Celebrity Interviews

The Way Home
2 April 2020

Kay Brellend: 10 Things you might like to know about me
-  Website: www.kaybrellend.com Twitter: @KayBrellend ...

My Awesome Year Being Six
2 April 2020

Why should we encourage children to journal? by Kia Marie Hunt
Journaling has been a trending topic among adults for a while now, especially thanks to such a rise in mental health awareness and self-care practices. Now, we find ourselves at ...

The House at Silvermoor
2 April 2020

Tracy Rees shares the inspiration for her new book The House at Silvermoor
Even now that The House at Silvermoor is out in the world, I find it hard to believe that I actually finished it! It was conceived in a fit of ...

Generation Hope
2 April 2020

Eight top takeaways from Generation Hope
In these uncertain times, many of us are finding inspiration in unexpected places, like the pages of a children’s book. Generation Hope showcases young activists working to bring about positive ...

All In Her Head
2 April 2020

Nikki Smith: Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me
I didn’t get my publishing deal for my debut novel until I was 45. I’d ended up working in a career in Finance after doing an English degree, but had ...

The Lost Child
2 April 2020

Tips for writing the dreaded second novel by Emily Gunnis
“I’ve got a two book deal!’ After only five days of my agent sending my book out, Headline Publishers had pre-empted my debut novel, and not only that, they liked ...

Mortmain Hall
2 April 2020

Martin Edwards: Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me
-  As a child I loved reading stories, and also making them up. Aged eight I discovered Agatha Christie, and once I’d read The Murder at the Vicarage I was ...

My Miracle Cure
2 April 2020

My extraordinary day by Marion Carroll
I laughed when someone suggested that I am extraordinary. Doing the dishes and sweeping the floor, I don’t feel extraordinary, but I did have an extraordinary day. On the third ...

Dark Corners
2 April 2020

Darren O'Sullivan: Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me
I studied performing Arts at college and when I graduated I half-heartedly tried to make it in the industry. Sure, I went on a few tours, performing in a few ...

The Child on Platform One
1 April 2020

Gill Thompson: Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me
1. I’ve always wanted to be a writer but my father persuaded me teaching was a more realistic career, so I buried my authorial aspirations and dedicated myself to attempting ...

Books on Female First
31 March 2020

Seven gift ideas for book lovers
If you have a book lover to buy for in the next few weeks or months and don’t know which books they’ve read and which they haven’t, here are some ...

Latin Rocks On
31 March 2020

Seven things you need to know about the Latin language
-  Latin Rocks On by Sarah Rowley published by Unicorn, £10. ...

Easy Indian Cooking
31 March 2020

Seven food cupboard essentials for Indian cooking
Garam masala is one of those ‘go to’ spices in Indian cooking just like the essential spice black pepper. Garam masala is a mixture of hot spices such as clove, ...

Atlas of Vanishing Places
31 March 2020

Travis Elborough: Six things I'd like my readers to know about me
1. I trace my own fascination with travel and all things historic and quirky back to the 1970s when my grandparents ran a pirate-themed eatery in Polperro in Cornwall, which ...

Talking Is Not My Thing
30 March 2020

Children’s books featuring characters with disabilities by Rose Robbins
When I go shopping for children’s books, I am always on the look-out for prominently and positively featured disabled characters. This is quite the treasure-hunt, partly because the treasure is ...

Change Leadership
30 March 2020

10 Things I learnt from bringing up my children after my wife’s death
When my wife passed away, due to cancer, at the age of 47 I was left to support our four children through their grief. They are two girls, and two ...

Suranne Jones and Lennie James in Save Me
30 March 2020

Suranne Jones admits she can't stand to watch herself on TV
By @RealKevinPalmer  She is the BAFTA award-winning superstar who has been a fixture in our TV lives for two decades, yet Suranne Jones admits she hates watching herself on screen.  The 41-year-old star who ...

Digital Detox
30 March 2020

Six ways to do a digital detox – and why you should not feel guilty if you fail
I grew up without a television. My parents believed that television would stop conversations, destroy creativity and sap our energy. Today we see similar reactions to digital media, but there ...

Wild Neighbours
28 March 2020

Sarah Cheesbrough discusses her new book Wild Neighbours
Some years ago I wrote a story called Hold The Love. All over the globe, people plunged into fear as a virus from a computer game infected the populace. Our ...

It Could Just Happen
27 March 2020

10 Steps to living a sustainable lifestyle by Robert Perryment
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A Secret Rose
27 March 2020

Kirsty Ferry discusses her new book A Secret Rose
When I was a teenager in the 1980’s, I discovered Victoria Holt. If you haven’t read any of her books, I thoroughly recommend them – they are all Gothic Romance ...

The Russian Lieutenant
26 March 2020

Peter Marshall shares the inspiration for his new novel The Russian Lieutenant
Marina Peters, the central character in my novel, is an attractive and intelligent career woman, reluctant to explore the mysteries of dating websites. But at thirty she decides to take ...

Love it or Leave It: How to be Happy in the Workplace
25 March 2020

Seven ways to achieve work happiness during lockdown
Make sure that you are actually creating a space or environment that is productive and conducive to work and not having an adverse impact on your body. Look at your ...

Under Solomon Skies
25 March 2020

Berni Sorga-Millwood: Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me
I never saw myself as a writer, I had stories I wanted to tell but wasn’t sure how to write them down for others to read. I attended writing classes ...