Books

3 September 2020

The resilience of a working mum by Tava O’Halloran

As the youngest female to own a collection of award-winning, culture-changing nightclubs in East London, Tava O’Halloran juggled a busy career, crippling failure, financial ruin, and bounced between both sides ...

3 September 2020

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Abigail Horne

Abigail Horne is the hugely successful founder of Authors & Co, a partnership publishing company specialising in helping people tell their story so they can leave behind a legacy – ...

3 September 2020

How my work as a journalist influenced my new novel The Silent Daughter

I’ve always written stories. When I was wee I hand-made little comics and when I was at secondary school I wrote a weekly School Buzz column for my local paper. ...

3 September 2020

How I spent my lockdown by Yorkshire author Jack Sheffield

I had just written, ‘Sex, drugs and rock and roll,’ when my wife popped her head round my study door and announced, ‘We’re in lockdown!’ This isn’t a usual line ...

3 September 2020

Do farmers make great romantic heroes & heroines?

By Suzanne Snow  For me, every time. Why is that? Firstly, they’re capable, resourceful people. Not only in carrying out their day jobs but able to turn their hands to ...

3 September 2020

Nine tips for aspiring authors by Nicola Gill

From how to deal with feedback to whether you should edit as you go along, here’s some advice that could bring you closer to seeing your name on a cover. ...

3 September 2020

Why buy artisan cheese?

There are more farmhouse and artisan cheesemakers in Britain today than at any time since the 1930s. During wartime and up to 1954, the government ordered that milk could only ...

3 September 2020

Imaginary friends in lockdown by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Other than my immediate family, the people I have spent the most time with since March are fictional: characters in the books I write, characters in the television shows I ...

3 September 2020

How I spent lockdown by Nydia Hetherington

As lockdown restrictions ease and friends post pictures of themselves on social media, smiling in pubs and cafes or at the beach and picnicking in the park, I am still ...

2 September 2020

How to get started with forest bathing

1. Start small: Go to a forest or woodland you are familiar with. This is not the time to have to worry about getting lost - the more familiar the ...

2 September 2020

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me by Georgina Cross

Author of The Stepdaughter, Bookouture (publication: September 2020) ...

1 September 2020

Reclaiming psychic gifts to foster healing and empowerment by Amy White

Many of us have been brought up with the notion that a Psychic Medium is an eccentric woman in flowing clothing, staring intently into a crystal ball. Popular culture has ...

1 September 2020

Alcohol is like a bad boyfriend/girlfriend. Here’s how to dump them

Have you ever had a toxic relationship? Or seen a friend battle with one?   You can imagine the scenario, right? The all-too familiar story of starting a relationship that promises ...

31 August 2020

Why Invest in a Coach?

The simple answer is ‘because you don’t know what you don’t know’. Let me explain.  You have a way the world occurs for you which is different to how it ...
25 August 2020

Three tips to shape a working life that brings joy

Entrepreneur and coach Jonas Altman explains the nuts and bolts of his new book SHAPERS 100,000 hours. That’s how much time you might spend at, or doing, work. Work takes ...

25 August 2020

Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today

By Gill Hasson, author of Mindfulness Pocketbook Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. ...

25 August 2020

Why we must look at the impact of sexual violence from all perspectives by Kate Nicholls

When I was gang-raped, my loving children were worn down by my pain. They became the secondary victims. They were eight, fourteen, sixteen, seventeen and twenty- three when it happened, ...

24 August 2020

Why car journeys can be beneficial for unlocking meaningful conversations

Having a conversation in a car, without the usual interruptions, is a key way to strengthen a relationship. With dedicated time to talk, a conversation can cover more ground than ...

24 August 2020

Ten things readers may not know about me by Arianne Richmonde

Author of The Wife’s House, released by Bookouture, August 24th 2020: Arianne Richmonde is the USA TODAY bestselling author of the psychological thriller, The Wife’s House (released by Bookouture Aug ...

24 August 2020

Top tips for writing a psychological thriller by Amanda Robson

Frustrated and annoyed at not being published, or even having acquired an agent, after spending years researching and writing historical fiction, I determined to write a psychological thriller. Thrillers were ...

20 August 2020

How Covid has impacted man's best friend by Steve Mann

Since Covid struck, there’s been a phenomenal rise is the number of households adding a dog to their family. A recent study has found that 25% of new puppy owners ...