Books

Baskets: Projects, techniques and inspirational designs for your home
5 November 2020

Top tips to try basket weaving by Tabara N’Diaye
Tabara N’Diaye is the founder of La Basketry and the author of ‘Baskets’, which has been translated into multiple languages. This year she also launched La Basketry Kits, offering everyone ...

The Apparition Phase
5 November 2020

Female First reviews... The Apparition Phase by Will Maclean
Tim and Abi are siblings who share a passion for all things supernatural. Their fascination leads them to make up a story about a ghost in their attic- but a ...

The Apparition Phase
5 November 2020

How I spent my lockdown by author Will Maclean
The best thing that can be said about my lockdown was I did get to spend some time with the people I love. That’s not to say it was easy ...

The Girl Without a Name
5 November 2020

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me by Suzanne Goldring
1 I’m not squeamish. Show me what the cat’s brought in – gutted baby rabbit, shrew or rat – and I’ll deal with it. My husband attributes that to studying ...

The Gospel of Eve
4 November 2020

Author Rachel Mann discusses her obsession with possessing rare books
Author Rachel Mann shares an obsession for possessing rare books with the protagonist of her debut novel The Gospel of Eve… If I ever doubted that truth is stranger than ...

The One Before
4 November 2020

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about my by Miranda Smith
1) My love for scary stories started at a young age. My grandfather used to record classic horror films on VHS for us to watch throughout the year. Later, my ...

Fifteen Minute Parenting: The Teenage Years
3 November 2020

Seven ways to connect with your teenager by Joanna Fortune
1. Adolescence is a time of immense growth and development but not just for the teenager. As parents this is a time when our parenting must also grow and develop ...

Your Pet Your Pill
3 November 2020

10 Lessons we can learn from dogs by Dr Margit Gabriele Muller
Dogs are often said to be our best friends and trusted companions but what lessons can we learn from them and how do they contribute to our personal improvement and ...

Great British Spirit
2 November 2020

How I spent my lockdown by Charlotte Browne
As a writer, I’m used to hunkering down for fairly long spells. My main sources of fuel are Spotify, walnuts and, as many writers will attest, espresso. For one deadline ...

Would You Rather?
2 November 2020

Why the world needs hypothetical dilemmas by Joe Shooman
It is a tragic fact of life that when you get past a certain age, nobody asks you about your favourite dinosaur anymore. Chances are that you’re likely to have ...

The Female Archangels
2 November 2020

Seven ways angels can help during a pandemic by Calista
You have an angel with you right now. Perhaps, more than one! Assigned guardian angels who forever have your back. These often-unseen allies are reaching out more and more to ...

Only Fools and Horse Quiz Book
2 November 2020

Chrsitmas Crackers: Why we all need a quiz this Christmas by John White
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 ...

The Unclean
2 November 2020

Three star signs least likely to be haunted by ghosts by Nuzo Onoh
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 ...

Hetti the Talking Yeti
2 November 2020

Why it's important for children to lose themselves in a book
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 ...

There's No Pill For This
1 November 2020

Seven diet tips for people living with MS
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 ...

Little Bones
31 October 2020

Five things Little Bones has taught me by N V Peacock
-  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. ...

Clodagh's Weeknight Kitchen
29 October 2020

How I spent my lockdown by Cloadagh McKenna
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 ...

The Tipple Twins and the Gift
29 October 2020

How being a twin and having twins inspired my new children’s book by Michelle Cordara
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. ...

Finding Love at the Christmas Market
29 October 2020

A day in the life of me by Jo Thomas
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 ...

Immortal
29 October 2020

Top five myths to bust about Beethoven by Jessica Duchen
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
29 October 2020

Seven things you never knew about trees by Vicky Allan and Anna Deacon
- For The Love Of Trees by Vicky Allan and Anna Deacon is published by Black and White, £20. ...

I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
29 October 2020

Milly Johnson discusses her new book I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
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 ...

Lost
29 October 2020

How I spent my lockdown by Leona Deakin
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 ...

The Christmas Killer
29 October 2020

The magic of London at Christmastime by Alex Pine
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 ...