Author Guest Post

Julie Caplin on her love of travel and how it inspires her books

As a child I was quiet and timid, perhaps cowed by a miserable parental divorce,…

Rachel Greenlaw on the inspiration behind The Ordeals

Inspiration for a novel is never one singular idea. It’s a myriad of thoughts and…

Kathy George on retellings and giving female characters the voice they were denied

If you’re a voracious reader like me, you can name at least one minor character…

Amy McCaw on the allure of true crime

True crime is one of those trends that I became aware of when the Serial…

Scarlett Dunmore: Scotland’s Dance with Witchcraft

“Double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble.” Scotland has a dark history. One…

Sarah Freethy on her research into women’s lives in Italy during World War II

We know history is written by the victors. Seen from 60,000 feet, it’s disseminated through…

Charlotte Ingham on writing a slow burn romance

The only thing I love more than reading a slow burn romance—one where I have…

Ova Ceren on the Turkish folklore woven into The Book of Heartbreak

Once, an award-winning Turkish director described Turkey as “my beautiful and lonely country.” I’ve never…

E. V. Woods: Books I’m most excited to read in the upcoming cosy season

There’s nothing quite like curling up with a good book while rain patters against your…

Hannah Brennan on writing what you know

I never set out to write a novel about my OCD. For me, the old…

Mahi Cheshire on writing a South Asian woman who refuses to behave

As an author of Sri Lankan origin, growing up, I rarely found books which featured…