Celebrity Interviews

16 May 2022

It's all about the villains by Richard Gough, author of The Cheerleader

We have all been there. Reading a novel and a character that we have joined on a journey that has grown close to our heart perishes and all we are ...

16 May 2022

An open letter to Jilly Cooper by Elly Griffiths, author of The Night Hawks

Dear Jilly I’ve always wanted to meet you. I’ve got a very clear idea of how it would go. We’d have a lovely, gossipy lunch in the Bar Sinister. We’d ...

16 May 2022

How writing helped me through times of uncertainty by Cassandra Campbell-Kemp

How can writing help you through times of uncertainty? A good question and one that I thought about at length and in depth before putting metaphorical pen to paper. In ...

16 May 2022

Former Lacrosse player Sarah Cooke discusses her new book Healthy You, Wealthy Business

Sarah Cooke is a High-Performance Coach but she used to represent England at lacrosse before turning her hand to holistic health and massage therapy. Cooke is a big believer in ...

16 May 2022

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Sinéad Crowley, author of The Belladonna Maze

-  5 I am very bad at taking time off. I have a day job in journalism, a night job writing books and two amazing kids who fill up all ...

12 May 2022

Jenna Kernan, author of The Adoption shares things about Florida you won't find in a travel brochure

Author Jenna Kernan’s new release, The Adoption, is a dark, twisty domestic thriller set in sunny Florida, though not the Florida you see in advertising campaigns. This is the insider’s ...

12 May 2022

Kate Riordan, author of Summer Fever shares seven things she'd like her readers to know about her

1. I used to be a journalist: Writing novels was always my dream but I wasn’t convinced at 21 that I had lived enough to qualify for the job. So ...

12 May 2022

Seven reasons to visit Kerry by Amanda Geard, author of The Midnight House

A trip to Ireland should be on every bucket list: a pint of Guinness in a traditional pub; a tour of the Ancient East; a smooch of the Blarney Stone. ...

12 May 2022

The solidarity of the anti-perfect mother by author Gill Sims

We’ve all seen the Perfect Mummies, haven’t we? The ones with the impeccably blow-dried hair, and glowing ‘no make-up make-up’ (that takes twice as long to put on as it ...

12 May 2022

Louise O'Neill, author of Idol discusses how her muse Marian Keyes has shaped her novels

I was a fan of Marian Keyes for a long time before I knew her. When I was a teenager and well into my twenties, a time during which commercial ...

12 May 2022

Seven reasons why women should write fantasy by Rebecca Zahabi, author of The Collarbound

When I was 12, I read a book in which the main character was a sorcerer, and there was a school of sorcerers, mostly (only) for boys. Later in the ...

12 May 2022

Five things I would tell my younger writer self by Rachel Brimble, author of A Very Modern Marriage

I wanted to write books from about the age of 8 or 9 when I discovered Enid Blyton’s Secret Seven series – that was the moment I knew I was ...

12 May 2022

Author Jan Casey shares seven things she'd like her readers to know about her

To have many more than seven things I’d like my readers to know about me must be a sign of a varied, happy and fulfilled life. But I had to ...

12 May 2022

My perfect summer by Sue Moorcroft, author of Summer at the French Cafe

I love summer and I love hot weather. I think I must be part lizard, because I bask in the sun whenever I’m on holiday or on a writing break. ...

12 May 2022

Author of The End of Men, Christina Sweeney-Baird shares seven things about her

1. First hand experience of hospital: In The End of Men a virus to which women are immune kills 90 per cent of the world’s men. An early scene happens in A ...

11 May 2022

Catherine Yardley, author of Ember shares seven things she'd like her readers to know about her

-  I moved around a lot as a child. I grew up in Scotland but we moved to different places in the Scottish Borders and then Lanarkshire. It meant I ...

9 May 2022

Jan Rothney, author of Breaking Free shares the connection between Covid & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

In 2003, Jan Rothney was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS - then known as M.E.). She recovered partially but relapsed severely in 2006 and spent several years struggling to ...

8 May 2022

Ellie Wood, author of The Wildwater Women shares how the Lake District has inspired her writing

I grew up in the Lake District, and it’s shaped who I am very strongly. When I lived in London, I’d yearn for it like a long-distance love. I spent ...
6 May 2022

Big Brother Canada Season 10: Kevin discusses his $100,000 win, villainous moves and more!

That’s a wrap! Big Brother Canada Season 10 has officially come to a close, with an epic finale that saw Kevin Jacobs win and take home the $100,000 prize. We ...
6 May 2022

Big Brother Canada Season 10: Finalists Betty and Josh discuss their game, a 'bitter' Jury and more!

That’s a wrap! Big Brother Canada Season 10 has officially reached its conclusion, with an epic finale that saw Betty Yirsaw finish in third place, with Josh Nash just missing ...
5 May 2022

Big Brother Canada Season 10: Haleena on her 'annoying little sister' relationship with Jacey-Lynne

With the Big Brother Canada Season 10 finale airing tonight (May 5th, 2022) on Global, we caught up with fourth place finalist, Haleena Gill, to chat all about her shock ...
5 May 2022

Why do we love reading about wars? by Liz Trenow, author of Searching For My Daughter

New York Times and USA Today bestselling historical fiction author Liz Trenow’s newest novel, Searching for My Daughter, is set against the backdrop of the Second World War. She ponders ...

5 May 2022

Ann Sei Lin, author of Rebel Skies shares seven things she'd like her readers to know about her

My dad is blind but he loves books and listens to them via screen reader. Growing up, the sound of electronic voices was a constant background presence. Instead of doing ...

4 May 2022

Alex Woolf, author of Mr Jones shares seven things he'd like his readers to know about him

1. I grew up in a cult. It was like a cross between an Indian ashram and a Victorian boarding school. We studied Sanskrit and eastern philosophy, and were beaten ...