Book Review: The Night Hunt by Alexandra Christo

If there’s one thing that Alexandra Christo – author of the Hundred Kingdoms and Into…

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…

10 romance books to add to your autumn reading list

The end of summer and arrival of autumn might signal a shift towards darker, cosier…

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…

Read an extract from I Loved You In Another Life by David Arnold

Evan Taft has plans. Take a gap year in Alaska, make sure his brother and…

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…

Book Review: Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco

Most authors want readers to fall in love with their main characters. Yet so often…