Books

Lucinda Hart, The Broken Air
14 July 2022

Lucinda Hart, author of The Broken Air writes an open letter to John Harding
Dear John Harding, I was reluctant to take on the first of your books I read. My mother and I were in Waterstones looking for my birthday presents, and she ...

Kimberly Unger, The Extractionist
12 July 2022

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Kimberly Unger, author of The Extractionist
The first thing you have to know is that I am comprised of 50% bullsh*t, 25% snappy patter, 10% coffee and an additional 15% pop culture. In fact, take everything ...

Sue Stockdale, Explore: A Life of Adventure
11 July 2022

An open letter to Enid Blyton, by Sue Stockdale, author of EXPLORE: A Life of Adventure
Dear Enid, First and foremost, I want to say thank you. Your Famous Five and Secret Seven books taught me that anyone can transform an ordinary day out with friends ...

Ewa Jozefkowicz, The Dragon in the Bookshop
11 July 2022

Why I'm supporting Grief Encounter through The Dragon in The Bookshop by Ewa Jozefkowicz
Sometimes there's a single day that sticks with you for decades after it's happened, and you live through it already knowing that things will never be quite the same again. ...

Paul Taffinder speaks to Female First
8 July 2022

The Dream Murderer Cycle: An Interview With Author Paul Taffinder
Psychologist Dr Paul Taffinder is already a bestselling, award-winning author in the business field, where he is respected as one of the UK’s leading experts on leadership. He is also ...

Ania Bas, Odd Hours
7 July 2022

Why libraries are a space of refuge for authors by Ania Bas
When I moved to the UK, I spent the first few years living in the West Midlands where I found a job in a small library on the outskirts of ...

Julia Dahl, The Missing Hours Chasi Annexy) and jacket (Credit - Jack Smyth, Cover image © Olivia Milani/Millennium Images, UK)
7 July 2022

Julia Dahl, author of The Missing Hours shares seven things she'd like her readers to know about her
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Natasha Devon, Toxic
7 July 2022

Natasha Devon discusses female friendships to celebrate her new book Toxic
It took the observation of an outsider for me to realise I was in a toxic friendship. I had just started dating my now husband and introduced him to someone ...

Phoebe Wynne (Josephine Cronk), The Ruins
7 July 2022

Certainty inside the creative process by Phoebe Wynne, author of The Ruins
It’s difficult enough being a woman trying to fit into the boxes society has set out for us, without suddenly deciding you want to be creative. Leap out of the ...

Ella McLeod (Saffron McLeod), Rapunzella
7 July 2022

Top tips for blending fairy tale and contemporary fiction by Ella McLeod, author of Rapunzella
First things first, before I dive into the nitty gritty of combining the genre we all love to hate with the modern world- which we also all love to hate- ...

Chelsea G Summers, A Certain Hunger
7 July 2022

Open letter to Angela Carter by Chelsea G Summers, author of A Certain Hunger
Dear Angela, Where to begin but with a story. More than a decade ago — before I got paid for my writing, before I started writing my novel, before I ...

Gavin Collinson, An Accident in Paris
7 July 2022

Gavin Collinson, author of An Accident in Paris writes an open letter to Agatha Christie
Agatha! Darling! How are you? You must tell me everything! But first of all, tea. You always loved tea. Couldn’t bear coffee. The author Felix Francis recently told me a ...

Victoria Scott, Grace
7 July 2022

Victoria Scott, author of Grace shares seven things she'd like her readers to know about her
I spend so much time making characters up in my head that I sometimes forget that they are the product of all of the people I’ve ever met, the things ...

Emma Bamford, Deep Water
7 July 2022

Emma Bamford, author of Deep Water shares seven things she'd like her readers to know about her
When I was 31, I had my first mid-life crisis. I felt stuck in a rut, both in my job as a newspaper journalist, and in my perpetually single life ...

Bea Setton, Berlin
7 July 2022

Bea Setton, author of Berlin writes an open letter to her favourite author Sylvia Plath
Dear Sylvia Plath, I have longed to write you a fan letter or to reach into the past to tell you the good news. You have been an immense, triumphant ...

Daryl R. Van Tongeren, Humble
7 July 2022

Seven reasons to be humble by Daryl R. Van Tongeren, author of Humble
What is humility? According to researcher and college professor, Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren, humility is about knowing yourself, checking yourself, and going beyond yourself. It’s an honest awareness of your ...

Ruth Druart, The Last Hours in Paris
7 July 2022

Author Ruth Druart shares seven things she'd like her readers to know about her
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Jean Hanff Korelitz by Michael Avedon, The Latecomer
6 July 2022

An open letter to Molly Keane, 1904-1996 by Jean Hanff Korelitz, author of The Latecomer
Dear Molly, I was thinking of you the other day, when I was appearing at the Festival of Writing and Ideas at Borris House in County Carlow. The festival took ...

Kate Wills, A Trip of One's Own
5 July 2022

Top tips for solo travel later in life by Kate Wills, author of A Trip of One's Own
As a veteran solo traveller I’m often asked when the best time in life to take a trip by yourself is, and my answer is always now. I’m constantly meeting ...

Mary Shelley (Image courtesy of Bath's House of Frankenstein)
5 July 2022

Seven things you might not know about Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein
Bath’s House of Frankenstein, the world-first attraction dedicated to Mary Shelley, celebrates its one-year anniversary on 19 July. To mark the occasion, Chris Harris, the co-founder and director offers in-depth insight ...

Elle van Rijn, The Orphans of Amsterdam
5 July 2022

Elle van Rijn, author of We Had To Save Them shares seven things she'd like her readers to know
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Sophie Leone, The Book of Revelations
4 July 2022

Seven tips for reclaiming yourself by Sophie Leone, author of The Book of Revelations
Why is it we find concepts like ‘self-care’ or ‘being unapologetic for being ourselves’ so challenging to implement? The long and short of it is: we live our lives overstretched. ...

Elisabeth Krauel, Forgive or Forget
4 July 2022

Honest and practical tips for young writers by debut novelist Elisabeth Krauel
When people ask me what I was just thinking about, I usually just say “Oh, nothing”. It would be a little too complicated to explain the truth. Most people don‘t ...

Rebecca Stott, Dark Earth
4 July 2022

Author Rebecca Stott discusses which films inspired her new book Dark Earth
Five years ago I made a trip through the deserts of Jordan with a group of friends in a hire car. Two days in, while we were in the desert, the ...