Books

Georgina Scull, Regrets of the Dying
14 April 2022

Five things I’ve learnt about getting published by Georgina Scull, author of Regrets of the Dying
‘It can feel very daunting being on the outside...’ I started writing when I was 19. And this year, at the age of 48, my debut book is finally being ...

Dr Bunmi Aboaba, Craving Freedom
13 April 2022

Improve your negative body image and find self-love by Dr Bunmi Aboaba, author of Craving Freedom
Negative feelings and thoughts towards one's body are defined as body dissatisfaction or body image distress. Body image distress usually occurs among those with mental health disorders - including food ...

Anne Jones, How To Heal
13 April 2022

How to ensure your relationships are positive by Anne Jones, author of ‘How to Heal’
Your thoughts are energy streams and constant thoughts create links to the people you spend time with. If your relationship is loving, then the cord that connects you will be ...

Antti Tuomainen/ The Rabbit Factor
12 April 2022

Five tips about writing by Antti Tuomainen, author of The Rabbit Factor
I try my best to refrain from giving advice on anything, including writing. So, instead, I’d like to share a few things that I’ve learned over the course of writing ...

Asya Semenovich, Fire of the Dark Triad
11 April 2022

Dark Triad personalities and why they are the subject of my new novel by author Asya Semenovich
My novel Fire of the Dark Triad is a fast paced, cyber-punk thriller that revolves around the concept of the Dark Triad. Dark Triad individuals have little regard for others ...

Tracey Trussell
8 April 2022

Tracey Trussell, author of Life Lines shares what your handwriting says about your character traits
Who knew that when you write, there is a complex interaction going on between the eye, the brain and the hand - the pen you hold is merely a conduit ...

Sharon Sutila
7 April 2022

Exclusive interview with author Sharon Sutila, author of The Stealing
The Stealing is a modern gothic incarnation of the classic gothic romance, featuring an independent young woman trapped in dreary and oppressive surroundings, a gentleman hero, storms at sea, a ...

Maggie Hamand
7 April 2022

Maggie Hamand, author of Virgin & Child shares seven things she'd like her readers to know about her
1) I was brought up aboard, in Germany and then Hong Kong and Singapore, as my dad was a civil engineer working for the British government. I arrived back in ...

Gina Blaxill
7 April 2022

Five ways being a mother has changed my writing by Gina Blaxill, author of You Can Trust Me
Stuff changes when you become a parent; that’s the lovely reality. It influences our work as well as our home lives. I, an author, have acquired new literary superpowers. So, ...

Dr Stacie C.C Graham
6 April 2022

Equity and inclusion in yoga by Stacie Graham, author of Yoga as Resistance
The yoga industry in the United Kingdom alone is worth more than £900 million. That is US $1.208 billion. The majority of yoga teachers in Europe and North America are ...

Annika Panotzki by Sofie Wiberg
6 April 2022

Everything you need to know about throat chakra by by Annika Panotzki, author of The Chakra Cookbook
Our energetic body is attached to our physical body through seven major energy points, known as chakras. Each chakra represents a different emotion, organ and force within us. As our ...

Debbie Marks
6 April 2022

Seven things you never knew about event planning by Debbie Marks, author of Extraordinary Parties
Staging our own special events has never been more important since the pandemic. But where do you begin and what things should you know before you even get started? Expert ...

Maggie Ballinger
5 April 2022

Author Maggie Ballinger discusses her new novel James the Third
Female first? Not if you were a member of the royal family. When it came to inheriting the crown, ‘male-preference primogeniture’ applied, which meant that younger sons always took precedence ...

Susie Coreth
5 April 2022

Susie Coreth discusses Out of Isolation: A Charity Anthology raising money to support Shout 85258
Over the course of the last two years, I have had many conversations during which people spoke about how they or someone they knew had been struggling with increased depression ...

Picture Credits (clockwise): Fourth Estate, Simon and Schuster, William Heinemann (UK) Harper & Bros (US)
5 April 2022

First Contact Day: Six books which focus on aliens, UFOs, and the unknown
First Contact Day celebrates the fictional event from the Star Trek series, in which the Vulcans first made contact with humans on April 5th, 2063. Despite this being a franchise-based ...

Jo Shaw
5 April 2022

What does it mean to be a dangerous woman in 2022? by Professor Jo Shaw, author of Dangerous Women
As Russia’s war on Ukraine dominates the headlines, remarkable images of women have sprung up on social media. Lesya Vorotnyk, a ballerina in the National Opera of Ukraine, went viral ...

Trevor Millum
5 April 2022

Trevor Millum shares his family’s gardening connection to the children's classic, The Secret Garden
In March 1907, Frances Hodgson Burnett received this note and an accompanying gift. ‘We one and all are taking the liberty to wish you health wealth and every happiness and ...

Galit Atlas
5 April 2022

Seven things you need to know about Emotional Inheritance by author Galit Atlas
1. Emotional inheritance is the transmission of emotions from generation to generation. In studying the intergenerational transmission of trauma we investigate how our ancestors’ unprocessed emotions, especially trauma, are passed down ...

Terry Runyan
5 April 2022

Why painting makes me happy by Terry Runyan, author of Painting Happiness
Watercolour is an amazing way to express creativity. Creativity is the expression of joy, movement and flow. Each time I create a painting there is a new unseen mystery unfolding. ...

Catherine Hokin writes an exclusive piece for Female First
4 April 2022

Seven things you need to know before you visit Berlin, by Catherine Hokin
To celebrate the release of her new novel, The Pilot's Girl, we asked author Catherine Hokin to write us an exclusive piece all about the place in which the book ...

Create Space: Declutter Your Home To Clear Your Mind
4 April 2022

Review: Dilly Carter's Create Space: Declutter Your Home To Clear Your Mind
Most people will recognise Dilly Carter as the straight talking organiser from BBC’s hit decluttering show Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon. This is how Dilly first appeared on ...

Holan Liang
31 March 2022

The detrimental impact of loneliness and what we can do about it by Dr Holan Liang
Loneliness is known to be associated with physical and mental illnesses, including high blood pressure, poor sleep, dementia, depression, suicidal ideation and even premature death. A study of the impact ...

Bryony Pearce
31 March 2022

How being an outsider has shaped my novels by Bryony Pearce, author of Little Rumours
I grew up in a Forces family, which meant I’d been to eight schools by the time I was twelve. Forces kids tend to go one of two ways: either ...

The Forgotten Sister
31 March 2022

Saga Fiction: Why we shouldn’t be turning our nose up at the historical genre by Judy Summers
Here’s a question: Why is an event or emotion significant if it happens to a man on a battlefield and unimportant if it happens to a woman in her own ...