68: Catriona Ward on Horror Fiction, Psychological Thrills & Nowhere Burning | In My Good Books

In this episode of In My Good Books, I’m joined by bestselling author Catriona Ward to discuss her haunting and new novel Nowhere Burning. Catriona shares the real-life inspiration behind Nowhere Burning, the complex family dynamics at its heart, and why horror is so often misunderstood as being purely about gore. We also discuss cults, celebrity culture, loneliness, childhood imagination, and the darker undercurrents of stories we think we know, including the shadowy inspiration she drew from the original Peter Pan myth! We dive into her writing process, the balance between structure and spontaneity, and how her own upbringing and literary influences shaped her distinctive voice within the horror genre. If you love psychological thrillers, literary fiction that pushes boundaries, or horror that lingers long after the final page, this conversation is for you. Follow Catriona on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catward66/ Buy Nowhere Burning: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/nowhere-burning-catriona-ward/294c43f2b65ba50f?ean=9781800811010&next=t Books recommended in this episode: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/echo-from-the-author-of-hex-thomas-olde-heuvelt/5072854?ean=9781529331790&next=t https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/victorian-psycho-virginia-feito/7713441?ean=9780008739638&next=t https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-five-hallie-rubenhold/5256453?ean=9781784162344&next=t