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Authors' names loom large when we think about detective stories. Yet many of them are pseudonyms, created just to appear on book covers. But why go to all this trouble? And what makes a good pen name, anyway?
[THIS IS AN ARCHIVE EPISODE]
Find more information about my guest Helen Fields / H.S. Chandler at her website helenfields.co.uk and get links to the books discussed at shedunnitshow.com/pseudonyms.
Find links to all the books and sources mentioned at shedunnitshow.com/pseudonyms-67b4b24d4baa63001bbc4e1e
This archive episode of Shedunnit was first published on 17th April 2019.
Become a member of the Shedunnit Book Club and get bonus audio, listen to ad free episodes and join a book-loving community at shedunnitshow.com/bookclub.
Other episodes you might enjoy:
— What is the Detection Club?: youtu.be/30G9LtRf6-w
— Double Trouble: youtu.be/hncXaQjIyVw
— Oddly Specific & Absolutely Criminal: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn_4NeFPAQx2ySUlFhX4IYVk8uiHRaS6N
Follow the podcast:
— Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3fp5F2U
— Spotify: spoti.fi/3UJ3k35
— BBC Sounds: bbc.in/3DV5eI3
— Instagram: bit.ly/3SkF7hS
— Twitter: bit.ly/3CdHE7U
— Facebook: bit.ly/3CdHHk6
Shedunnit is written and hosted by Caroline Crampton and edited by Euan MacAleece. Production assistance from Leandra Griffith. Member support for the Shedunnit Book Club from Connor McLoughlin.
#crimefiction #mysterybooks #podcast
Authors' names loom large when we think about detective stories. Yet many of them are pseudonyms, created just to appear on book covers. But why go to all this trouble? And what makes a good pen name, anyway?
[THIS IS AN ARCHIVE EPISODE]
Find more information about my guest Helen Fields / H.S. Chandler at her website helenfields.co.uk and get links to the books discussed at shedunnitshow.com/pseudonyms.
Find links to all the books and sources mentioned at shedunnitshow.com/pseudonyms-67b4b24d4baa63001bbc4e1e
This archive episode of Shedunnit was first published on 17th April 2019.
Become a member of the Shedunnit Book Club and get bonus audio, listen to ad free episodes and join a book-loving community at shedunnitshow.com/bookclub.
Other episodes you might enjoy:
— What is the Detection Club?: youtu.be/30G9LtRf6-w
— Double Trouble: youtu.be/hncXaQjIyVw
— Oddly Specific & Absolutely Criminal: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn_4NeFPAQx2ySUlFhX4IYVk8uiHRaS6N
Follow the podcast:
— Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3fp5F2U
— Spotify: spoti.fi/3UJ3k35
— BBC Sounds: bbc.in/3DV5eI3
— Instagram: bit.ly/3SkF7hS
— Twitter: bit.ly/3CdHE7U
— Facebook: bit.ly/3CdHHk6
Shedunnit is written and hosted by Caroline Crampton and edited by Euan MacAleece. Production assistance from Leandra Griffith. Member support for the Shedunnit Book Club from Connor McLoughlin.
#crimefiction #mysterybooks #podcast
