Tea & Murder: An Agatha Christie Podcast

Author and creator of Hill House Vintage Paula Sutton joins the show to talk about the Poirot classic, "Murder on the Orient Express." She and host Rebecca Thandi Norman discuss "vintage style, not vintage values," why we find certain aesthetics comforting, and why this particular mystery is so enduring. They also talk about the book's abrupt ending, as well as the real-life case it was based on.Learn more about Paula Sutton and buy her book:https://www.hillhousevintage.com/https://bookshop.org/p/books/hill-house-living-the-art-of-creating-a-joyful-life-paula-sutton/16550359?ean=9780593234464Follow Paula on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/hillhousevintage/Murder on the Orient Expresshttps://bookshop.org/a/87919/9780062073495To read for next episode:Murder in Mesopotamiahttps://bookshop.org/a/87919/9780062073907Have feedback for us? We'd love to hear from you! Email teaandmurderpodcast@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Instagram at @teaandmurder.

"Agatha Christie believed in evil..."Season 2 of Tea & Murder: An Agatha Christie Podcast is coming! Get a sneak peek of what's in store with our short trailer. Our first episode comes out on Tuesday, 26th September. We'll be discussing Murder on the Orient Express with Paula Sutton.Read it here:https://bookshop.org/a/87919/9780062073495Have feedback for us? We'd love to hear from you! Email teaandmurderpodcast@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Instagram at @teaandmurder.

What does host Rebecca Thandi Norman think of the controversy surrounding word changes in Christie's books? Will the podcast be discussing film adaptations moving forward? Producer Kate and Rebecca discuss these questions and more in the second part of the listener Q&A.Season 2 begins next month! Please note that there is some feedback throughout the episode on producer Kate's microphone. Thanks for your patience with this small sound issue!

In this bonus episode between seasons, host Rebecca Thandi Norman and producer Kate Krosschell answer listener questions, including Rebecca's favorite Christies, whether she reads anything else (spoiler: she does), and whether the show will ever cover film and TV adaptations. Mentioned in this episode:The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Justerhttps://bookshop.org/a/87919/9780394820378The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixinhttps://bookshop.org/a/87919/9780765382030We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland by Fintan O'Toolehttps://bookshop.org/a/87919/9781631496530Dirtbag, Massachusetts by Isaac Fitzgeraldhttps://bookshop.org/a/87919/9781635573978Part two of the listener questions will be answered next episode. Stay tuned for Season 2, beginning in September 2023.Have feedback for us? We'd love to hear from you! Email teaandmurderpodcast@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Instagram at @teaandmurder.

How different is the work of a real-life private investigator to the work of Hercule Poirot? In this episode, host Rebecca Thandi Norman interviews her sister (!) Ashley Norman, who is a former private investigator. They discuss how Poirot's work is similar to her own, whether there are really "famous" detectives, and the plot of The A.B.C. Murders. This is our last episode of season 1. Season 2 will start in fall 2023, but keep an eye out for a few fun episodes in between seasons this summer. Thank you for listening to "Tea & Murder: An Agatha Christie Podcast!"Need to read something between seasons? How about a few books written by our guests this season:First Class Murder by Robin Stevens (inspired by Murder on the Orient Express):https://bookshop.org/a/87919/9781481422192The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwokhttps://bookshop.org/a/87919/9780063031463The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah (a New Hercule Poirot Mystery)https://bookshop.org/a/87919/9780062297228Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism by Aja Barberhttps://bookshop.org/a/87919/9781538709849God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinneyhttps://bookshop.org/a/87919/9780063020269Have feedback for us? We'd love to hear from you! Email teaandmurderpodcast@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Instagram at @teaandmurder.

In the penultimate episode of season 1 of "Tea & Murder: An Agatha Christie Podcast," host Rebecca Thandi Norman speaks with the current author of the Hercule Poirot series (as well as many of her own books!) Sophie Hannah. Sophie discusses one of her favorite Christie mysteries: Evil Under the Sun, why Poirot never gets to take a vacation, and what makes for an ideal murder mystery location. She also talks through the process of taking on Poirot as a character but not taking on Christie's voice, and why she would never try to do that..See Sophie Hannah's website:https://sophiehannah.com/Read Sophie Hannah's Poirot series, starting with The Monogram Murders:https://bookshop.org/a/87919/9780062297228Read more by Sophie Hannah, starting with Woman with a Secret:https://bookshop.org/a/87919/9780062393098Next episode, we're reading The ABC Murders:https://bookshop.org/a/87919/9780062073587The upcoming episode will be the last of the season. Season 2 will begin in fall 2023!Have feedback for us? We'd love to hear from you! Email teaandmurderpodcast@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Instagram at @teaandmurder.

Author of the biography Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life (2007), Laura Thompson, discusses the fabulous Marple mystery set in a small English village, The Moving Finger. She and host Rebecca Thandi Norman talk about Christie's coded-LGBTQ+ characters, which parts of the book they "buy" (and which they don't!), and whether you can enjoy Christies if the ending has been spoiled.See Laura Thompson's website:http://www.laurathompson.co.uk/ Read Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Lifehttps://bookshop.org/a/87919/9781681776538Read The Last Landlady: An English Memoirhttps://bookshop.org/a/87919/9781783528455Next episode, we're reading Evil Under the Sunhttps://bookshop.org/a/87919/9780062073938Have feedback for us? We'd love to hear from you! Email teaandmurderpodcast@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Instagram at @teaandmurder.

Author of the Murder Most Unladylike and Ministry of Unladylike Activity series, Robin Stevens knows a thing or two about writing murder mysteries. Her focus is on Young Adult (YA) fiction. Robin and host Rebecca Thandi Norman discuss the Poirot mystery Hallowe'en Party, why they keep coming back to it although they agree that it's not Christie's best work, and what makes a murder mystery appropriate for young adult literature. Robin also talks about how Christie inspires her own work, including Poirot as the inspiration for one of her detectives, Hazel Wong. She goes into the connection she feels with her young readers, how her series came about, and what she'll never do in her plots. See Robin's website here:https://robin-stevens.co.uk/See Robin's Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/redbreastedbird/Next episode we're reading The Moving Fingerhttps://bookshop.org/a/87919/9780063214033 Have feedback for us? We'd love to hear from you! Email teaandmurderpodcast@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Instagram at @teaandmurder.

Historian and writer Dr. John Curran joins the podcast this week to discuss his uncovering of Agatha Christie's secret notebooks and the book Five Little Pigs, a favorite of both he and host Rebecca Thandi Norman. Dr. Curran explains why he thinks people are currently overanalyzing Christie's work, while Rebecca makes the argument that certain analyses are necessary in order for a younger generation to enjoy the books today.Read Agatha Christie's Secret Notebookshttps://bookshop.org/a/87919/9780061988370 Read Agatha Christie: Murder in the Makinghttps://bookshop.org/a/87919/9780062065438 Next episode we're reading Hallowe'en Partyhttps://bookshop.org/a/87919/9780062073952 Have feedback for us? We'd love to hear from you! Email teaandmurderpodcast@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Instagram at @teaandmurder.