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The Garnett Girls

The story behind The Garnett Girls

Georgina Moore tells the story behind her journey to becoming an author and the inspiration for her debut novel The Garnett Girls. Read on for more. I have always wanted to write a novel. In childhood I was a bookworm, a lover of Anne of Green… Read More
All That's Left Unsaid Tracey Lien - 'I Want Them To Know How It Feels'

‘I want people to know how it feels’ — Tracey Lien

Tracey Lien, author of the unmissable and compelling debut All That’s Left Unsaid, joins us to discuss the inspiration and motive behind writing such a compelling novel. My goal for All That’s Left Unsaid was modest: ‘I want people to know how it feels.’ It seemed so simple – a… Read More
The Woman Before

Moving House with Jennifer Moore

Jennifer Moore’s debut novel The Woman Before is an addictive, atmospheric psychological thriller about a mysterious woman and house of shocking secrets. Read on to discover the inspiration behind this gripping new novel! ‘I hear there are people who actually enjoy moving. Sounds like a disease to me… Read More
Breakneck Point Ally Dymond

Breakneck Point: Meet CSI Ally Dymond

Author of Breakneck Point T. Orr Munro joins us to introduce her fierce, feisty and formidable new protagonist CSI Ally Dymond and what inspired the character! Ally – or Aloysia, as her mother insists on calling her – is a Crime Scene Investigator working in Devon. When she blows… Read More
Motherhood and impossible dreams

Motherhood & Impossible Dreams

As author Sarah Clarke looks forward to the publication of her debut novel A Mother Never Lies, she reflects on the journey she took to get here, motherhood, and her impossible dreams. As a child I always had my head in a book, but that sounds more wholesome than… Read More
DIAL A FOR AUNTIES

Read an extract of Dial A for Aunties!

Read an extract of Dial A for Aunties, Jesse Sutanto’s hilarious and highly original debut novel, shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Prize! There’s a dead man in my car. A man. Dead. In the driver’s seat of my Subaru. This is not at all on-brand for Subaru. Read More
The Jigsaw Man

Begin reading The Jigsaw Man!

Prologue 6.44 a.m. Greenwich Pier, low tide, and Maxwell Perkins is walking his dog on the riverbank. He’s not expecting to find pieces of a body. He walks on grey clay, wet pebbles and shards of glass, avoiding scraps of wood and discarded car tyres. As he lets the dog,… Read More
This Lovely City

Win a Townhouse Cocktail Box for two!

The drinks are flowing. The music is playing. But the party can’t last… To celebrate the paperback publication of This Lovely City, the atmospheric and poignant debut novel from Louise Hare, we’re giving one lucky winner the chance to win a Townhouse Cocktail Box for two… Read More
The Illustrated Child

Painting Stories with Polly Crosby

To celebrate the upcoming release of The Illustrated Child by Polly Crosby, out this thursday, Polly is on the blog talking about what stories and painting mean to her. Make sure to stay tuned until the end where we have a special artistic competition for you… Read More

How the Pandemic Changed Everything by Sairish Hussain

My life as a debut author… On Friday 27th March, an article appeared in the local newspaper about the publication of my debut novel, The Family Tree. It featured a photograph of me signing copies of my book at Waterstones and detailed my academic journey from English and Creative… Read More