Authors

Family secrets. Are they good or bad?

Author Sarah Clarke ponders the question as we celebrate the release of her latest novel, Every Little Secret. My new book Every Little Secret follows the lives of Grace, Marcus, Kaia and their wider family. Almost every character is harbouring a secret or two, and this leads to… Read More

The Little Book of Bananas

Whether it’s a sweet or savoury dish you want to make, the humble banana can be elevated to new heights thanks to Sally El-Arifi’s book, The Little Book of Bananas. With over 80+ recipes inside, you can rustle up a variety of mouth-watering dishes from scrumptious red Thai… Read More

Second Spring: Kate Codrington’s New Vision For Menopause

Author Kate Codrington re-frames the subject as we celebrate the release of her new book, Second Spring. There appears to be mass cultural gas lighting around perimenopause and menopause. We’re supposed to either shut up and get on with it or, if we insist on adequate care, take… Read More

With This Kiss by Carrie Hope Fletcher

Read an exclusive extract of With This Kiss, the utterly magical and completely spellbinding novel from Number One Sunday Times best selling author Carrie Hope Fletcher! PROLOGUE How often does death cross your mind? Is it once a year, when you hear of a tragedy that sends you spiralling… Read More

Writing LGBTQI+ characters into contemporary fiction

Charlotte Barnes, author of The Break Up, shares her thoughts on the importance of LGBTQI+ representation in contemporary fiction. The first time I read of an LGBTQI+ romance in fiction, it was Stella Duffy’s Calendar Girl. I don’t remember my age exactly. Though I remember the feelings of… Read More

Playing for Love with Jeevani Charika

Playing for Love is the laugh-out-loud new romantic comedy from Jeevani Charika! Here she joins us to tell us what inspired Sam and Luke’s love story. Playing For Love was inspired almost entirely by a children’s cartoon called Miraculous Ladybug and Cat Noir. My daughter watched it when she… Read More

Uncovering the secrets of Trent Park

The Light We Left Behind is the first novel to explore one of British Intelligence’s most audacious WW2 operations. Author Tessa Harris shares how she discovered the extraordinary true story on which her novel is based. Many years ago, I used to be a reporter on a newspaper in… Read More

Youthful Not Young

To celebrate the publication of her memoir Good Grief, written with daughter Catherine Mayer, Anne Mayer Bird reflects on the events of recent years – including the experience of widowhood – and looks ahead to 2022. When I published my first book at the age of 87, the… Read More

Quitting the Internet with David Yoon

In a world where we spend so much of time online, Sunday Times bestselling author David Yoon writes about why he gave up social media and the internet and what happened next... Read More

Make it Happen with Amika George

Read an exclusive extract of Make it Happen , the handbook to tackling the biggest issues facing the world, from inspirational activist Amika George. CHOOSE YOUR CAUSE Whatever kind of person you are, you can be an activist. I believe that activism comes in many forms. Refuse to… Read More

Adele Parks on the Ultimate Betrayal

My new novel is out and I’m so excited, I just can’t hide it, I’m about to lose control and…well you know how it goes. BOTH OF YOU is a twisty, dark domestic thriller where more than one character does just that; loses control. Two women go missing from… Read More

When Nature Takes Over by Polly Crosby

To celebrate the release of her atmospheric historical mystery, The Unravelling, Polly Crosby explores how her fascination with nature inspired the idea for the book. I’ve always been fascinated by nature. I was the kind of child who made dens and rooted around in the earth in search of… Read More