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Debut author Swéta Rana on the balance between expressiveness and stoicism

Much like Tania, the main character of Queuing for the Queen, I was never much…

Siobhan MacGowan on the real life incidents that inspired The Graces

The Graces, set at the turn of a 20th century Ireland, tells the story of…

Ruth Kelly: Why islands make great settings for thrillers

Authors have been using islands as locations for thrillers for decades. Agatha Christie started the…

Louise Wolhuter: Isn’t there more to everyone than meets the eye?

When I was a little girl, there was an old woman we’d often see round…

Author Alexander Darwin discusses the appeal of the found father trope

There’s a reason for Pedro Pascal’s recent rise in popularity and it isn’t just his…

S.J. Wills: Welcome to Tremorglade

One night each month, Sel Archer takes his mum down to the basement of their…

Tasha Harrison on the inspiration behind her YA rom-com The Thing About Lemons

As a teenager of the 80s, my parents took me and my younger brother on…

Luna McNamara on reimagining Psyche’s story in her debut novel, Psyche and Eros

Sometimes people ask me why I gave Psyche a sword. To which I answer: why…

Lucy Vine on writing about exes

My new book is called Seven Exes but it might as well be called The…

R. S. Moule on his route to becoming an author

Many writers’ stories about how the craft became their vocation begin at a young age.…

Antony Johnston: Invisible Underdogs

Why is Gwinny Tuffel, the hound-loving sleuth in my new Dog Sitter Detective series, an…

When I discovered a witch stone, it inspired my novel, Seahurst

I was born in one of Suffolk’s ancient market towns and spent much of my…