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Edward Figg, author of The Anniversary Man, was published by us in September 2017. We felt it was time to catch up with the author and find out how life has been treating him, since he became a published writer. Did you always dream of becoming an author? No, I never thought of becoming a published author. As a journalist, I did have many articles published but there is a lot of difference between a two-hundred-word article and an eighty-five-thousand-word book. ...

Did you manage to work out our 10 Christmas Anagrams? Well, you can see below how many you managed to get right! 1) CONGRESS LIAR(5,7) Answer: CAROL SINGERS 2) IN THE GLINTS (6,5) Answer: SILENT NIGHT 3) GAP PAWN RIPPER (8,5) Answer: WRAPPING PAPER 4) VICARS THEMES (9,3) Answer: CHRISTMAS EVE 5) HONESTY WARMS FONT (6,3,7) Answer: FROSTY THE SNOWMAN 6) DRASTIC CHARMS (9,4) Answer: CHRISTMAS CARDS 7) SMART HERETICS (9,4) ...

Hilda Kalap released her first children's book, Donna and Dermot on the Move, in July 2017. We felt it was time to catch up with the author and ask her a few questions. How would you describe Donna and Dermot on the Move, and who would you say it is aimed at? Donna and Dermot on the Move is a picture book aimed at 4-9-year-olds. It is the story of a girl and her dog, and how she is affected negatively by moving house. In thinking about the past and the future rather than apprec...

Well, it's less than a month until Christmas, so it's time to get in the festive mood! So, here are 10 Christmas Anagrams just for you guys! See how many you can figure out and we'll reveal the answers next week. 1) CONGRESS LIAR(5,7) 2) IN THE GLINTS (6,5) 3) GAP PAWN RIPPER (8,5) 4) VICARS THEMES (9,3) 5) HONESTY WARMS FONT (6,3,7) 6) DRASTIC CHARMS (9,4) 7) SMART HERETICS (9,4) 8) IN ACTION SLASH (5,8) 9) CAN ASSAULT (5,5...

Albert Wessel first released Irene (Relationships Redefined) in September 2017. We felt it was time to catch up with the author and see how life has been treating him since the publication. Did you always dream of becoming an author? I became aware that I could put words together, very well, in my teens. I never considered becoming a writer back then. But, there was a particular incident that got my attention when I was in grade 9: the teacher gave the class an assignm...

We previously did a 'Bedtime Books for Adults' post, recommending 5 books to help you slip off into the land of nod. But that's not much good if the little ones won't settle down as well! So, here are 5 books to help send the kids to sleep. 1) Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak Most people were read this book at some point in their lives, and your children should be no exception. Where the Wild Things Are is the perfect book to help send your tired tykes off to sleep, with...

Ruth Skrine, author of A Step Too Far, was published in September 2017. We felt it was time to catch up with the author and find out how life had changed for her since the release of her book. Did you always dream of becoming an author? No, because my spelling was always poor. My mother and sister were the writers in my family. What was your first job? Medical practitioner How did you come about writing your book? Was that your intention or did y...

We all love to read in the bath; it's the perfect way to relax...assuming you don't drop the book! So, here are some tips on how to enjoy a book in the bath! 1) Make sure it's not your favourite book ever written You might be tempted to choose your favourite book to relax in the bath with. But this is not a good idea! If, for whatever reason, you accidently drop said book, you'll be kicking yourself forever more and probably crying tears of rage over that lost gem. 2) Try bu...

A.J. Porter's debut novel, The Mercies of Gwenda Wade, was released in September 2017. We thought it was time to catch up with the author and have a chat about how life had changed for her since being published. Did you always dream of becoming an author? Before I attended big girl's school, as I termed Faringdon Infants School, my sister was gifted a chalkboard, I became her first pupil aged around 3. She taught me to read and write. It opened up a whole new venture; I...