142: Noir from Nagoya - with Stephen J. Golds

<p>We're joined this week by British author <a href="https://stephenjgolds.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Stephen J. Golds</strong></a> from his home in Nagoya, Japan. Regular listeners to the show will know that we are big fans of Japanese culture, so it was a real pleasure to speak to Stephen about his experiences of living and working in Japan for the past 17 years. Originally from London, Stephen is the author <a href="https://stephenjgolds.wordpress.com/publications/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>a series of hard-boiled noir novels</strong></a>, which until recently were published by Red Dog Press, which closed in August. We ask Stephen how that has impacted on him as an author, about his plans for a new series, and how poetry provided the gateway to becoming a writer.</p><br><p>Also this week, we discuss industry concerns about Spotify's plans to offer 15 hours of free audiobook content to subscribers each month, and Rebecca reflects on a weekend of travel challenges in rain-soaked Edinburgh.</p><br><p><a href="https://stephenjgolds.wordpress.com/publications/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Books – Stephen J. Golds (wordpress.com)</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>