Books

The Path of Thorns
1 August 2022

Seven Women Who Won’t Be Silenced in Gothic Literature By Angela Slatter
I’m a big fan of gothic novels – who doesn’t love a teenagerhood spent reading Wuthering Heights, The Castle of Ortanto, The Mysteries of Udolpho? – and there’s a good ...

Marcela Mariz, Let It Rain
1 August 2022

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by author Marcela Mariz
1. I’m a Latina and a Carioca—a Portuguese term to define someone born in Rio de Janeiro. I moved to the US in my early twenties after graduating from Law ...

The Second Time We Met, Frances Mensah Williams
1 August 2022

Frances Mensah Williams writes an open letter to her favourite author Dorothy Koomson
Dear Dorothy A few years ago, I was struggling to find a publisher for my romcom novel about a young Black woman in London overcoming confidence and cultural obstacles to ...

Suzette D Harrison, My Name is Ona Judge
1 August 2022

Suzette D Harrison, author of My Name is Ona Judge shares seven things about her
-  Suzette D. Harrison, a native Californian and the middle of three daughters, grew up in a home where reading was required, not requested. Her literary "career" began in junior ...

Ellie Midwood, The Wife Who Risked Everything
1 August 2022

Ellie Midwood, author of The Wife Who Risked Everything shares seven things about her
I always wanted to be a writer, but almost became a surgeon instead. I grew up surrounded by books—my mom was a librarian and the magical labyrinth of her workplace ...

Naseem Jamnia, The Bruising of Qilwa
1 August 2022

Naseem Jamnia, author of The Bruising of Qilwa: Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me
-  The Bruising of Qilwa is set in a larger universe I’ve been playing in for a while—and is not the only story to be set there! I won the ...

Judith C Davis, Death in Mooragh
27 July 2022

Old sins cast long shadows? by Judith C Davis
I had no idea when I wrote my novel ‘Death in the Mooragh’ that I was imitating a plot device used by Agatha Christie. I love Christie’s stories, the humour, ...

Sarah Pearse (Rosie Parsons), The Retreat
27 July 2022

Sarah Pearse discusses The Retreat, Devon, Reese Witherspoon and more!
We caught up with Sarah Pearse- author of the addictive new thriller The Retreat to discuss the pressures of writing another book when your first is a global bestseller. Please ...

The Anxiety Antidote
25 July 2022

Shifting States: Taming the anxious mind by Kamran Bedi
I have worked with people who have gut challenges, skin conditions, panic and anxiety attacks, severe stress and burnout, which all have a variety of physical symptoms that are a ...

The Holiday Bookshop
25 July 2022

Why an armchair adventure could be just the ticket you need this summer
 by Lucy Dickens
Books make you feel. Whether you’re aiming for that feeling to be wonder or wanderlust, picking up a book to take to the beach can transport you to a different ...

Ronali Collings, Love and Other Dramas
22 July 2022

How my midlife crisis turned into a career by Ronali Collings, author of Love and Other Dramas
At fifty years old, my debut novel, Love & Other Dramas, is about to be published and I still can’t quite believe it. I almost didn’t get here. Ten years ...

Cate Quinn, Blood Sisters
21 July 2022

Author Cate Quinn discusses the inspiration behind her new book Blood Sisters
Author, Cate Quinn, explains why pulling pints in her underwear nearly drove her to murder. And how Jane Harper inspired her to finally commit her experiences to paper. As a ...

Susannah Dickey, Common Decency
21 July 2022

What common decency means to me by author Susannah Dickey
The concept of ‘common decency’ might seem fairly self-explanatory, regardless of your way of thinking about or viewing the world. It might translate to holding the door open for the ...

Nicole Kennedy, After Paris
21 July 2022

Nicole Kennedy, author of After Paris shares seven things she'd like her readers to know about her
1. I never thought I would be able to finish a novel. I had tried a few times, and spent a lifetime scribbling little notes or phrases down in notebooks ...

Alice Hunter, The Serial Killer's Daughter
21 July 2022

Alice Hunter, author of The Serial Killer's Daughter shares seven things about her
1. I dropped out of college before completing my A-Levels. I had a terrible tendency to start things but fail to finish them. Later in life I studied with the ...

Suzanne Fortin, Beyond a Broken Sky
21 July 2022

An open letter to Author Helen Dore Boylston by Suzanne Fortin
Dear Helen Dore Boylston I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the Sue Barton books when I was younger. I was introduced to the series by my ...

Patricia and Robert Malcolmson, A Nurse's War
21 July 2022

Seven things you should know about being a nurse in the 1940s by Patricia and Robert Malcolmson
The wartime diary of Kathleen Johnstone, A Nurse’s War: A diary of hope and heartache on the home front (HarperNorth, 2022), which we edited, presents a vivid picture of one ...

Erica James
21 July 2022

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Erica James, author of Mothers and Daughters
I grew up on the south coast of England, a stone’s throw from the sea, and that is where I’ve set my latest novel Mothers and Daughters. With the beach ...

Sophie Green, Thursdays at Orange Blossom House
20 July 2022

Author Sophie Green discusses her new book Thursdays at Orange Blossom House
In early 1993, I went to my first yoga class. It was in a church hall on the north shore of Sydney, at the top of my very long street ...

Natasha Lester, The Riviera House
20 July 2022

How a visit to Paris made my story come to life by Natasha Lester
The Riviera House is about a group of people working to save precious artworks from the Nazis during WWII in Paris. It opens with the famous Louvre museum being emptied, ...

Abi Oliver, A Letter From my Tea Garden
20 July 2022

An open letter to Isabel Allende by Abi Oliver author of Letter From A Tea Garden
Dear Isabel, At the beginning of lockdown, a friend sent me a piece you had written on your feelings about the times facing us, and it spoke to me. I ...

Liv Arnold, Stepping Stone
18 July 2022

Liv Arnold, author of Stepping Stone writes an open letter to Meredith Wild
Dear Ms Wild, Or may I call you Meredith because you started following me on Instagram? I was so excited; I showed my phone screen to my friends. Since 2013, ...

The Phone Call
14 July 2022

A J Campbell, author of The Phone Call writes and open letter to Agatha Christie
Dear Dame Agatha, Queen of Crime, I recall so vividly the moment I first heard your name. It was in my final English lesson at primary school. I was chewing ...

Anna Friend, How Will It Be With Baby And Me?
14 July 2022

Anna Friend discusses her new book How Will It Be With Baby and Me?
When I was pregnant with my second child, I noticed that my eldest son Jack was asking questions about what would happen when the baby came along; Things like: ‘Where ...