St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend: Abir Mukherjee, Jane Casey & Sarah Hilary
About this episode
Philippa Hall hosts a lively discussion with crime writers Abir Mukherjee, Jane Casey, and Sarah Hilary about the unique St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend.
Philippa is joined by three brilliant crime writers — Abir Mukherjee , Jane Casey , and Sarah Hilary — to talk all about St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend , the unique Oxford crime fiction event running 4th–6th September . Each guest is allotted a school role (head girl, school council rep, and chair stacker) which determines the questions they're asked — and the chaos that follows is exactly as fun as it sounds. 🎓 St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend 🔗 Book tickets for St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend What makes St Hilda's different from every other crime festival — long-form talks on themes rather than authors plugging their own books This year's theme: Bad Apples: Crime Fiction's Enemies and Antiheroes The legendary annual Whodunit, costumes, accents, and Abir's reputation for staying in character (and wig) all weekend The Friday Night Special ticket — drinks on the lawn, a talk on Bond villains, a three-course chef-prepared dinner, and an after-dinner speaker Guest of honour Andrew Taylor, and returning speaker Natasha Cooper The online option for people joining from Australia, Japan, and beyond Punting mishaps, Jimi Hendrix-via-laptop disasters, and other backstage panic…
Topics covered
- crime fiction
- literary events
- author interviews
- themed discussions
- book festivals
- whodunit
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