Books

10 May 2021

How my day job as a psychologist inspires my novels by Helene Fermont, author of The Matchmaker

I love psychological thrillers for the in-depth characters and storylines. I can’t think of anything better than writing the genre since it’s so close to what I do every day: ...

8 May 2021

Review: The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex

In December of 1990, three lighthouse keepers vanished from an isolated rock light on the island of Eilean Mòr. The Lamplighters is inspired by this eerie tale; Emma Stonex has ...
7 May 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Tracy Rees

-  Even now that The House at Silvermoor is out in the world, I find it hard to believe that I actually finished it! It was conceived in a fit ...

6 May 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Maria Afentakis

1. I am actually a scientist! I have a MSc degree in Neuroscience and work as a research assistant in a neuroscience research faculty in London. My research involves understanding ...

6 May 2021

Five things I want readers to learn from my book by Oliver Fordham

I wrote The Curious Tales of Alfred the Great Thinker initially as a book to be read independently by 7-10 year olds. However, as it came to fruition, I realised ...

6 May 2021

10 Tiny noticeable things to do in your home by Adrian Webster

TNTs are Tiny Noticeable Things. They are all the little, cost-nothing things that we don’t need to do, but when we do do them, they can have a seismic impact ...

6 May 2021

Review: Project 333 by Courtney Carver

For those of you who don’t know what Project 333 is- in a nutshell it’s about creating a capsule wardrobe every three months that includes a total of 33 pieces ...
6 May 2021

Kathryn Heyman shares the inspiration for her new novel Fury

On a warm Sunday morning in 2017, my husband and I lay in bed, watching the sunlight on the window. “Tell me again,” he said, “about working on that fishing ...

6 May 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about The Other's Gold, by Elizabeth Ames

-  There are still so many hidden stories about war to discover. In researching the background for my fourth novel with Bookouture, I came across the FAU: The Friends Ambulance Unit ...

6 May 2021

How Generation Z influenced my writing by Sue Wallman, author of I Know You Did It

I write thrillers for young adults, and I’m 53. How can I, who didn’t own a mobile phone until I was in my mid-twenties, write convincing teenage characters? (And if ...

5 May 2021

Review: Dog Days by Ericka Waller

Dog Days is an exceptional story following three people who all have a burden to bear. Each tale is tragic but beautiful, and written with such poise and precision that ...

5 May 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Ashaye Brown, author of Dream Country

-  I was once Teacher of the Year at a university. That was the same year my son was born. I used to take him, along with his babysitter, to the ...

5 May 2021

The top five fiercest women in Norse mythology by Genevieve Gornichec, author of The Witch's Heart

The Norse myths, legends, and sagas, there’s no shortage of women mentioned. The problem is that we aren’t told much about many of them. Whether that’s due to the fact ...

4 May 2021

Why it's important to teach children about wildlife by Dereck Joubert

I first heard the roar of a lion when I was about six. It was the same day I first saw elephants. I was too young to spell 'fear', so ...

4 May 2021

Why you should get rid of toxic influences in your life and tips on how to do this…

By Claire Walton, Executive Leadership Coach and Founder of Leaders Are MAD - Making A Difference https://www.leadersaremad.co.uk and Best-Selling Author of ‘Super Neuro You’. As we come through the Covid-19 ...

4 May 2021

Publishing a novel with your best friend by writing duo Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison is our pen name, we are Dee Harrison and Liz Buxton, and we met on our first day at school. Liz had her rabbit picture displayed on the ...

4 May 2021

Author Paul Maunder discusses the inspiration behind his debut novel The Atomics

When I started thinking about the kind of novel I wanted to write, my son was five years old and obsessed with superheroes. He also had a tendency to get ...

4 May 2021

How a local churchyard inspired my new book by Leila White

As we head out into our gardens to enjoy the spring weather, author Leila White shares her love of herbalism and reveals how her new book charts the potent plants ...

4 May 2021

Why we needed romance novels in lockdown by Amanda McKinney, author of Rattlesnake Road

Courage, honor, courtesy, a willingness to help those in need. Does this remind you of someone? Your mother, your father? Husband, perhaps? Did you smile, thinking of that person? Likely ...

30 April 2021

How to find new ways to celebrate a loved one’s life by Lianna Champ

THE MAGIC OF MEMORY When someone dies, it is traditional to have a funeral and a gathering afterwards. However we are seeing a huge shift away from the traditional mourning ...

30 April 2021

N E Miller discusses his new book The Achilles Gene

My debut novels follow the adventures of two Oxford University geneticists, when they set off to investigate the work of an American colleague about to be given the Noble Prize, ...

30 April 2021

Seven things I’d like my readers to know about me by Carey Baldwin author of Her First Mistake

I invented a test called the Sex Rep that was published in the Journal of Personality. It’s not about what happens between the sheets, though. It’s a measure of gender ...

29 April 2021

Seven secrets of real-life founders, freelancers and rebels to adopt into your routine

2020 saw a record year for new businesses with an estimated 85,000 new companies springing up. In my book Founders, Freelancers & Rebels: How to Thrive as a Creative Independent, ...

29 April 2021

How ten days of silence changed my life by Vanessa Potter, author of Finding My Right Mind

“Where’s your coat?” I demanded as my son and I headed to school one morning. When he shrugged I shouted at him. I regretted my outburst as soon as his ...