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…

Book Review: The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown

The world of unknowable objects has been quiet for decades. Yet three members of the…

Read an extract from A Splintering by Dur e Aziz Amna

In a village in rural Pakistan, Tara is waiting and watching. The smell of dung…

Read an extract from Not Going To Plan by Tia Fisher

Marnie’s really messed up this time – expelled and forced to change schools, the only…

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…

Book Review: A Resistance of Witches by Morgan Ryan

As World War II rages across Europe, the future looks bleak. That is until the…

Book Review: The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson

The year is 1749 and Hannah Cole is struggling to keep her head above water.…

Read an extract from The Midnight Shift by Cheon Seon-Ran

When four isolated elderly people die back-to-back at the same hospital by jumping out of…

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…

Book Review: A Theory of Dreaming by Ava Reid

Returning to the world of any much-loved book is a joy at the best of…