Celebrity Interviews

2 November 2020

How I spent my lockdown by Charlotte Browne

As a writer, I’m used to hunkering down for fairly long spells. My main sources of fuel are Spotify, walnuts and, as many writers will attest, espresso. For one deadline ...

2 November 2020

Why the world needs hypothetical dilemmas by Joe Shooman

It is a tragic fact of life that when you get past a certain age, nobody asks you about your favourite dinosaur anymore. Chances are that you’re likely to have ...

2 November 2020

Seven ways angels can help during a pandemic by Calista

You have an angel with you right now. Perhaps, more than one! Assigned guardian angels who forever have your back. These often-unseen allies are reaching out more and more to ...

2 November 2020

Chrsitmas Crackers: Why we all need a quiz this Christmas by John White

We all love an Office Quiz at Christmas time. It is a tradition in many workplaces but why not make this Christmas one whereby we can all test our knowledge ...

2 November 2020

Three star signs least likely to be haunted by ghosts by Nuzo Onoh

Most people believe in ghosts while some people are more prone than others to experiencing these pesky visitors. Aquarians for instance; these airy individuals just seem to magnet ghosts to ...

2 November 2020

Why it's important for children to lose themselves in a book

As a child, do you remember building a fort with pillows, or using blankets to create a den under the kitchen table? Did you play make believe with imaginary tea ...

1 November 2020

Seven diet tips for people living with MS

If you’re living with multiple sclerosis (MS), you may have wondered about eating a healthier diet. There’s so much (often contradictory) information out there, though, it can be confusing to ...

31 October 2020

Five things Little Bones has taught me by N V Peacock

- 1) A worried shared is not always a worry halved In Little Bones, protagonist Cherrie is living a half-life; constantly worried people will discover her serial killer father’s identity. ...

Halloween

29 October 2020

How I spent my lockdown by Cloadagh McKenna

Like everyone the first week of lockdown was quite overwhelming – the worry of catching the virus, the sadness of not being able to see family and then work being ...

Lockdown

29 October 2020

How being a twin and having twins inspired my new children’s book by Michelle Cordara

It all began with an idea. But it wasn’t an idea you might expect - as in the plot of the book. It was an idea to just simply write. ...

29 October 2020

A day in the life of me by Jo Thomas

Life for me as a writer has changed very much since I had three children under the age of three and used to wake at 4am to get a couple ...

Christmas

29 October 2020

Top five myths to bust about Beethoven by Jessica Duchen

Ludwig van Beethoven rose through the artistic ranks of Vienna at breakneck speed in the 1790s, hailed as the likely successor to Mozart. In his late twenties, though, he experienced ...

29 October 2020

Seven things you never knew about trees by Vicky Allan and Anna Deacon

- For The Love Of Trees by Vicky Allan and Anna Deacon is published by Black and White, £20. ...

29 October 2020

Milly Johnson discusses her new book I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day

If I had written this book at any other time in my life, I’m not sure I would have written it at all. As a result, it was a much ...

Christmas

29 October 2020

How I spent my lockdown by Leona Deakin

I expect we all have a unique lockdown story. Mine was one of feast and famine. My six year old daughter spent half of the week with her dad and ...

29 October 2020

The magic of London at Christmastime by Alex Pine

I travelled to London recently from my home in Southampton and it made me so sad to see how empty and forlorn the streets were. I was there to discuss ...

Christmas London