Lucy Foley

Simon Mayo's Books Of The Year

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Arts, Books, Fiction, Society & Culture

4.8 • 984 Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Bestselling author Lucy Foley joins Simon and Matt for a chat about her latest novel, 'The Midnight Feast' (which has just come out in paperback) She talks about the place and setting that inspired the story, folk-horror, how much to reveal early on in a story and why more and more entertainment seems to be laughing at the super rich. Matt shares his opinions about the term 'beach read' and Simon tries to avoid any plot spoilers. The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley Midsummer, the Dorset coast In the shadows of an ancient wood, guests gather for the opening weekend of The Manor: a beautiful new countryside retreat. But under the burning midsummer sun, darkness stirs. Old friends and enemies circulate among the guests. And the candles have barely been lit for a solstice supper when the body is found. It all began with a secret, fifteen years ago. Now the past has crashed the party. And it’ll end in murder at… THE MIDNIGHT FEAST Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, Matt. Hello, Simon.
0:02.0	Yeah, I just wanted to pop in here to tell you about the Amazon Kindle Storyteller Awards.
0:08.0	Oh, they're back are they?
0:10.0	They are indeed. The award is open to anyone who has written an unpublished book and there's a chance to win 20,000 pounds.
0:17.0	20,000. Can anyone enter?
0:20.0	Yes, self-published authors both new and established in any genre can enter.
0:25.1	All you have to do is publish your book via Kindle Direct Publishing and make sure you do it by August 31st, 2025, which is this year.
0:34.1	It is. Let me write that down. August 31st, 2025. Got it. That is indeed this year.
0:40.9	For more information on how to enter and the good old T's and C's, go to Amazon.com.ukuk
0:45.9	slash storyteller. That's Amazon.com.com.uker slash storyteller. Yes. Keep up. Okay, good luck.
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