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Emma Orchard on the tricky issue of sex in historical romance

“There was something else at her entrance, something hard and hot and very, very demanding.”…

Jennifer Lane: 6 witchy YA reads perfect for Halloween

As a practising witch, Halloween is my busiest time – it is the Witches’ New…

G. M. Linton on how the Windrush generation and self-identity inspired her Sunshine Simpson series

I nagged my parents for a typewriter for my sixteenth birthday; they duly saved up…

Jasmine Richards: 5 middle grade fantasy books with Black characters

To celebrate the release of The Myth Keeper, the fast-paced middle-grade fantasy sequel to The Unmorrow…

Derek Landy on sharing storytelling responsibilities and relinquishing control

I’m quite used to being the emperor of my own empire. I’ve been writing the…

Rebecca Netley on the difficulties of writing ghost stories

As a long-time lover of supernatural and ghost stories it had always been my burning…

The Wheel Spins: Writing My Mystery Novel The Murder Wheel

It’s funny, but whenever a reader or interviewer describes my Joseph Spector books – Death…

Kayvion Lewis on writing her cinematic YA heist thriller Thieves’ Gambit

Thieves’ Gambit is a glamorous round-the-world adventure about nine teen thieves from nine different countries…

Ian Moore: Vive la Difference!

There are many stereotypical images that spring to mind when one thinks of France. Away…

Rebecca Barrow on family secrets

It’s your birthday, maybe, or the holidays, and you’re looking for the perfect old picture…

Natasha Devon: The 2000s are BACK

‘Dresses worn over trousers are this season’s latest trend!’ declared the headline, alongside pictures of…

Hazel Prior: Penning Pain – An Otter Perspective

If so many people have it, why does it never appear in novels? That’s the…