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Book Review: Heiresses by Laura Thompson

If the huge success of hit TV series like Gossip Girl, Elite and Succession have taught us anything, it’s that…

Annette Review

Annette is… well, what is Annette? Annette is a film, directed by Leos Carax and…

Emma Curtis on the inspiration behind Invite Me In and why she loves writing domestic noir

Back in 2017 I had a conversation with a friend who has been paraplegic ever…

Book Review: Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain

Like the ominous and isolated Louisiana bayou setting of her debut novel, Ginny Myers Sain’s…

Book Review: Kissing Emma by Shappi Khorsandi

Modern retellings may not be a particularly new trend in literature, but comedian and actor…

Book Review: Not A Happy Family by Shari Lapena

Having too much money can sometimes be just as problematic as not having enough. That’s…

Book Review: A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

When was the last time you read a fantasy book set in an alternate Cairo…

Underground Review

Underground – the second feature from Canadian writer/director Sophie Dupuis – starts with a mine…

Book Review: Velvet Was The Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Many authors have a characteristic formula with their fiction. Be it swoony romance, spine-tingling chills…

Ian Green on worldbuilding in fantasy and the journey to publication

When I was wee I used to spend hours clambering the ruins of castles and…

Anna Kent on the inspiration behind psychological thriller The House of Whispers

The House of Whispers is primarily a story about guilt. The idea was sparked by…

Stephanie Burgis on fulfilling her wildest fantasies from childhood when writing The Raven Heir

When I was a little kid, my best friend insisted that she definitely wanted to…