Books

-  Suzette D. Harrison, a native Californian and the middle of three daughters, grew up in a home where reading was required, not requested. Her literary "career" began in junior ...

I always wanted to be a writer, but almost became a surgeon instead. I grew up surrounded by books—my mom was a librarian and the magical labyrinth of her workplace ...

-  The Bruising of Qilwa is set in a larger universe I’ve been playing in for a while—and is not the only story to be set there! I won the ...

I had no idea when I wrote my novel ‘Death in the Mooragh’ that I was imitating a plot device used by Agatha Christie. I love Christie’s stories, the humour, ...

We caught up with Sarah Pearse- author of the addictive new thriller The Retreat to discuss the pressures of writing another book when your first is a global bestseller. Please ...

I have worked with people who have gut challenges, skin conditions, panic and anxiety attacks, severe stress and burnout, which all have a variety of physical symptoms that are a ...

Books make you feel. Whether you’re aiming for that feeling to be wonder or wanderlust, picking up a book to take to the beach can transport you to a different ...

At fifty years old, my debut novel, Love & Other Dramas, is about to be published and I still can’t quite believe it. I almost didn’t get here. Ten years ...

Author, Cate Quinn, explains why pulling pints in her underwear nearly drove her to murder. And how Jane Harper inspired her to finally commit her experiences to paper. As a ...

The concept of ‘common decency’ might seem fairly self-explanatory, regardless of your way of thinking about or viewing the world. It might translate to holding the door open for the ...

1. I never thought I would be able to finish a novel. I had tried a few times, and spent a lifetime scribbling little notes or phrases down in notebooks ...

1. I dropped out of college before completing my A-Levels. I had a terrible tendency to start things but fail to finish them. Later in life I studied with the ...

Dear Helen Dore Boylston I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the Sue Barton books when I was younger. I was introduced to the series by my ...

The wartime diary of Kathleen Johnstone, A Nurse’s War: A diary of hope and heartache on the home front (HarperNorth, 2022), which we edited, presents a vivid picture of one ...

I grew up on the south coast of England, a stone’s throw from the sea, and that is where I’ve set my latest novel Mothers and Daughters. With the beach ...

In early 1993, I went to my first yoga class. It was in a church hall on the north shore of Sydney, at the top of my very long street ...

The Riviera House is about a group of people working to save precious artworks from the Nazis during WWII in Paris. It opens with the famous Louvre museum being emptied, ...

Dear Isabel, At the beginning of lockdown, a friend sent me a piece you had written on your feelings about the times facing us, and it spoke to me. I ...

Dear Ms Wild, Or may I call you Meredith because you started following me on Instagram? I was so excited; I showed my phone screen to my friends. Since 2013, ...

Dear Dame Agatha, Queen of Crime, I recall so vividly the moment I first heard your name. It was in my final English lesson at primary school. I was chewing ...

When I was pregnant with my second child, I noticed that my eldest son Jack was asking questions about what would happen when the baby came along; Things like: ‘Where ...

Dear John Harding, I was reluctant to take on the first of your books I read. My mother and I were in Waterstones looking for my birthday presents, and she ...

The first thing you have to know is that I am comprised of 50% bullsh*t, 25% snappy patter, 10% coffee and an additional 15% pop culture. In fact, take everything ...

Dear Enid, First and foremost, I want to say thank you. Your Famous Five and Secret Seven books taught me that anyone can transform an ordinary day out with friends ...