In this episode of The Folklore Podcast, host Mark Norman is joined by special guest Bar Fridman-Tell about her debut novel 'Honeysuckle'.

Part horror, part fantasy, part magic but completely engaging, the story in an unholy alliance between the flower woman of Welsh mythology and a creation of Victor Frankenstein!

Bar talks about her inspirations, the treatment of the original story and the ways in which she combines real-world folklore with her own imagination. You can also hear a short extract from the audiobook, courtesy of the publisher.

You can find Honeysuckle wherever books are sold, and visit Bar on the web at https://www.barfridmantell.com/

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The second of two episodes featuring interviews recorded live at the UK Ghost Story Festival in Derby in February 2026.

In this second part, host Mark Norman meets two more of the presenters from the event. You will hear:

MELANIE ATKINSON: On horror and ghost story writing

SUSANNAH WISE: On the tangential way that ghosts appear in her writing, and writing from screen as well as novels.

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Folklorist and author Mark Norman, the creator of The Folklore Podcast, looks at the imagery of the fairy, in conversation with illustrator and folklore enthusiast Tamsin Rosewell.

As well as chatting with Tamsin about her past, and her interest in folklore and the fairy world more generally, the episode takes a close look at the fairy in art, literature and culture.

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