Media Coverage – BOOKS
Selected media appearances for Jack’s books.
Radio, TV and podcasts
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BBC RADIO BERKSHIRE
Jack talks about the 360th anniversary of the Great Fire Of London and the parallels it has with our lives today.
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RADIO REVERB
Kairen Kemp chats and plays music with authors Ava Glass and Jack Jewers.
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READ AND BURIED: HARROGATE SPECIAL
All of the best bits from the Harrogate Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2024, including an interview with Jack.
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GEEK 4
Jack joins host Michael Boyce to discuss his love of the series A Ghost Story for Christmas and the author M.R. James.
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READ AND BURIED
Sarah and Frankie travel back to 1669 to go on an adventure with Jack.
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REST AND RECREATION
Jack discusses the challenges of moving from the very social career of film making to the solitary career of writer.
Interviews with Jack
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Shots Magazine
“I sort of grew up backstage at theatres across the country. This is one big reason why Seething Lane takes place in the world of Covent Garden theatres. Although it’s set hundreds of years in the past, there’s much about an actor’s life then that’s pretty timeless.”
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Beyond the Curtain
“Restoration London was one of the most thrilling, turbulent, tempestuous, and just plain wild times in the history of England… We owe far more to that time than we appreciate.”
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A Youngish Perspective
“There are clear parallels between Restoration London and the city of today. If we think our world is changing fast, imagine how Pepys must have felt!”
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Writing Magazine
“The filmmaker and historical thriller writer tells Lynne Hackles how spending time in the 17th century is a welcome respite from the 21st-century pressures.”
Articles and short stories by Jack
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The Londonist
“Seething Lane is an unassuming little thoroughfare. Barely 160 metres from end to end, it's tucked away among the warren of narrow byways that connect the Tower of London in the south with bustling Fenchurch Street to the north. But Seething Lane holds an essential place in the literary heritage of London, as the home of Samuel Pepys...”
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Female First
“For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a passion for history. It’s my job to know enough about a period to write convincingly – but never to forget that my characters are people.”
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Crime Time
“You can’t write about crime without a taste for the dark side. And you can’t write about history without being a nerd for the subject yourself. Somewhere between those two truths lies the sweet spot for authors of historical crime – where research overlaps with good, old fashioned storytelling.”
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Shots Magazine
“It goes with the territory that historical fiction deals with real people – I mean, the clue’s in the name, right? But what happens when you’re imagining a whole new chapter in the life of a real person? How far is it OK to venture from the truth about what really happened?”
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Big Issue
“My top five books that focus on Britain's Restoration period.”
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Flux Magazine
“On May 6th the UK will witness its first coronation since 1953. Trumpets will sound, choirs will sing, and there’s going to be a concert with Katy Perry and Take That. Pass the coronation quiche. But do you have to be an ardent monarchist to enjoy the spectacle?”
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Northern Life Magazine
“Fun facts on the history of the coronation, from Charles II to Charles III.”