Books

27 October 2019

Read a scene from M.J. Markovski's new book Whatever It Takes

As always, I would like to send in advance, thank you for the blog invite. A big thanks to the host. I feel blessed. So my debut novel, Whatever It ...

27 October 2019

Living in harmony with your mother-in-law or daughter-in-law

By Deanna Brann, author of Reluctantly Related Revisited: Breaking Free of the Mother-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law Conflict Wedding season is here again and those wedding preparation seem to take over the lives of ...

27 October 2019

Katy Rink answers your mother in law issues!

‘Just want to let off steam here seems to be the place My in-laws2b are driving me crazy at their lack of interest in our wedding! We saw the florist ...

Wedding Family wedding sundries

23 October 2019

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Lily Miles

I’ve been a writer in various genres under different names. Davonte’s Inferno: Ten Years in the New York Public School Gulag (https://amzn.to/2MxsMaO) was my no-holds-barred, scathing critique of fear and ...

23 October 2019

A writer never forgets – how one writer turned a humiliating experience into a successful novel

Picture this: I’m eighteen years old, straight out of school and I’m waiting for my first university tutorial to start. I had settled well into university. Nice room in student ...

22 October 2019

Why I write about the extraordinary women (almost) ignored by historians by L. M. Affrossman

Some people go searching for love or money or even fame. I go searching for invisible women. But before I go on, let me explain that I do not live ...

22 October 2019

My favourite literary villains by Peter Sissons

It is absolutely frightening to know that so many of my favourite heinous villains described in literature, have their equally shocking counterparts liberally scattered across the annals of our world’s ...

22 October 2019

Researching The Mystery of Martha by Eliza Harrison

During the 80s and 90s, with camera in hand, I accompanied hill farmers throughout the year in all weathers, recording whatever task they were undertaking. My aim was to peel ...

21 October 2019

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Eleanor Aldridge

To celebrate the release of her new book Paris: A Curious Traveler’s Guide, we asked author Eleanor Aldridge to let us in on 7 things she'd like her readers to ...

21 October 2019

10 Things I want my readers to know about me by Stuart Simmonds

Author of the Hannah the Spanner series of children’s books I was born in Birmingham and moved down to Sussex when I was about three. I went to school at ...

21 October 2019

Seven things I’d like my readers to know about me by Nikki Vallance

Author of Pivotal (Hashtag Press, £7.99, October 17th 2019, women’s fiction) I have no idea why I decided to set part of my debut novel, Pivotal, in Gloucestershire, except perhaps ...

21 October 2019

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Jonathan Whitelaw

SEVEN has always been a bit of a mythical number. In fact, there are whole studies dedicated to the importance and symbolism the number has throughout human history. From superstitious ...

20 October 2019

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Julia Kelly

I’m a proud Anglo-American. Although almost all of my books are set in Britain, I grew up a world away in Los Angeles. However, I’ve always wanted to live in ...

18 October 2019

Louis Theroux - Gotta Get Theroux This: My Life and Strange Times in Television [REVIEW]

Louis Theroux is a man after my own heart. As one of the reasons I decided I wanted to be a journalist, he is for me, and many others, one of ...

Louis Theroux

17 October 2019

Author Hannah Ellis discusses her new novel, The Bookshop of Hopes and Dreams

This was a book I never intended to write. What I didn’t realise when I started writing was that readers would become involved in my writing process. Tara, the protagonist ...

17 October 2019

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Kelly Rimmer

While I’ve set my books in lots of different places, I live in rural Australia. I live in a beautiful, peaceful place, but for me, a big part of the joy ...

17 October 2019

Seven things that make my Christmas complete by Rachel Wells

A real Christmas tree Being a child of the 70s (totally giving away my age), I have memories - nightmares- of the silver artificial Christmas tree that my ...

The Little Shop on Silver Linings Street

16 October 2019

Seven things that make my Christmas complete by Emma Davies

All the Christmas films, from Love, Actually to Miracle on 34th Street, we have to watch them all. Having all my family together. My peanut sables - they’re really just ...

16 October 2019

Seven doggie diet tips to prevent obesity

Our dogs are members of the family and nourishing them with tasty treats helps us bond with them in a really powerful way. With the festive season drawing closer, we’ll ...

15 October 2019

Check out the stunning images from Michel Rawicki's new book Polar Bears

Introducing newest photography book by ACC Art Books, Polar Bears by Michel Rawicki. Michel Rawicki takes you on a journey thorough the artic with adorable photos of polar bears and ...

15 October 2019

Seven of the best drinking spots for night owls

They say New York is the city that never sleeps but London’s certainly not in bed by 8pm either. To put your night tube journey to good use, here’s a ...

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