Alone Writing Thrillers with a Twist with Gillian McAllister

This week we are joined by Gillian McAllister! Gillian McAllister is a British Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author, known for seven novels, several of which have been top ten bestsellers. Her works have been translated into 40 languages. She has been selected for the Reese Witherspoon book club, the Richard and Judy book club, the Radio 2 book club and shortlisted for a national book award. Several of her novels have been optioned for television and film. Her seventh novel, Wrong Place Wrong Time, reached number 4 on the Sunday Times bestseller list and number 2 on the New York Times bestseller list. Make sure to check her out!In this episode, we discuss growing up in a small poor town in England, surviving school, finding yourself at university, living a solo existence as a writer, writing characters who deal with loneliness, playing with time, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about how Gillian dealt with having glandular fever. Give this episode a listen!Recommendations from this episode: Wrong Place Wrong TimeJust Another Missing PersonYellowface by R.F. KuangArgylleFollow Gillian McAllister: @gillianmauthorFollow Carly: @carlyjmontagFollow Emily: @thefunnywalshFollow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpodPlease rate and review the podcast! Spread the word! Tell your friends! Email us: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.