February 6, 2019 - 10:06am by Anonymous

As a freelance journalist, writer, editor and presenter, I have enjoyed many years meeting and interviewing fascinating people, and visiting wonderful locations worldwide.

I regularly conduct on-stage interviews with authors and personalities at festivals and events, and for more than 10 years co-hosted a monthly on air book club with Lesley Dolphin at BBC Radio Suffolk.

Details of my events, book reviews and recommendations can be found on my website moreaboutbooks.com and all the latest information is available in my weekly e-newsletter which you can receive by signing up here or read recent issues here.

Or follow me on Twitter @catherinelarner

In the press

Magazine cover pagesAs a journalist I contribute lifestyle features and profiles for regional and national newspapers and magazines. Earlier in my career, I was the launch editor of what became the leading business journal for the fitness industry in Europe, and I regularly contributed articles about the market for a US publication.

published articles

On the radio

For more than 10 years I co-hosted an on-air book club on BBC Radio Suffolk with Lesley Dolphin. Listen to past discussions here.

In addition, my print articles and author interviews often feature as podcasts. You can listen to an interview with former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams for Premier Radio here.

view archive on moreaboutbooks.com

At events

Hosting book launches and talks for festivals and events throughout Suffolk, I regularly interview authors on stage with audiences from 30 to 300. I have been in conversation with Esther Freud, Salley Vickers, Victoria Hislop, Rev Richard Coles, Elly Griffiths and Patrick Gale (pictured).

view event listings on moreaboutbooks.com

Recent articles

A new chapter in the FolkEast story
in 'Suffolk', August 2024
The much-loved festival has a final fling at Glemham Hall before moving to a new site in 2025.
The book that changed my life
in 'Suffolk', August 2024
Far from her Suffolk home, on the other side of the world, Esther Rutter suffered a mental breakdown. Poets came to her rescue and now she's rebuilding her life as a successful author.
Drawn to the shore
in 'Coast', August 2024
Printmaker Angela Harding tells Catherine Larner how her love of the sea inspires her stunning linocut pictures.
I feel sometimes we are an endangered species
in 'Norfolk', July 2024
Based out of Wells-next-the-Sea, Ashley Mullenger is one of the country's few female fishermen. She tells us why she swapped the office for a life on the waves.
When an antique becomes a deadly weapon
in 'Suffolk', July 2024
Cara Miller's first novel is a murder mystery set in Suffolk, inspired by her famous mother.
'It's a good place for bodies to disappear...'
in 'Suffolk', June 2024
Suffolk is an ideal setting for the novels of Nicci Gerrard and Sean French, aka crime writing duo Nicci French. They'll be explaining why at the Slaughter in Southwold festival this month.

The heat is on

The summer has finally arrived - and with a vengeance. My, it's been hot over the past few days! We seem to have gone from one extreme to another. I hope you've found somewhere cool and shady to enjoy your reading this week.

It was lovely to sit under the garden umbrella with a good book yesterday afternoon but I'm feeling the pressure with the number of titles I need to look at for forthcoming book group discussions, festival interviews and my reviews and author profiles for magazine articles. I have to admit that my TBR piles are looking a little daunting, but I need to get them under control ahead of the announcement of the longlist for the Booker Prize 2024 in a few days' time. There will be thirteen more books I'll want to read!

But we'll be sharing the load in exploring these titles as, once again, we'll be running a Booker Book Group over the summer. For this special meeting we'll delve into the judges' selection to see which we think should make the shortlist, and to predict our winner. It's always a great discussion and a lovely focus for our summer reading.

If you'd like to join in and haven't already put your name down for this special Booker Book Group, please reply to this email by Friday 26 July and I'll send you the details. The longlist is announced on Tuesday 30 July. We'll be allocating titles shortly after and the meeting to discuss our reading will take place on Monday 2 September.

Thank you for reading.

More about books

Catherine LarnerFor my book reviews, event information and blog, please visit moreaboutbooks.com