books

The Little Book of Bananas

Whether it’s a sweet or savoury dish you want to make, the humble banana can be elevated to new heights thanks to Sally El-Arifi’s book, The Little Book of Bananas. With over 80+ recipes inside, you can rustle up a variety of mouth-watering dishes from scrumptious red Thai… Read More

Second Spring: Kate Codrington’s New Vision For Menopause

Author Kate Codrington re-frames the subject as we celebrate the release of her new book, Second Spring. There appears to be mass cultural gas lighting around perimenopause and menopause. We’re supposed to either shut up and get on with it or, if we insist on adequate care, take… Read More

Feel Good Food: Roasted Spiced Apples

Treat yourself to something tasty with this easy and delicious recipe from Feel Good Food, the brand new cookbook from Joe Wicks. Want to download this Roasted Spiced Apples recipe to use later? Click here. These cinnamon-spiced apples are so yummy, especially on top of your… Read More

Writing LGBTQI+ characters into contemporary fiction

Charlotte Barnes, author of The Break Up, shares her thoughts on the importance of LGBTQI+ representation in contemporary fiction. The first time I read of an LGBTQI+ romance in fiction, it was Stella Duffy’s Calendar Girl. I don’t remember my age exactly. Though I remember the feelings of… Read More

Playing for Love with Jeevani Charika

Playing for Love is the laugh-out-loud new romantic comedy from Jeevani Charika! Here she joins us to tell us what inspired Sam and Luke’s love story. Playing For Love was inspired almost entirely by a children’s cartoon called Miraculous Ladybug and Cat Noir. My daughter watched it when she… Read More

Uncovering the secrets of Trent Park

The Light We Left Behind is the first novel to explore one of British Intelligence’s most audacious WW2 operations. Author Tessa Harris shares how she discovered the extraordinary true story on which her novel is based. Many years ago, I used to be a reporter on a newspaper in… Read More

Youthful Not Young

To celebrate the publication of her memoir Good Grief, written with daughter Catherine Mayer, Anne Mayer Bird reflects on the events of recent years – including the experience of widowhood – and looks ahead to 2022. When I published my first book at the age of 87, the… Read More

Quitting the Internet with David Yoon

In a world where we spend so much of time online, Sunday Times bestselling author David Yoon writes about why he gave up social media and the internet and what happened next... Read More

Feel Good Food: Chicken Caprese Burgers

Treat your dad to something special this Fathers’ Day! This easy and delicious burger recipe from Feel Good Food, the brand-new cookbook from Joe Wicks, is perfect for sharing with the family on a day like to day. Want to download this Chicken Caprese Burgers recipe from to use… Read More

Summer reading recommendations from Sophia Money-Coutts!

To celebrate the upcoming publication of the heartwarming and hilarious new novel Did You Miss Me?, we asked author Sophia Money-Coutts to share with us her top three reading recommendations for this summer! Have you read any of these?! The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller A wonderfully written… Read More

What We’re Reading: Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

This weekend, HQ are looking forward to reading this emotional and moving essay on loss and the people we love from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun. What Notes on Grief is about ‘Grief is a cruel kind of education. You… Read More

What We’re Reading: Luster & Jews Don’t Count

In this month’s HQM&B I.D.E.A. (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access) Book Club, we were really excited to dive into our fiction pick Luster by Raven Leilani and non-fiction pick Jews Don’t Count by David Baddiel – two very different books, both packed with lots to digest and discuss. What… Read More