Books

Jane Gilley lets us in on some facts all about her!
3 December 2018

10 things I want my readers to know about me, by Jane Gilley
To celebrate the release of her new book, The Woman Who Kept Everything, we asked author Jane Gilley to let us in on some things she'd like her readers to ...

Author Evonne Wareham writes an exclusive piece for Female First / Photo Credit: Sian Trenberth Photography
3 December 2018

Evonne Wareham discusses bringing darkness and danger into the festive mix
One of the favourite questions that readers ask authors is "Where do you get your ideas?" That is often a difficult one for a writer to answer, because much of ...

Author Graham Smith writes an exclusive piece for Female First
30 November 2018

10 things author Graham Smith wants his readers to know about him
Author Graham Smith is today (November 30) celebrating the release of his new book The Silent Dead - the first in a new series fronted by character Detective Beth Young. ...

Fiona Veitch Smith writes an exclusive piece for Female First
30 November 2018

Women in journalism: the early pioneers, by Fiona Veitch Smith
The Poppy Denby Investigates books are about a young, female reporter sleuth in the early 1920s. Poppy Denby works for a tabloid newspaper in London called The Daily Globe. She initially ...

Genevieve Cogman writes an exclusive piece for Female First
29 November 2018

10 things I'd like my readers to know about me, by Genevieve Cogman
To celebrate the release of her latest novel, The Mortal Word, we got author Genevieve Cogman to open up a little for readers. Here's what she's revealed... 1) I’m definitely a night ...

Author M Cassol writes an exclusive piece for Female First
29 November 2018

The importance of portraying powerful women with honesty and flaws, by M. Cassol
January 18, 2004 was an exceptional day for me and for many lesbians of my generation. The first episode of the seminal television series The L Word was broadcast. For ...

Natalie Cox writes an exclusive piece for Female First
29 November 2018

10 things I love about Christmas, by Natalie Cox
My romantic comedy Not Just for Christmas opens with the heroine, Charlie, grumbling about the onslaught of Christmas on a mizzling wet December day. She is hung over from an excess ...

Sophie Draper opens up for Female First readers / Photo Credit: Joe Wileman
29 November 2018

10 things I want my readers to know about me, by Sophie Draper
To celebrate the release of her new novel Cuckoo today (November 29), we asked author Sophie Draper to let us in on 10 things she'd like her readers to know about her! ...

Author Vikki Patis writes for Female First
26 November 2018

10 things I'd like my readers to know about me, by Vikki Patis
Celebrating the release of her debut novel The Diary, we asked author Vikki Patis to let us in on a few things she'd like her readers to know about her! ...

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23 November 2018

10 things I love about Christmas, by author Josie Silver
To celebrate the release of her new book One Day in December, we asked author Josie Silver to let us in on some of the things she loves most about the ...

Catherine Isaac shares what she's learned with Female First readers
23 November 2018

10 things I learnt whilst writing You Me Everything, by Catherine Isaac
Celebrating the release of her new book You Me Everything, author Catherine Isaac opens up in an exclusive piece for Female First, detailing 10 things she'd like her readers to know she ...

Author C.A. Asbrey writes for Female First
22 November 2018

Criminally overlooked: the pioneering female detectives who were airbrushed from history
The Pinkerton National Detective Agency helped tracked down Jesse James’ train-robbing spree and inspired the term ‘private eye’. It also hired the world’s first female detective, Kate Warne, who helped ...

Carole Gillespie writes for Female First
20 November 2018

The importance of women mentoring women, by Carole Gillespie
As a young woman, two stories continually played in my head. It was only when I realised they were false and worked out how to overcome them, that my career ...

Martin Cohen
20 November 2018

10 philosophers we can learn something from when it comes to food
Philosophers were the original food gurus. Surprised? Yet food is so fundamental, it would be surprising indeed if the great philosophers had not had their say on it. And if ...

Author Sarah Butler writes for Female First / Photo Credit: Eva Sajovic
15 November 2018

10 things I've learnt about home and homelessness through writing Not Home, by Sarah Butler
Not Home is a novella, written in conversation with people living in unsupported temporary accommodation in Manchester. It follows the residents of a run-down B&B in Manchester the week after ...

Matt Etheridge writes for Female First
14 November 2018

Where's the sense of adventure? Author Matt Etheridge says children's books need more ACTION!
Parents should unplug their iPad-addicted children and replace their increasing dependence on technology with the original imaginative gadget – the adventure book, writes the journalist and acclaimed children’s author, M.C.D. ...

Children's author Natalie Saviides with her family
13 November 2018

Bully-proofing children: why it’s cool for kids to be kind
Despite a wealth of new research and a swathe of well-meaning interventions, bullying remains a common problem in British schools. That won’t change until we look beyond the ‘bully’ and ...

AJ Waines writes for Female First
13 November 2018

My memories of the women I met in Broadmoor and the power of art therapy, by A.J. Waines
Steve McQueen’s new film Widows will blow most of you away. The film, based on the classic 1980s Lynda La Plante novel, features a group of gangster widows who turn to ...

Dr Stephen Simpson writes for Female First
13 November 2018

Why being halfway between psychic and psychotic is the sweet spot that boosts success and happiness
Before the development of speech, some 50,000 years ago, mankind was intuitively psychic and had far better non-verbal communication skills, writes Dr Stephen Simpson. Here, the bestselling author and Fellow ...

Grace Mead writes for Female First
12 November 2018

The triumph of kindness over fear: Grace Mead's story of transitioning to her authentic self
I was terrified when I transitioned to begin presenting authentically full-time in early 2015, but I’ve since had the great good fortune to instead experience the triumph of kindness. Though ...

Jenny Kane writes a piece for Female First
8 November 2018

10 things I wish I'd known before my career took off, by bestselling author Jenny Kane
This year I am celebrating five years since the publication of my bestselling romantic comedy, Another Cup of Coffee. So much has happened since I sent off the original manuscript ...

Caroline James writes for Female First
8 November 2018

Bestselling author Caroline James on why it's never too late to begin a new career
Two years ago, I walked out of my life. It was one of the most difficult decisions I have ever made. In midlife, many women are settled with plans in ...

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1 November 2018

National Novel Writing Month: Sound advice on writing from best-selling authors
National Novel Writing Month (colloquially known as NaNoWriMo) is an Internet-wide creative writing project which takes place every year and sees thousands of aspiring writers take to their word processors ...

Photo Credit: Ludwig Esser
1 November 2018

Author Tracy Rees on being single in her 40s
I’m a romantic at heart. Always have been. As a young girl I always longed for true love. So far, I haven’t found it. At various points in my life ...