In the Dark with Simi Sidhu

E10: In the Dark with Bobby Palmer

This episode containts spoilers of David Nicholls' One Day. Bobby Palmer is the author of Isaac & The Egg, Small Hours and the upcoming Main Characters. He's represented by Millie Hoskins at United Agents, and published by Headline Books. Guest Bobby Palmer Insta: @thebobpalmer www.bobbypalmer.co.uk [https://www.bobbypalmer.co.uk] Novels: Isaac & The Egg Small Hours Main Characters Host Malika Nekhla [http://linktr.ee/malikanekhla] Insta: @malikanwrites; @writersinthedarkpod malikanwrites.substack.com [https://malikanwrites.substack.com] Novel - Hold on to Your Heart [http://linktr.ee/malikanekhla] Also mentioned: David Nicholls Kazuo Ishiguro Yann Martel Sally Rooney This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit malikanwrites.substack.com [https://malikanwrites.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

In the Dark with Zoë Rankin

Zoë Rankin is the New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Place. She is represented by Stephanie Glencross [https://davidhigham.co.uk/agents-dh/stephanie-glencross/] at David Higham Associates, and published by Berkley. Guest Zoë Rankin [https://davidhigham.co.uk/books-dh/the-vanishing-place/] Insta: instagram.com/zoerankinwrites [https://instagram.com/zoerankinwrites] Novel: The Vanishing Place Host Malika Nekhla [https://www.patreon.com/c/linktr.ee/malikanekhla] malikanwrites.substack.com [https://malikanwrites.substack.com] Insta: @malikanwrites; @writersinthedarkpod Novel: Hold on to Your Heart [https://www.patreon.com/c/linktr.ee/malikanekhla] Also mentioned David Nicholls Charlotte McConaghy This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit malikanwrites.substack.com [https://malikanwrites.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

In the Dark with Hayley Dunlop

Hayley Dunlop is the author of It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, and I'm Dreaming of a New York Christmas, publishing August 2026. Hayley is represented by Laura Williams at Greene & Heaton, and published by Hera Books. Guest Hayley Dunlop www.hayleyjdunlop.com [http://www.hayleyjdunlop.com] substack.com/hayleyjdunlop [http://substack.com/hayleyjdunlop] Interview with Malika [ https://substack.com/@hayleyjdunlop/p-186614101] Insta: @hayleyjdunlop Fake Snow [https://open.spotify.com/track/4BsvJwjqO9W9KQeSykuPKW?si=d0923424e50a4343] video Fake Snow [https://youtu.be/CL9Z-yguVg4?si=r2h8pnpS_uQaX2-u] Novels * It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas * I'm Dreaming of a New York Christmas Host Malika Nekhla [linktr.ee/malikanekhla] malikanwrites.substack.com [http://malikanwrites.substack.com] Insta: @malikanwrites; @writersinthedarkpod Novel: Hold on to Your Heart [linktr.ee/malikanekhla] Also mentioned The New Yorker [https://www.newyorker.com/] Gilmore Girls [https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/gilmore-girls/about-gilmore-girls] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit malikanwrites.substack.com [https://malikanwrites.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

In the Dark with Kate Greathead

Guest: Kate Greathead www.kategreathead.com [https://www.kategreathead.com/] Novels: The Book of George, Emma & Laura Host: Malika Nekhla Substack: The Geriatric Millennial [http://malikanwrites.substack.com/] Novel: Hold on to Your Heart [http://linktr.ee/malikanekhla] Insta: @malikanwrites, @writersinthedarkpod Also mentioned: Alison Espach - The Wedding People, Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance The Before Trilogy This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit malikanwrites.substack.com [https://malikanwrites.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

In the Dark with Samantha Dooey-Miles

Samantha Dooey-Miles is the author of Under the Hammer. She is represented by Caro Clarke @ Portobello Literary and published by Verve Books. Guest: Samantha Dooey-Miles insta: @samanthadooeymiles www.samanthadooeymiles.com [http://www.samanthadooeymiles.com] Novel: Under the Hammer Host: Malika Nekhla insta: @malikanwrites, @writersinthedarkpod Patreon: patreon.com/writersinthedarkpodcast [http://patreon.com/writersinthedarkpodcast] malikanwrites.substack.com [http://malikanwrites.substack.com] Novel: Hold on to Your Heart Also mentioned: Jamie Dornan Bella Mackie - How to Kill Your Family This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit malikanwrites.substack.com [https://malikanwrites.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]