Author Interviews

Memories are funny things. Some hide from you almost completely. Some are playful, popping out now and then to amuse you. Some memories hang on you like weights, panting into ...

When we become mothers we are inundated with, at times quite bewildering and contradictory, advice: there are numerous books, blogs, tv programs telling us how to best bring up our ...

We all know that romance is a big deal in book publishing, and that this genre gets tons of readership. That’s great—who among us can resist a great meet-cute, after ...

The sparkling debut from Outlander and Victoria actor Nell Hudson, Just For Today is released on the 9th June 2022- so we caught up with her to find out what ...

1. I like safety and security but I hate it too. But maybe we all feel that. We do our deep breathing, practise yoga, create cosy domestic spaces, then blow it ...

Ahead of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Amazon UK has pulled sales data to show which books about the Queen have been the most popular over the past five years (May ...

Can you think of a famous disabled author? A novel that features a prominent disabled character? Chances are you might struggle, and if you can think of an example it’s ...

Translated by Isabel Williams I was never a young author. My first novel was published when I was 48 years old. At 48, we aren’t old, but nor are we ...

-  Dear Sue Townsend, In 1982, you changed my life. ...

I have always dreamed of having my book in a book shop window. When I first moved to London in the 1990's and started my writing journey this was something ...

-  Dead In The Water by Mark Ellis is out now in paperback by Headline Accent, £9.99. ...

This is actually harder to write than I expected! I always think that there’s not that many interesting things about me - that’s why I love developing alternative characters and ...

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I suppose how I feel about secrets can be summed up in two simple words: survival and shame. I realise of course there are times when keeping a secret is ...

We hear a lot about how we’re supposed to be connecting more deeply with nature to improve our wellbeing. But for many of us, as we rush around dealing with ...

1. Before you start counting words, ask yourself this: Could someone else write this book? If the answer is yes, don’t write it, save yourself a thousand hours, let someone else do ...

1. I guess the first thing I should tell you about me is that I love to talk. I love a good conversation. I love getting to know what other ...

1. At a Georgian museum in Bath, UK, I spotted a model of a turnspit dog in a wheel cage mounted to the kitchen wall. I discovered that this kitchen slave, ...

I trained as a CLASSICAL BALLET DANCER and a teacher once said to me ‘if it doesn’t hurt, it isn’t right’! Pushing yourself over the brink into real pain, is ...

Born out of frustration at an overseas deal locked in dispute, I sat down in 2017 and began to write a novel. Appetite for Risk tells the story of John ...

-  In 1941 the US government commissioned the Hughes Aircraft Company to build an aircraft capable of carrying 700 men over long distances and be able to land on water. ...

Ending any long relationship is never easy but ending a relationship where children are involved presents extra challenges. How do you balance and attend to your own feelings and needs ...

I write contemporary fiction for women who've live long enough not to expect the fairytale. I love writing about ordinary people because in the end, most families are extraordinary in ...

Whilst your CV alone won’t ‘get you the job’ it opens the possibility for a conversation which will lead you to being short-listed for your dream role. This is why ...