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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…

Elaine Hastings: From the Pyramid Stage to My Sofa – A Love Letter to Glastonbury

I will never forget watching Gomez play the sunset slot on The Other Stage at…

Josie Silver on writing longhand

Like most writers, I live on my laptop, several documents constantly open when I’m in…

Caroline James Finds Fiction Gold – On a Cruise Ship

I never wanted to go on a cruise. I couldn’t understand the attraction of being…

Kate Weston: An ode to Selling Sunset

Dear Selling Sunset, I love you. I love your outfits, your savage drama, and your…

Amy de la Force: What Buffy taught me about strong female leads

‘In every generation, there is a chosen one’ – and my chosen hero wore leather…

Ava Eldred on how her love of musical theatre inspired Exit Stage Death

When the question of what my second YA novel should be about came up, in…

Kenneth Oppel: When Art Becomes Reality

When I started writing Best of All Worlds it felt like a cautionary tale or…