recommendations

M.A. Kuzniar’s Festive Favourites!

We are already counting down the days to Christmas with M.A. Kuzniar, author of the utterly magic Midnight in Everwood! Joining us on this wonderfully festive Friday, M.A. Kuzniar shares with us her favourite things to read and watch when the weather starts to get a little colder… Read More

We’ve got the #BookTok bug!

Whether you’re looking for a cure for your book hangover or you’re searching for something to finally pull you out of that reading slump, here are ten of our top reads that are sure to scratch that #BookTok itch! Chances are you might have seen a few of these… Read More

If you like this Christmas movie we recommend…

Here at HQ Stories, we are OBSESSED with Christmas movies and we also LOVE books (funnily enough). We couldn’t resist the opportunity to pair them together to create the ultimate festive reading guide. Read on to find out what you should read next based on your favourite Christmas… Read More

Alice Feeney on the inspiration for her novel and book recommendations

Dear Reader, I first had the idea for Rock paper Scissors during a trip to Scotland in 2018. We drove to a remote property in a terrible storm, which they called the Beast from the East. When we finally arrived it was dark, there was no power and our phones didn’t… Read More

Karen Clarke’s Cat-and-Mouse Picks

Today we publish And Then She Ran, the utterly gripping new cat-and-mouse thriller that will keep you reading long into the night from Karen Clarke! To celebrate, Karen joins us to share some of her favourite cat-and-mouse books, films and TV shows. If you like any of these, you… Read More

Roz Watkins is going back to bookshops!

My relationship with bookshops got off to a bad start. My dad used to take me and my brother shopping when we were very small, and his idea of shopping involved forgetting to buy any food, but going into every second-hand bookshop that we passed. He’d spend several days in… Read More

HQ Reads: Book Recommendations From Our Team

New year, new blog series! Every month, we will be bringing you book recommendations from our team. For the month of January we have three recommendations! We have Finn from editorial, Rebecca from audio, and Imie from marketing. Read on to find out what books they’ve enjoyed recently…   FINN… Read More

Christmas Comforts: Jessica Ryn

Welcome to our Christmas Comforts blog series! In the run up to the festive season, we asked our authors to share with us what they love to read at this time of year. So over the next few weeks, we will be sharing their best wintry recommendations. Do keep checking… Read More