Top 10 tips for avoiding a holiday romance

Holiday romances are meant to be a fun part of a trip abroad, right? But what if you end up on holiday with someone you really don’t want to get with? This is what happens to Natalie in Zoe May’s latest novel, As Luck Would Have It. Embarking on… Read More

A lunch break call changed my life

2015, and I was teaching adults in various towns near to where I live in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. I worked as a Post 16 tutor, educating students on working in schools, special educational needs, autism, and specific learning difficulties. I was working, studying my Cert Ed and finishing my BA… Read More

Win a copy of As Luck Would Have It and an Elemis Luxury Traveller Skincare Gift Set!

One holiday can change your life forever… Natalie Jackson might keep up appearances on Instagram, but in reality her fiancé has just jilted her after the birth of their baby and she’s moved back in with her mum. Life isn’t exactly going to plan! So when she enters the village raffle… Read More

WRITING TIPS: The importance of setting

Louise Mangos, author of The Art Of Deception, discusses the importance of setting in suspense novels, and why she chose The Alps as the setting for her book. Read More

Vicky Newham on DI Maya Rahman

Vicky Newham has taken a moment to talk about DI Maya Rahman, the lead character in her new novel Out of the Ashes. Tell us about DI Maya Rahman Maya has lived in East London since she was four. Originally from Bangladesh, her family left Sylhet in the… Read More

Gransnet and HQ launch writing competition

Are You Talking To Me? Gransnet and HQ have partnered to launch a writing competition for women fiction writers over the age of 40 writing about a leading character aged over 40. Five shortlisted writers will receive editorial feedback, with the overall winner being offered a publishing contract with HQ. Read More

8 signs you’re in a Toxic Friendship

We hear a lot about romantic relationships turned toxic, but how do we know when our friendships turn sour? Author Mel McGrath, quite literally wrote the book, The Guilty Party: a tale of toxic friendship gone terribly wrong. On a night out, four friends witness a… Read More

Laura Ziepe chats about The Morning After The Wedding Before

Wedding season is well and truly underway! To mark the occasion we’ve been chatting to Laura Ziepe about honeymoons, hen parties and everything in between. Her new book The Morning After The Wedding Before covers all of these topics and more! Read on to discover Laura’s answers to some… Read More

Writing Through Grief

By Katy Collins, author of How To Say Goodbye The often quoted rule of ‘write what you know’ is something many authors (myself included) adhere to. I wrote the Lonely Hearts Travel Club series as a way to process what I’d been through after being jilted at the altar and… Read More

WIN a weekend getaway in Cornwall

To celebrate the publication of Liz Fenwick’s new novel, The Path to the Sea, Good Housekeeping are offering one lucky winner the chance to have a long weekend stay at The Lodge, with up to five of their friends, in the grounds of the beautiful Porthpean House… Read More

Love for the Island

Bestselling author Ross Armstrong tells us why there’s very little on television at the moment that he finds more revealing, more extreme and ridiculous, more hilarious, and more human, than Love Island. Read More

BOSH wins at the The British Book Awards 2019

To celebrate BOSH winning two awards, we’re treating you to BOSH’s delicious spiral tart recipe as features in the award-winning BOSH cookbook. Looking to impress your guests at a summer dinner party? This is your dish. Read More