Author Interviews

Ariadne
29 April 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne
1. I wrote Ariadne as a New Year’s Resolution. I came up with the idea for the novel on holiday in France in the summer of 2018, but that September ...

Tin Can Cook
28 April 2021

Jack Monroe's top tips for easy entertaining at home
After almost a year of on-again, off-again, will-they-happen or won’t-they social engagements written into diaries and onto calendars with the most precarious of pencil strokes, I find myself bewilderingly thrust ...

The Gut Plan Diet
28 April 2021

How a happy gut can lead to a happy mind by Amanda Hamilton, author of The Gut Plan Diet
2020 served as a reminder to look after our health and think carefully about how what we put into our bodies can affect what we get out, physically and mentally. ...

When Sparks Fly
28 April 2021

Seven things I’d like my readers to know about me by Kristen Zimmer, author of When Sparks Fly
-  If you were flying easily and enjoying yourself then it could mean you are finally on top of something- a workload or situation that has been a burden on ...

The Book That Became My Counsellor
27 April 2021

Three simple tips for boosting your wellbeing by Joe Hilton
I want to start by telling you a bit about ‘Joe Bloggs’, well in a nutshell, this stands for ‘typical or everyday’ person, and that’s exactly who I see myself ...

A Death at Seascape House
27 April 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Emma Jameson
My first bestseller came to me in a dream. I’ve always been a writer. The first “book” I wrote, which consisted of two sheets of ruled notebook paper, was about ...

Conscience
27 April 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by PJ Manney
I’m dyslexic and dysgraphic. I was told that whatever I did in life, the last thing I should do is write. But I can tell stories. Turns out dyslexics and ...

Glass Half Broken
27 April 2021

Glass Half-Broken: The Stalled Workplace Revolution by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg
From the pay gap to the opportunity gap, gender inequality in the workplace has been a stubbornly difficult problem to solve. This is partly because the underlying causes are often ...

Charity
26 April 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Madeline Dewhurst
Before I knew how to read and write I wanted to be a storyteller. I can remember sitting on the mat in nursery school telling stories to the other kids. ...

The Venetian Legacy
24 April 2021

Lockdown in La Serenissima by Philip Gwynne Jones, author of The Venetian Legacy
I was well suited to lockdown. I think being fundamentally lazy helped. But then there were just three of us - myself, my wife Caroline and Mimi the cat (who ...

Rebel Witch: Carve the Craft that's Yours Alone
24 April 2021

Seven misconceptions about witchcraft by Kelly-Ann Maddox, author of Rebel Witch
As a practicing witch for two decades, I now offer mentoring and online resources to empower other witches and answer their questions. As you can imagine, some of the queries ...

Your Pelvic Floor
24 April 2021

Seven things you need to know about the pelvic floor by Kim Vopni
Closing off the base of our pelvis is a group of muscles called The Pelvic Floor. There are three layers of muscles and they have some very important roles in ...

Osher: My Journey Into Judaism
22 April 2021

Seven reasons why I wanted to write about my journey to Judaism by Tetiana Michaels
-  Tetiana Michaels was born in 1986. She grew up in a part of Western Ukraine known as Bukovyna, in a city called Chernivtsi, historically predominately Jewish. She received Master’s ...

Boys Don't Cry
22 April 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Fíona Scarlett, author of Boys Don’t Cry
-  Boys Don’t Cry by Fíona Scarlett is published by Faber & Faber in April £12.99 hardback / £7.99 ebook I'm here because of a dream. I spent nearly 15 years ...

Divorcing a Narcissist
21 April 2021

The dos and don'ts if you are divorcing a narcissist by Dr Supriya McKenna and Karin Walker
Divorce is hard - really hard. But if you are left reeling by the heartless behaviour of your ex, who seems to wish to annihilate you on every level, you could ...

The Settlement
21 April 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Ruth Kirby-Smith
1. Reading is like breathing to me – it is beyond a passion. My taste is wide but whatever genre I read I love to learn something new about a ...

Rebel Recipes
21 April 2021

Seven reasons to batch cook by Niki Webster, author of Rebel Recipes
It’s no secret that batch-cooking gained its notoriety due to its multiple and vast benefits such as saving time, effort and food waste but is normally attributed to more of ...

Pretty Rude
21 April 2021

Following your dreams by Rebecca Elliott, author of Pretty Rude
My second novel, ‘Pretty Rude’ comes out this month, and still, whenever I say that (or in this case, type that) I get a little twinge of deep excitement and ...

The Lantern Boats
20 April 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Tessa Morris-Suzuki
-  Tessa Morris-Suzuki's The Lantern Boats is published by Joffe Books in eBook and paperback. This beautifully written, deeply moving historical novel set in post-war Japan is out now and available on Amazon.  ...

Shadow Service
20 April 2021

Five tips for breaking into comics by Cavan Scott, author of Shadow Service
Cavan Scott, co-creator of Vault Comic’s Shadow Service and writer of Marvel’s Star Wars: The High Republic gives you the lowdown about making a career in comic books… Want to ...

The House Swap
19 April 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Jo Lovett, author of The House Swap
-  Jo Lovett lives in London with her family. She worked in Corporate Tax before taking a longer-than-expected career break to have more-than-expected children (five). She started writing romantic comedy ...

Rachel's Story
16 April 2021

Women in dystopian fiction by Leigh Russell, author of Rachel's Story
Perhaps more than in any other genre, dystopian stories develop from ideas. Under the guise of futuristic fantasy, they invite us to examine the world around us and think about ...

Just Brand You
15 April 2021

Five tips for being YOU in business by Nicki Louise James, author of Just Brand You
“IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU….YES YOU” - BEST-SELLING BOOK ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING YOU WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR BUSINESS AND BRANDING Founder of Just Brand You (www.justbrandyou.co.uk) Nicki James, ...

On Hampstead Heath
15 April 2021

Careful what you wish for by Marika Cobbold, author of On Hampstead Heath
What does every writer want? What do we crave even more fervently than adoring reviews and massive sales? Peace and quiet; time out from the demands of everyday life, to ...