Books

14 October 2019

7 things I’d like my readers to know about me by author Brent Robins

In Buenos Aires, I sang “De Musica Ligera” by Soda Stereo. Soda Stereo, an Argentinian band, was the most popular Latin American rock band of the 80s and early 90s. ...

10 October 2019

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me my Dean Burnett

I grew up in a pub in a South Wales mining village just after the coal mines were shut down. I’m the first member of my family to even do ...

6 October 2019

10 Things writing a book has taught me by Shelly Berry

No matter how huge and intimidating a task is, it is achievable – if you break it down into manageable chunks. I wrote my novel Outreach by setting myself a ...

6 October 2019

Five ways to live your life well

Julie Lewis is the author of How to Live Your Life, a new book channelled from Georgie in spirit which provides an insight into the reasons readers were brought to ...

6 October 2019

Seven ways to create the perfect cookbook

Here’s how I got from half-baked idea to actual cookbook - Kitchen Confidence is all about inspiring newcomers or rusty cooks to get in the kitchen and learn to love ...

6 October 2019

Seven reasons to understand office politics

The thought of engaging in office politics may make you cringe. You may think it’s a waste of your precious time to focus on anything other than your already overwhelming ...

3 October 2019

Donna Douglas shares the inspiration for her new novel Nightingale Wedding Bells

We know so much about PTSD and the effects of warfare and combat these days, it’s hard to believe that it wasn’t always the case. But during the First World ...

3 October 2019

Introducing the characters of Ask Me No Questions by Louisa De Lange

Ask Me No Questions is a story about identical twins, Thea and Gabriella, caught up in a nightmare from their family’s past. And it’s a police thriller about the detective ...

3 October 2019

Why the newborn baby phase is the best time to write a book (no, seriously)

Two months before my first child was due, a friend who was already a mother gave me a warning.  “If you want to finish that book of yours, you’d better ...

2 October 2019

Being a writer with kids by Catherine Fearns

Last year Pulitzer-prize winning author Michael Chabon wrote a magazine article entitled ‘Are Kids The Enemy of Writing?’, which described how he was once advised by another great author to ...

1 October 2019

Eight things I'd like my readers to know about me by Nina Varela

I have a tiny dog named Lady. She’s part weenie and part Mystery Dog—we got her from someone who got her from a shelter so we have no idea what ...

1 October 2019

Five ways to optimise your environment to help improve your fertility

We are becoming more aware of our impact upon the environment but seldom think how this affects our ability to conceive a baby. We spoke to Dr (TCM) Attilio D’Alberto ...

1 October 2019

Crime and passion: my favourite crime writers by Lucienne Boyce

There are many crime writers whose books I enjoy. Their works range from classics like Wilkie Collins’s The Woman in White, or The Moonstone (which is often described as the ...

1 October 2019

Seven things you never knew about the universe by Ella Frances Sanders

Many people assume ‘air’ is just oxygen, the stuff we need to keep going, but oxygen actually only accounts for 21 percent of what you’re breathing in. The rest of ...

1 October 2019

My writing journey by Fiona Valpy

When I first watched the film Slumdog Millionaire, I related very strongly to Dev Patel’s character, Jamal, who’s able to answer all the questions on Who Wants To Be A ...

1 October 2019

Seven benefits of spending time at altitude

by Ned Morgan In myth and religion, mountains represent the holy because they rise above the world of flawed, earth-bound, suffering mortals. The Tibetan Buddhist legend of the kingdom of ...

30 September 2019

What I have learned from listening to the stories of divorcees

While researching my novel, ‘The Diary of a Divorce’ I was struck by the common terrors of not knowing what your rights are; bewilderment as to how to find a ...

30 September 2019

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Jane Lawlor

I was born in Dublin and moved to England age five with my sister and mum and we lived in a council flat in Hackney on a tough estate. We ...

30 September 2019

Five top tips for raising children and dogs together in safety

By Wendy Keefer, author of Hey Dog! Sniffs are for Feet! – a guide for parents of children and dogs, and Hey Dog! Let’s Talk! – a book aimed at ...

30 September 2019

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me by Susan Edmunds

I expected having children was going to be awful. I’d absorbed the idea that kids are little pockets of chaos who wreck your body, destroy your sleep and empty your ...

29 September 2019

Nine things I'd like my readers to know about me by Chrsitine Day

I’m technically a dual citizen. I carry two ID cards in my wallet: one is a Washington State driver’s license; the other proves my citizenship status in the Upper Skagit ...

29 September 2019

Seven ways I identify with my heroine by Angela Dyson

Rookie private investigator and part time waitress, Clarry Pennhaligan in The Love Detective series, shares some of my personality traits and many of my flaws.     On trend?........I’ve had my ...

29 September 2019

Seven things my readers should know about me by Fran Raya

Ahead of the release of her second paranormal thriller, Fran Raya shares the 7 things her readers should know about her: I’ve always admired strong-minded women and aspire to be ...

29 September 2019

Seven tips on being ‘Better Gas Safe Than Sorry’

Sophy Henn lives and works in Sussex. She writes and illustrates children's books in her studio, with a large cup of tea by her side. She has just launched a ...