Stacey Halls on the Bloomsbury children’s hospital that inspired The Foundling

In March 2016 I’d just finished writing the first draft of The Familiars. With an…

Read an extract from After The Silence by Louise O’Neill

Nessa Crowley’s murderer has been protected by silence for ten years. Until a team of documentary…

Book Review: Unquiet by Linn Ullman

Linn Ullman is the daughter of legendary Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman, and renowned Norwegian…

Book Review: Indelicacy by Amina Cain

We don’t know where Indelicacy is set. Or when. Vitória works in an art museum…

Book Review: Love Orange by Natasha Randall

Jenny Tinkley has lived in Bentonville for one year. Her husband, Hank, has programmed their…

Book Review: Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed

From the cobblestone streets of modern-day Paris to the gilded cage of a harem in…

Book Review: Not The Type by Camilla Thurlow

As the blurb of this debut memoir points out, Camilla Thurlow came second on Love…

Victoria Hislop on Makronisos – the Greek island that inspired Those Who Are Loved

For me inspiration for a story always arrives at a very specific moment when I…

Sophie Cousens’ Top Ten Rom Coms

There’s something timeless about a good romantic comedy – they cheer us when we’re down,…

Book Review: Hinton Hollow Death Trip by Will Carver

Just as Marcus Zusak’s The Book Thief is narrated by Death, Will Carver’s latest high-concept…

Graphic Novel Review: When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

Joining forces with graphic novelist Victoria Jamieson (Roller Girl) and colourist Iman Geddy, Omar Mohamed…

Book Review: More Than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood

If you’re after a funny, light-hearted and heart-warming read, you really can’t go far wrong…