Ep 143: Exploring Golden Years Fiction with Kate Galley
In this episode, author Kate Galley shares her inspiration for the novel, Golden Girls’ Road Trip, recounting her own memorable road trip through Scotland with her husband, and discusses her unique writing journey that led to her becoming a published author.
Kate emphasizes the importance of representing older generations in literature. Her books often center around characters finding new adventures and challenges later in life, offering readers a fresh perspective on ‘golden years’ fiction.
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Meet Kate Galley
Kate Galley writes UpLit and Bookclub fiction full of heart and humour. The older generation are at the centre of her stories and are usually wrapped up in a mystery.
She lives with her family in Buckinghamshire and works part time as a mobile hairdresser in the surrounding Chiltern villages.
In her spare time she crochets blankets, knits jumpers and also disappears into her workshop to play with kiln formed glass.
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A Chat with Author Kate Galley
In This Episode
We had so much fun chatting with Kate and here are some of the things we talked about:
- Road trips
- Book clubs
- Working as a mobile hairdresser
- The client who inspired her first book
- Knitting and making stained glass art
- How she got an agent and mentoring deal
- Writing golden years fiction
- Bringing dogs to public places
- Her book, Golden Girls’ Road Trip
- Book titles and covers
- Her next book
- Her series, Old Girls Behaving Badly
Books Mentioned in this Episode
The Golden Girls’ Road Trip
The Second Chance Holiday Club
Old Girls Behaving Badly
Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
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