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Not Home is a novella, written in conversation with people living in unsupported temporary accommodation in Manchester. It follows the residents of a run-down B&B in Manchester the week after ...

Parents should unplug their iPad-addicted children and replace their increasing dependence on technology with the original imaginative gadget – the adventure book, writes the journalist and acclaimed children’s author, M.C.D. ...

Despite a wealth of new research and a swathe of well-meaning interventions, bullying remains a common problem in British schools. That won’t change until we look beyond the ‘bully’ and ...

Steve McQueen’s new film Widows will blow most of you away. The film, based on the classic 1980s Lynda La Plante novel, features a group of gangster widows who turn to ...

Before the development of speech, some 50,000 years ago, mankind was intuitively psychic and had far better non-verbal communication skills, writes Dr Stephen Simpson. Here, the bestselling author and Fellow ...

I was terrified when I transitioned to begin presenting authentically full-time in early 2015, but I’ve since had the great good fortune to instead experience the triumph of kindness. Though ...

This year I am celebrating five years since the publication of my bestselling romantic comedy, Another Cup of Coffee. So much has happened since I sent off the original manuscript ...

Two years ago, I walked out of my life. It was one of the most difficult decisions I have ever made. In midlife, many women are settled with plans in ...

National Novel Writing Month (colloquially known as NaNoWriMo) is an Internet-wide creative writing project which takes place every year and sees thousands of aspiring writers take to their word processors ...

I’m a romantic at heart. Always have been. As a young girl I always longed for true love. So far, I haven’t found it. At various points in my life ...

Casey Watson has spent many years as a foster carer, and before that was a behaviour manager at her local comprehensive school. Now, to mark the release of her new ...

I'm a bestselling author and also a successful business woman – although the working around fifty to sixty hours a week doesn't always feel successful. It just feels exhausting! I’m ...

The young Jewish woman the Hungarian police arrested on the Slovene border in March 1944 was only 22. She carried a wireless transmitter and was operating as a British paratrooper ...

Ahead of the publication of her new book, The Palace of Lost Dreams tomorrow (October 31), we asked author Charlotte Betts to write up 10 things she'd like all of her ...

Within the space of just a few months, young British poet Arch Hades has amassed a large international online following - after sharing her heartbreak with others in verse. The ...

Author Candice Derman has this week released her inspiring, important and harrowing memoir of sexual abuse, Indescribable. Following on from her publication day, she's also written up an exclusive piece ...

In crime fiction, the dark deeds of the antagonists are hugely important, and they’ve got to be fresh, convincing and dramatic. But the main protagonist has got to be the ...

Nowadays, we are finally reading the women we deserve. This statement is provocative, undoubtedly, but who can argue against the fact that we are reading the stories of brave women ...

Here I am and here it is… I had to see my GP earlier this year (January). I tell him my appetite has been a myth (which is strange for ...

To celebrate the release of her brilliant new book On A White Horse, which details how she used memorialisation to overcome her grief following the death of her husband, author ...

The children’s book series Witchy Travel Tales, is an exciting series about a witch called Miranda and her seven daughters. Each daughter is unique and has distinctive personalities, abilities and ...

If you’re a big fan of the horror genre, it’s the perfect time of the year. New movies, television shows, novels, comic books and more are being released as the ...

In one sentence, I would describe Until the Ice Cracks as a noir thriller set in a fictional, near future, Nordic city. Im a big fan of Raymond Chandler and ...

To celebrate the release of her new book The Other Sister, author Elle Croft has written an exclusive piece for Female First, detailing her favourite villains from the world of ...