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Ally Carter: Things you can’t forget about amnesia

Hi. I’m Ally, and I’m addicted to amnesia stories. *Support group chimes*: “Hi, Ally.” Amnesia…

Rachel Wolf on characters we love to hate

Iago, Logan Roy, Nurse Ratched, Patrick Bateman, Annie Wilkes… There’s nothing like a compelling villain…

Be afraid, be very afraid: L. D. Smithson on why scary stories can be good for us

When I was nine years old the movie Jaws played for the first time on…

The Sleeping Beauty: fairy tale re-creations in times of conflict

In the fairy tale of the sleeping beauty, a castle re-awakens after a long curse.…

Charlotte Stein: Setting The Romance Bar

The thing I love most about Romance is how high it sets the bar for…

Marissa Meyer on creating romances that will stay in readers’ memories for a long time

Romance is always front and center for me when I start writing any new book,…

Kate Storey: Why I love uplifting books about books

January can be gloomy, can’t it? Like many others at this time of year, I…

A Civilised Murder: Why We Love Cosy Crime

‘Cosy Crime’ may seem an odd name for a genre in which murder is almost…

Liz Webb: My top 5 medical thrillers

After being found lifeless in the freezing Scottish sea, a woman’s husband is successfully ‘brought…

Maria Frances: Merging Fact and Fiction

If you’re anything like me, the tagline “Based on a true story” is an attention…

Naina Kumar on the inspiration behind Say You’ll Be My Jaan

Say You’ll Be My Jaan, my debut fake-engagement romcom, is the first book I’ve ever…

Araminta Hall on writing when angry

It’s never a good idea to do anything when angry. Except, right now, anger feels…