admired Christine from afar for such a long time.

Christine Talbot always loved boo…

Fran Harkness lives in Easton and Bristol and for a long time was thinking there weren’t any little gift shops near her. She’d worked for years at The Folk House in the city as a Programme Manager, a…

Hannah Martin was a single mum working as a copywriter when she thought she just couldn’t carry on as she was. She left her job and went freelance, but when she did, she noticed so many of her fabulo…

Hold on tight – not only did you have the wonderful Milly Johnson last week… Get ready to meet one of the most brilliant, encouraging and wonderful women writing fiction today.

Katie was a mother look…

Hold on tight, lovely listeners because what a woman I have for you! 

Milly Johnson is the author of romantic fiction who has sold millions of copies of her books all over the world. She’s won numerou…

Farrah Storr has not only been the editor of Elle Magazine, she’s also been the editor of Cosmopolitan as well as launching Women's Health magazine too. She was listed as one of the 1,000 most powerf…

As I begin recording my next series of the Next Chapter (I'm so excited!!) I thought I would replay a few episodes in case you missed them the first time. 

Welcome to my first ever Listener Episode***

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Mamma Mia! Here we go again! I’m so sorry - how can I resist this? But if you need a dose of Abba and to meet one of the kindest, most talented and humble women with her own Hollywood story then this…

Scott Pack worked in the record industry for many years, before he entered the world of publishing. He went on to be the head buyer at Waterstones before becoming a senior editor at Harper Collins. S…

Christine grew up in the mountains in Switzerland – I mean how lovely. She then worked for the Swiss National Bank and her job took her all over the world. But when she had her children she said she …

Special episode alert****

I know, I know - all my guests on the Next Chapter are special - but if you are a parent or someone with a young person in your life - if you have any worries about them at a…

Today I’m speaking to the fabulous author Cathy Bramley.

Cathy writes feel-good romantic fiction which has lifted the souls of so many – including mine. Cathy is regularly on the best-selling lists an…

Joe Sims grew up in Bristol in a home which - in his words - may not have had lots of cash but was filled with love. Thanks to his passion, hard work, a brilliant teacher at school and the support of…

Joe Hemmings was just 14 when he took up a Saturday job at a hairdressing salon. He had no idea this would be the start of a career which would take him further than he could have imagined.

He now has…

Paul Langham was in his thirties and the corporate world when he thought there has to be more to working life. He had his lovely wife Lynn and their children, but he knew from his job there had to be…

From Communications to Highly Acclaimed Restaurateur: Nessa Bird

I’ll be honest I’ve been watching Nessa and her husband Freddy at work for a while now, they have a restaurant at the end of our road, …

Jill Mansell writes romantic comedies and is on her 35thbook. (35th!) She’s sold over 14 million copies of her books all over the world. (14 million!) But what you may not know is that for 18 years J…

Eleanor Mills was the editorial director of The Sunday Times and editor of its magazine. She was the youngest features editor at The Telegraph at the age of 26. She was Chair of Women in Journalism, …