Books

23 August 2018

Anthony Mosawi discusses his new book 'Trust No One'

Anthony Mosawi has worked in the film industry for a number of years; he has now turned his hand to fiction and his first novel Trust No One reads like ...

23 August 2018

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me by P J Tracy

PJ and I began our career together writing romantic fiction for Mills & Boon/Harlequin under the pseudonym Melinda Cross. You can imagine how hysterical it is to write love scenes ...

21 August 2018

A story of love and intolerance, by Nigel Peace

Ah, to be eighteen and in love… On the other hand, as they say, be careful what you wish for! 1968 was a momentous year for so many reasons. But ...

17 August 2018

10 things author Rona Halsall wants her readers to know about her

Ahead of the publication of her debut book Keep You Safe in September, we got author Rona Halsall to tell us 10 things she'd like all of her readers to know about ...

16 August 2018

7 things I'd like my readers to know about me, by Tracey Mathias

Following the release of her new book Night of the Party, we asked author Tracey Mathias to share some facts about her she'd love her readers to know! She did not ...

16 August 2018

5 Ways to help someone with depression by Rachael Newham

Sometimes, we desperately want to help our friend who’s struggling with depression, but we have no idea how. A “Get Well Soon” card might feel trite, and we might be ...

16 August 2018

10 Reasons to embrace your body by Virgie Tovar

My name is Virgie Tovar and I’m the author of the new book, You Have the Right to Remain Fat. I’m also a 250 pound woman who unapologetically wears tiny ...

14 August 2018

Writing about women in the Second World War, by Kate Riordan

When I was initially brainstorming the story that would become The Stranger, I knew before anything else that I wanted to set the story during the Second World War. It ...

13 August 2018

Straight, opposite sex friendships, by Chloe Seager

When I started writing Friendship Fails of Emma Nash and Emma began her mission to make a new friend, my immediate thought was that she would target girls (which she ...

13 August 2018

10 things I would like my readers to know about me, by PJ Gray

Ahead of the release of her new book, Blood of the Red Rose, author PJ Gray has opened up a little to Female First and her readers, revealing 10 things she ...

9 August 2018

10 things I'd like my readers to know about me, by Emily Critchley

Following the release of her brilliant new book, Notes on My Family, we got author Emily Critchley to tell us 10 things she'd like all of her readers to know about ...

9 August 2018

5 things I'd like my readers to know about me, by Petrina Banfield

To celebrate the publication of her new book Letters from Alice, we asked author Petrina Banfield to tell us 5 things about her she'd like all of her readers to know! Thoughts ...

9 August 2018

Why reading stories makes us better at life, by Katherine Center

A few years back, when my kids were little, I came across a gorgeous, fancy, annotated edition of The Secret Garden in a bookstore. 10 seconds later, I’d bought it. This ...

9 August 2018

How to write a book in 5 months, by Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus

You’ve never written a book before, but you have an idea for a great romantic comedy novel. You pitch it to Simon and Schuster, and against all odds - THEY ...

9 August 2018

The lives and loves of Rhona MacLeod by Lin Anderson

The opening book, Driftnet, in the now thirteen-book-long thriller series featuring forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod, we meet her at the scene of a sexually brutal crime, where the teenage ...

8 August 2018

Putting my heroine through Hell and back... because she's more than up for the challenge

The leading lady in literature is nothing new.  But we're living in a new time - where women are, quite rightly, taking centre stage in books, plays, TV shows, movies ...

8 August 2018

Desert island tricks – top tips for marooned writers by M.A. Bennett

Two of the biggest hits of the summer involve love on an island. I’m hoping for a third – my YA novel The Island, although in the spirit of disclosure ...

8 August 2018

5 Secrets you should know about a life on YouTube

Popular YouTubers build their audience by making videos that look fun and entertaining. But you don’t see what happens behind the scenes. The best YouTubers make their work look effortless, ...
7 August 2018

10 things Casey Kelleher wants you to know about her work and writing crime thrillers

Born in Cuckfield, West Sussex, Casey Kelleher is somebody who's always loved the world of crime fiction, falling in love with the texts of Martina Cole. Working as a beauty ...

7 August 2018

A Cornish dream by Victoria Cornwall

I think we all dream of achieving something in our life. Something that is special and a little different from the norm … if only we had the time, confidence ...

3 August 2018

Saiphin Moore's top 10 tips for Thai vegetarian cooking

Thailand is renowned for its delicious food, but finding strictly vegetarian snacks and meals can be tricky in a country where fish sauce is the king of the kitchen! That's ...
2 August 2018

10 things authors Sonal Sachdev Patel and Jemma Wayne-Kattan want you to know about them

Sonal and Jemma are the co-authors of new children’s book Gita: The Battle of the Worlds. Based on a sacred Hindu text, it explores ideas of meditation and introspection, through a magical, ...

2 August 2018

7 Tips for ageing better

Good ageing is about being increasingly resilient to the stuff life throws at us – able to process it and keep bouncing back, ready to try new things. What makes ...

2 August 2018

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me by Sarah Mitchell

The iconic beach huts at Wells were one of the inspirations for The Lost Letters.  They don’t often come onto the market but I was lucky enough to be able ...