Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 33 minutes ago
The collab you've all been waiting for. In this episode of The Books That Made Me, we sat down with author duo MK Hardy (no relation) to discuss their newly released gothic sapphic novel The Needfire. Erin and Morag open up about their journey to becoming published and the books that inspired them along the way.
🛍️ The Needfire is published by Solaris, and you can purchase it here (affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/14625/9781837862955
🛍️ Bookshop.org list of Erin and Morag's choices:
uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-books-that-made-mk-hardy
Erin & Morag's Choices
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► 1. A book you wish you had written
Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta
► 2. A book that inspires you to write
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsin Muir
► 3. A book that taught you something important about storytelling
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
► 4. A non-fiction book about writing that you love
Meander Spiral Explode by Jane Alison // Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses
► 5. A book you wish you could read for the first time all over again
All of Terry Pratchett
► 6. A book from when you were growing up
Maus by Art Spiegelman
► 7. A book from when you were coming of age
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
► 8. A book that you think everybody should read
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
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Get your books from bookshop.org and we get 30% of the sale price! It's the best way to support us if you're in the UK:
➡️ uk.bookshop.org/shop/stationbooks
🎧 Support us on Libro.fm: https://libro.fm/stationbookstunbridgewells
📚 Our rare books shop: hardysbooks.co.uk
📷 Instagram: instagram.com/hardysbooks
The collab you've all been waiting for. In this episode of The Books That Made Me, we sat down with author duo MK Hardy (no relation) to discuss their newly released gothic sapphic novel The Needfire. Erin and Morag open up about their journey to becoming published and the books that inspired them along the way.
🛍️ The Needfire is published by Solaris, and you can purchase it here (affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/14625/9781837862955
🛍️ Bookshop.org list of Erin and Morag's choices:
uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-books-that-made-mk-hardy
Erin & Morag's Choices
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► 1. A book you wish you had written
Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta
► 2. A book that inspires you to write
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsin Muir
► 3. A book that taught you something important about storytelling
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
► 4. A non-fiction book about writing that you love
Meander Spiral Explode by Jane Alison // Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses
► 5. A book you wish you could read for the first time all over again
All of Terry Pratchett
► 6. A book from when you were growing up
Maus by Art Spiegelman
► 7. A book from when you were coming of age
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
► 8. A book that you think everybody should read
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
===
Get your books from bookshop.org and we get 30% of the sale price! It's the best way to support us if you're in the UK:
➡️ uk.bookshop.org/shop/stationbooks
🎧 Support us on Libro.fm: https://libro.fm/stationbookstunbridgewells
📚 Our rare books shop: hardysbooks.co.uk
📷 Instagram: instagram.com/hardysbooks
