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Elliot Fletcher on anxiety representation in romantic fiction

I can clearly recall my first panic attack, (I know, not the cutest place to…

Simone Soltani: Combining a Love of Sports and Romance

I have a confession to make: I haven’t always been a diehard Formula 1 fan.…

Megan Scott on why readers are so obsessed with the romantasy genre

It’s 2024, BookTok has amassed an eye-wateringly large audience, and you keep hearing about this…

Nikki Smith: Unpacking the attraction of destination thrillers

I was in my early twenties when The Beach published back in 1996. Alex Garland’s…

Penny Mirren: On top of the hill (not over it)

I grew up in the eighties, which as any nostalgic footage from the era will…

Jody Cooksley’s Top 5 Gothic Novels

Jody Cooksley, author of chilling Gothic thriller, The Small Museum, explains what makes a Gothic…

Taleen Voskuni: Armenian Food Is Resistance

I am a romance writer, one who tries her best to carry out a weighty…

Alice Hunter: Watching My Novel Come to Life on TV

As an author, seeing your creation leap from the pages of your novel to the…

A. S. Hussain on parasocial relationships with podcasters

Among the first podcasts I ever listened to was Serial, a podcast that re-examined the…

Fiona McPhillips on the enduring popularity of dark academia

Dark academia is a literary genre that has its origins in Donna Tartt’s seminal 1992…

Fiona Cummins on how the ever-changing seascape finds its way into her novels

On a winter’s morning, the estuary is wreathed in mist, and the cries of the…

Melissa Welliver: Why soulmates might be real, but you probably don’t want one

When people ask me what gave me the idea for writing Soulmates and Other Ways…