Celebrity Interviews

15 October 2020

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me by Emily Kavanagh

1. I’m an introvert. This may not be a surprise, as I think many of us writers are, but I tend to think of myself as quiet and shy (even ...

15 October 2020

10 Things I love about Christmas by Bella Osborne

-  Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year! ...

15 October 2020

How I spent my lockdown by Jenny Holmes

March sees me writing about unbelievably brave women who flew Spitfires for the Air Transport Auxiliary service during World War Two. Those Atta girls were up there at 30,000 feet ...

15 October 2020

How my love/hate relationship with social media inspired my novel by Charlotte Duckworth

It was only when I was pregnant with my daughter that I first became truly involved with the world of online influencers. Of course, I knew they existed before that, ...
15 October 2020

Seven things you need to know about Mumsnet

The online parenting forum is 20 years old this year, so what do you need to know before venturing on the site? Recognition Act, gender-critical women have formed grassroots organisations ...

15 October 2020

Author Debbie Howells discusses her new novel The Vow

We’ve probably all known those moments – the ones that leave you questioning yourself because you’ve misunderstood something or forgotten what someone said. You assume they’re right, that it was ...

14 October 2020

10 Things about Breathless that are true to life by Jennifer Niven

My latest YA novel, Breathless, is the book I needed when I was eighteen. A very personal take on sex, love, friendship, first times, redefining yourself after the floor has ...

14 October 2020

Julia Stiles reveals all about her character in the third season of Riviera

by @RealKevinPalmer  Big-budget new television drama is hard to come by right now, so Sky Atlantic are certain to get a huge audience for the return of their smash hit show ...
13 October 2020

How I spent lockdown by Rasheda Ashanti Malcolm

Lockdown began with loss. The loss of the man, who had created four magnificent lives with me, making me a mother. Initially lockdown signalled the loss of laughter and a ...

13 October 2020

Three ways men can be better allies

By David G. Smith and W. Brad Johnson For far too long, men have ignored, accepted, or even worse, knowingly contributed to a workplace culture that disadvantages women. Yet we do ...

13 October 2020

Seven things you need to know about the perimenopause by Jackie Lynch

The perimenopause occurs in the years running up to the menopause, which for most women is during the mid to late-40s. The menopause itself technically only lasts one day, which ...

12 October 2020

Exclusive: Ruby Richardson discusses new sci-fi comedy 7 Hours on Earth

Let's face it, we've been waiting for a feel-good story in 2020 for quite some time! So, when we heard that South London's Graveney Secondary School and Sixth Form had ...

12 October 2020

Exclusive: The Real Housewives of Cheshire newcomer Lystra Adams on joining the hit reality series

With extremely popular The Real Housewives of Cheshire due to return to our screens for Season 12 on October 12th, 2020, we were lucky to catch up with newcomer Lystra ...

9 October 2020

How poetry has helped me through lockdown by Samantha Crilly

EVERYONE has had a secret way of getting through lockdown: a daily walk, revisiting a good book, Zooming with friends or baking another banana bread. For me, the release has ...

8 October 2020

Exclusive: Charlotte Hope on bringing life to Catherine of Aragon in The Spanish Princess Part Two

This weekend (October 11th), fans of The Spanish Princess will finally be able to see how Catherine of Aragon's story continues following the critically-acclaimed first season. Ahead of the premiere on ...

8 October 2020

The power of writing to soothe private issues by Angie Lake

If I had to describe what life was like as a child living with an anxiety disorder, it would be: “It was like having a hangover every day.” My childhood ...

8 October 2020

The challenges of writing in a locked-down world by Caroline Logan

I think you would be a liar if you haven’t wanted to escape the real world for a bit this year. 2020 has been hard on all of us, to ...

7 October 2020

10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me by Katy Massey

-  Katy Massey’s memoir, Are We Home Yet, is out now on Audible and published by Jacaranda Books. ...

7 October 2020

Working With Marion and Agatha by Rod W Green

Do you remember what it felt like when you handed an essay to the teacher when you were at school? Remember how anxious you felt? Would she like it? Would ...

6 October 2020

An authors life in lockdown by Helen Docherty

-  For many couples, being forced to share a work space under lockdown (if you’re both lucky enough to have a job you can do from home) must have come ...

6 October 2020

Why we need to feel more by Dr Karen Gaye Graham

-  Accept How You Feel by Dr Karen Gaye Graham is published by Light Ideas Press and available now, priced at £15.50  ...

6 October 2020

Kim Nash discusses her new book Sunshine and Second Chances

I was totally flabbergasted when I got a call from Amazon to tell me that I had been shortlisted for the 2020 Kindle Storyteller Award. When I plucked up the ...

6 October 2020

Finding creativity and success in lockdown by Amanda Radley

As a full-time author, I’m used to writing no matter what. I’ve been writing for the last five years and treating it as an occupation for the past three. I’d ...