Author Interviews

3 June 2019

Top tips for practising gratitude by Iona Russell

Iona Russell – Over the last 15 years, Iona has helped numerous people create their best lives. Using Coaching with an inside-out approach, she works with clients in person and ...

3 June 2019

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me by Alison Wem

I was unexpectedly widowed in my 40s and suddenly found myself with two children, a demanding job and no husband. Not coping with life and with no-one to turn to, ...

30 May 2019

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me and my book Ting-A-Ling by Harry Goldstar

The reasoning behind placing these little stories in front of a publisher was like the stories. Simple! Having created them quite some years ago, they wouldn't leave my head compelling ...

30 May 2019

Seven ways to embrace your inner fairy by Karen Kay

It is said that “seeing is believing” but what if the opposite is true - “Believing is seeing”? We know that air exists and we can’t see that! We know ...

30 May 2019

Why Liverpool is still the place to be years after the swinging sixties by Anna Stewart

When I asked my trusty research assistant (better known as my best mate) if she’d be prepared to come on an arduous trip around Liverpool’s clubs and bars to research ...

24 May 2019

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me by Paul Wolfendale

As a child I was brought up by my ever so caring grandparents from the age of one year old, along with my sister Zoe. For some reason still unknown ...

24 May 2019

7 ways to set boundaries to build better relationships in work and life

by psychotherapist, counsellor and author of Finding A Balanced Connection, John-Paul Davies Internally, you might see boundaries as the thinking, feeling and behavioural lines you draw to make sure ...

24 May 2019

The writing process behind my novel, The Last of Us by Harriet Cummings

To celebrate the publication of her second book, The Last of Us, we asked Harriet to tell us how she kick-started her creative process. I feel like authors are often ...

24 May 2019

Nataly Restokian discusses her new book Masks

Isn't it strange how many of us come to this world with dreams, and only a few of us get the chance to make those dreams come true? Have any ...

21 May 2019

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me by Ian Jones

I have always wanted to be a writer; but not because I have a dream of pots of money or fame, I am not interested in either but because it ...

21 May 2019

Seven ways I use my writing to help the environment by Janey Louise Jones

Janey Louise Jones is the author of Princess Poppy, Please, Please Save The Bees! We have all read the reports saying there are fewer pollinators around and as humans we ...

20 May 2019

Seven things you never knew about gemstones

I don’t know many people who can resist the alluring flash of a beautiful gemstone. I certainly can’t! My fascination with gemstones has seen me qualify as a gemologist with ...

20 May 2019

5 Benefits from learning something new

The day you stop learning is the day you stop earning, so here are my 5 top benefits from learning something new. Sometimes, particularly as adults, we slip into the ...

19 May 2019

From Paris to home by Ric Casale

It’s time to get personal, to dispel the romantic notion that we have more important things to do. But first, the big picture. The ambition of the Paris Agreement is ...

16 May 2019

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me by Stephanie Hill

After many years of travelling and living out of a backpack, Stephanie Hill returned to the UK after popping to Bermuda for a two-week holiday and staying for 16 years. ...

16 May 2019

Dr Jo-Ann Rowland discusses her new book The Pain of Suicide

Suicide is in the news all too often. Increasingly people of all ages are taking their lives. To mark Mental Health Awareness Week experienced counsellor and author Dr Jo-Ann Rowland, ...

16 May 2019

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me by Ann O'Loughlin

Storytelling is in my blood My father was a great storyteller. He grew up hearing stories being told around around the fireside. When I was young, he didn’t need a book at story time, ...

16 May 2019

What I’ve learned through self-marriage by Sophie Tanner

Four years ago, I married myself in a cultural ceremony in Brighton. I chose a big public affair, with all the traditional elements of a wedding including a wedding dress, ...

15 May 2019

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me by M.M. Chouinard

I’m a caffeine addict - I prefer my caffeine in the form of mochas (like Jo Fournier), although I’ll often have lattes or regular coffee to cut back on the sugar. I ...

14 May 2019

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me by Paul Connolly

I was born and grew up in Liverpool, and my first vivid memory is hearing Help! by The Beatles being played over the sound system of a holiday amusement arcade ...

14 May 2019

10 Things I would like my readers to know about me by Ali Mercer

I fainted during the sex education talk at secondary school. True fact. Adolescence is full of embarrassments, but that one stands out. One of the characters in my latest novel ...

13 May 2019

Five reasons to visit Panama

Having lived in Panama a couple of years and written the novel The Bookshop of Panama people often ask me about it. “That’s where the hat comes from, isn’t it?” or “There’s a canal in Panama, right?” In fact, it’s often ...

13 May 2019

How to bring up kids when you both work from home by Stephanie Calman

When our two children were born, my husband Peter had a good job while I was a writer, with intermittent work and no financial security. Then, his good job turned ...

13 May 2019

Why I devoted a year of my life to grief by Daniel Rose

Following the death of his dad, Daniel Rose devoted a year to his grief. Now he wants to help other men learn how to grieve. This is his story. Looking ...