Celebrity Interviews

A Small Illustrated Guide to the Universe

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 ...

27 September 2019

Françoise DuMaurier shares the inspiration for his new book The Grateful Boys

Author and educator Françoise DuMaurier talks to Female First about how the #ownvoices movement inspired their new young adult fiction novel, The Grateful Boys. The vampire genre is as old ...

26 September 2019

The Boulet Brothers discuss Dragula, drama and bringing horror to the art of drag [EXCLUSIVE]

The Boulet Brothers are without a doubt two of the most exciting names in drag. Known as Dracmorda and Swanthula Boulet individually, the duo have been bringing horror, filth and ...

26 September 2019

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me by Kerry Watts

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25 September 2019

10 Things writing a book has taught me by Valerie Nettles

As I wrote this book with self-reflection I learned things about myself. I never expected to write a book and have it published. I feel a little humbled by this ...

24 September 2019

Ten things I’ve learned through being a lookalike

By Barbara Angela Kealy, author of Double Deception, £11.99, paperback and ebook, Filament Publishing, out 24th September 2019 https://twitter.com/kealybarbara My introduction to the unique lookalike world began in the 1980s. ...

23 September 2019

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Zoe Folbigg

My first book – The Note – was based on a true story. I loved a handsome stranger on a train from afar on my daily commute. It was excruciating, as ...

23 September 2019

Where to relax in Tokyo by Anna Chittenden

With over 10 million people living in Japan’s capital Tokyo, it’s easy to sometimes feel overwhelmed in this frenetic, bustling and crowded city. After hitting the busy traveller hotspots of ...

23 September 2019

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me by Paul Hughes

I was born in Fauldhouse, then a mining village in central Scotland. At the age of only 17 in the early 1960’s two friends; Jimmy Young and John Carty and ...

20 September 2019

Jane Wenham-Jones discusses the inspiration for her new novel The Big Five-O

What do Jennifer Lopez, Renee Zellweger, Jennifer Aniston and Cate Blanchett have in common? Clue: it’s not that they’re all gorgeous, A-list celebrity actresses with bodies to die for. Give up? I’ll ...

20 September 2019

Elizabeth Woodcraft discusses her new book The Girls from Greenway

In the early Sixties I was a teenager, listening to Pick of the Pops on the Light Programme on Sundays. When I was given a transistor radio for my birthday, ...

20 September 2019

Robert Lyons shares the inspiration for his new novel The Shell Collector

Author Robert Lyons reveals how his own dealings with a “wolf pack of professional bullies” served to inspire his brilliant novel about City scandals in London in the 1970s. Writing ...

19 September 2019

Isabel Ashdown discusses her love of Norway

The idea for my latest thriller, Lake Child, had been bubbling away for several years before I finally managed to write it. The novel tells the story of Eva, a ...

18 September 2019

10 Tips for writing a book with your spouse

Having written several published poetry books and lately three novels in collaboration with my husband Donough, covering crime, sci-fi and war, I’ve often been asked how we work together – ...