My journey with body positivity is ever evolving, developing and changing. I’ve been thinner than I am now and bigger than I am now and at every stage I’ve had ...
London-based, South Wales-born artist Greta Isaac isn’t afraid to approach a unique narrative when it comes to her music. For her new music project, she’s delving deeply into habits and ...
Deborah Byrne and Suzette Das, better known as Irish music duo Hvmmingbyrd are gearing up for the release of their brand new single ‘Gozo’, which will be available to stream ...
Poor Essex, woefully misunderstood, maligned by those who have never visited, routinely laughed at and made fun of. If it was a character in a novel it would have you ...
I fully grasp the idea of minimalism for the home, but I must admit, I found the concept of minimalism for the mind a little unusual. However, after completing The ...
I was born on Jubilee Day, 1977, at 2.37pm, a fact my mother has never forgiven me for. They were doing a special Jubilee Day lunch in the hospital and, ...
Award-winning author of Orangeboy, Patrice Lawrence, reveals 10 fun facts about herself. Her second breathtaking YA novel, Indigo Donut, is out now! I have four pairs of silver shoes. Some ...
In the year 2000, as a younger writer eager to nail a book deal, I was sitting at dinner with a very successful editor. She had a reputation of being ...
With his new novel Trouble out this month, author Jonathan Dodds gives us his top tips for writing about relationships Conventional wisdom advises aspiring authors to "write about what you ...
As a child I wasn’t drawn to dolls or dressing up. My hair was cropped short and people regularly mistook me for a boy. I spent my weekends outside making ...
To celebrate the release of her new book Friend Request, we spoke to Laura Marshall about her inspiration for the book. It’s a psychological thriller, which begins with Louise, a ...
Writing a book is a long game and getting published is even longer, so patience and tenacity are definitely virtues in this line of work. Unfortunately, I am not particularly ...
To celebrate the release of her new book- Little Sister, we caught up with author Isabel Ashdown for a little Q and A. Why did you choose to explore the ...
My day job is writing and verifying questions for TV quiz shows including Mastermind, University Challenge and Pointless. The hours I spend trawling through books and online have resulted in ...
I have a split personality. Split personality in the figurative sense not the clinical sense, meaning I am as scientific as I am creative. I have written or drawn since ...
Venice…and more Venice I have a couple of shelves of books about the place and dream about it constantly. It’s true what they say – go in winter and get ...
The sound of bird song awakens me and I lazily turn to my Greek Adonis husband, trailing my fingers across a Diet Coke break six-pack. We are going to spend ...
When was the last time you thought about your hormones? For some the word alone fills us with dread as symptoms from conditions like PCOS and endometriosis govern our lives. ...
My novel, ‘Maggie’s Kitchen’, is inspired by real events from the Second World War and the British Restaurants that the Ministry of Food established to help overcome the food shortages. ...
