Books

We all love an Office Quiz at Christmas time. It is a tradition in many workplaces but why not make this Christmas one whereby we can all test our knowledge ...

Most people believe in ghosts while some people are more prone than others to experiencing these pesky visitors. Aquarians for instance; these airy individuals just seem to magnet ghosts to ...

As a child, do you remember building a fort with pillows, or using blankets to create a den under the kitchen table? Did you play make believe with imaginary tea ...

If you’re living with multiple sclerosis (MS), you may have wondered about eating a healthier diet. There’s so much (often contradictory) information out there, though, it can be confusing to ...

-  1) A worried shared is not always a worry halved In Little Bones, protagonist Cherrie is living a half-life; constantly worried people will discover her serial killer father’s identity. ...

Like everyone the first week of lockdown was quite overwhelming – the worry of catching the virus, the sadness of not being able to see family and then work being ...

It all began with an idea. But it wasn’t an idea you might expect - as in the plot of the book. It was an idea to just simply write. ...

Life for me as a writer has changed very much since I had three children under the age of three and used to wake at 4am to get a couple ...

Ludwig van Beethoven rose through the artistic ranks of Vienna at breakneck speed in the 1790s, hailed as the likely successor to Mozart. In his late twenties, though, he experienced ...

- For The Love Of Trees by Vicky Allan and Anna Deacon is published by Black and White, £20. ...

If I had written this book at any other time in my life, I’m not sure I would have written it at all. As a result, it was a much ...

I expect we all have a unique lockdown story. Mine was one of feast and famine. My six year old daughter spent half of the week with her dad and ...

I travelled to London recently from my home in Southampton and it made me so sad to see how empty and forlorn the streets were. I was there to discuss ...

-  -- Leonie Huie is the founder of Empower Me which she started in 2019 after being inspired by her twin daughters to help empower other mothers to improve their ...

Parents will do about anything to help their children progress physically, intellectually and emotionally, yet society, in general, is turning a blind eye to the issue that will affect their ...

Running online classes feels pretty normal now. I’m used to the routine of tidying up only what’s going to be in frame, making sure the disarray of my office room ...

In my latest book, The Missing Piece, scars play a major role as both Clive and Keisha have one that tells more about their story than either of them are ...

- We were dating when we started writing the book, but were broken up by the time we were done. Don’t worry — we’re cool.  We met online on a site ...

1. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I moved to Washington DC in 1993 and now call it home. I have a day job where I’m the President of a media company and ...

I know that sounds weird but it’s true. My best ideas come to me in that sleepy time before I drop off into slumber land or when I just wake ...

'A room speaks to the heart when you create pairings with juxtaposition and balance.' Shea Finals had ended, and it was officially summer. I was heading into my junior year ...

Men have been suffering in silence about their mental health for too long. Suicide rates in men are three times higher than for women, and several thousand men die by ...

There is a certain level of discomfort in travel. While you may be craving adventure and feel ready to jump into another culture, stepping out of your comfort zone will ...

You can be surrounded by family and friends and be the loneliest person in the world following the loss of your partner. Christmas can feel like an impossible hurdle as ...