Books

Tufayel Ahmed, This Way Out
1 July 2022

How journalism gave me the tools to write my first book by Tufayel Ahmed
I didn’t necessarily set out to be an author. From the youngest age, flicking through the local free community newspaper, I knew I wanted to be a journalist. I loved ...

Deborah Jenkins, Braver
30 June 2022

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Deborah Jenkins, author of Braver
1. I am severely deaf and partially sighted due to long-term conditions. This has made me aware of the need for better accessibility and has, I hope, made me an ...

GD Harper, The Biddenden Mais
29 June 2022

How I found out about the Biddenden Maids and why I wanted to write a story about them by GD Harper
Every Easter Monday, in the village of Biddenden in Kent, a queue of elderly residents forms outside the old village workhouse, which has now been converted into residential property. At ...

Shawn Rocher, The Precious Jules
28 June 2022

Six ways to break into publishing by Shawn Nocher, author of The Precious Jules
I sold my first novel, A Hand to Hold in Deep Water, on the crest of sixty. Now sixty-three, I’m looking forward to the release of my next novel, The Precious Jules. ...

Rebecca Barrow, Bad Things Happen Here
28 June 2022

Rebecca Barrow, author of Bad Things Happen Here shares seven things about her
- The island of Parris: paradise or poison? Luca Laine Thomas lives in Parris, the beautiful island plagued by the unsolved deaths of young women - most significantly, Luca's best ...

Samantha Hayes, The Ex Husband
28 June 2022

Samantha Hayes, author of The Ex Husband shares the things she'd like her readers to know about her
1) I left school at 16 with only a handful of O Levels and unwittingly enrolled in the cliched ‘University of Life’. Over the next few years, I fell in ...

Emily McGovern, Twelve Percent Dread
23 June 2022

Five tips for writing graphic novels by Emily McGovern author of Twelve Percent Dread
Play to your strengths: If you’re good at drawing horses, write a graphic novel about a horse. If you like drawing cars or machinery, write a story involving those. I like ...

Lauren Ho, Lucie Yi Is Not A Romantic
23 June 2022

Modern day parenting and how it's changing by Lauren Ho, author of Lucie Yi Is Not A Romantic
As we walked in the shadow of the Parthenon some years back, my best friend cleared her throat and said, in the tone of one confessing to a murder, "I ...

Phillipa Ashley, A Golden Cornish Summer
23 June 2022

Things that make my summer complete by Phillipa Ashley, author of A Golden Cornish Summer
I have a confession to share. One day in June, I spent an hour on deadline day deciding whether I needed a teapot-shaped handbag instead of finishing my novel. To ...

Cressida McLaughlin, The Cornish Cream Tea Holiday
23 June 2022

An open letter to Jane Casey by Cressida McLaughlin, author of The Cornish Cream Tea Holiday
-  Hi Jane, It’s me again! I feel like I’m constantly Twittering at you, trying to moderate my admiration for you and your books and play it cool, and always ...

Laurie Petrou, Stargazer
23 June 2022

How my art school background inspired me to write Stargazer by Laurie Petrou
I was admitted into the Queen’s University Fine Art Program in Kingston, Ontario, in 1995. I swore I wouldn’t go to Queen’s, because my brother was two years into his ...

Graham Bartlett by Helene Carter, Bad For Good
23 June 2022

Graham Bartlett, author of Bad For Good writes an open letter to Lynda La Plante
Dear Lynda, I must have been totally bonkers not to reach out to you sooner. But it was deliberate, I promise. Let me explain. No one can accuse me of ...

Mara Yamauchi by Shigetoshi Yamauchi, Marathon Wisdom
23 June 2022

Mara Yamauchi, Olympian, marathon runner, coach, commentator & author shares her inspiration
If you are female and want to run a marathon, there are thousands of races all over the world to choose from. The only real challenge you face is training ...

A A Chaudhuri, The Loyal Friend
23 June 2022

Top tips for writing psychological thrillers by author A.A. Chaudhuri, author of The Loyal Friend
I adore psychological thrillers. I guess it was blockbusters like Gone Girl that got me hooked on this genre. I love the way they delve into the human mind, analysing ...

Laura Lexx, Pivot
23 June 2022

Comedian Laura Lexx shares why she doesn't describe her characters' looks in her new book Pivot
It was so easy to write every thought and feeling my main character, Jackie, would have. So why did I find describing her face so difficult? If she’s got blue ...

Jane Johnson, The White Hare
23 June 2022

The healing power of nature by Jane Johnson, author of The White Hare
THE WHITE HARE is a novel about the deep connection between landscape and people and how we often lose touch with the things that matter. Two damaged women and a ...

Rebecca Pert, Still Water
23 June 2022

Rebecca Pert, author of Still Water shares seven things she'd like her readers to know about her
1) I don’t really like talking about myself. I don’t think I’m a particularly interesting person. I struggled with thinking of seven things about me that people would want to ...

Gail Ashton, Identification Guide to Garden Insects of Britain and North-West Europe
22 June 2022

Author Gail Ashton discusses her new book and urges us to ask 'what can we do for our insects?'
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with wildlife. It was (as is the case with many nature lovers) birds first. I would take my binoculars everywhere ...

Gemma Leigh Roberts, Mindset Matters
22 June 2022

How to develop a growth mindset to perform at your best by Gemma Leigh Roberts
A concept that comes up often in my work as an organisational psychologist and career development coach is that of the ‘growth mindset’ - a term originally coined by Stanford ...

Hide by Kiersten White is out now
21 June 2022

Hide by Kiersten White review: Dripping with horror and suspense
Described as ‘the book you need after Squid Game’, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on a copy of Kiersten White’s adult debut novel, Hide. I didn’t know much ...

Paige Cornetet, My Dad's Class
21 June 2022

Establishing a family economy by Paige Cornetet, author of My Dad's Class
With so many businesses shuttering their doors, at least for a period of time, because of COVID-19, the national and local economy is on the forefront of everyone’s mind. Amidst ...

Cathy Gunn, Felix Unbound
20 June 2022

Transitioning from journalist to novelist – my top tips by Cathy Gunn, author of Felix Unbound
Writing in short bursts and making each piece catch and hold the reader’s attention are journalistic skills that also work for novel-writing; but we need some extra ones too. Most ...

Corinne Laan, The Art of Grieving
20 June 2022

How rituals can help you work through grief by Corinne Laan, author of The Art of Grieving
After a loss, there is a period where the body and mind disconnect; a period where everything even the things you love feel uncomfortable and difficult to bear. Your mind ...

Sara Tate and Anna Vogt, The Rebuilders
20 June 2022

Why you need to stop looking back after failure and start looking forwards by Sara Tate & Anna Vogt
Who hasn’t indulged by wallowing in hindsight? Or analysed the mistakes of each misstep? ‘Regrets, I’ve had a few,’ crooned Frank Sinatra back in the sixties, articulating a sentiment that ...