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Tony Bury has so far published three crime fiction novels with us – the first three books in the Alex Keaton series. He has another book in a new series on the way and is also working on what’s next for Alex Keaton. We asked him about his life as an author and he gave as an enlightening insight, and some great advice for new authors too. Did you always dream of becoming an author?  I always dreamed of becoming an actor or a director. In my teenage years, I did a l...

It’s World Book Day! All over the country children will have been off to school this morning dressed as their favourite fictional characters – and a few grownups might have been off to work doing the exact same thing! We thought we’d take a look at some quick, low effort and yet highly effective World Book Day Costumes. Avery from Spot the Difference by Juno Dawson What better idea for World Book Day than to dress up as a character from a World Book Day book? Avery featured in D...

Sue Woodcock first published with us nearly ten years ago. Currently, she has two works in print with us: Murder at the Brass Cat and Operation Cain: Shepherd’s Mystery. Read on to find out more about her life as an author and the exciting and varied life she’s led up until now. Did you always dream of becoming an author? Not really, but I have always liked writing stories. What was your first job? My first proper job was a police officer. How did you come to write...

Mothers’ Day is fast approaching and many of us will be searching for a way to show the most important woman in our life how much we love her. We think books make a much better gift than flowers, here are eight reasons why. Nobody is allergic to books – or at least, nobody that we know of. Books don’t die after a few days – sometimes characters die and it feels like your heart has been ripped out, but that’s another matter. You can reread a book time and time again – you’...

Jay P. Newcomb took the time to answer some questions about his life since the publication of Visigothic: The Barbarians of Midgard. Did you always dream of becoming an author? Yes. My earliest writing experiences were in elementary school, and later in High School. I’ve always been a fan of history and because of the great knowledge of history that I do have, it enabled me to write the Visigothic Series. What was your first job? In the Army as a Cavalry Scout, stationed ...

We love to use books for escapism. Just something light and fun to block out the rest of the world for an hour or so. But sometimes the books we read reflect painful truths about the world around us and literature can be an excellent means to explore these tough and sometimes taboo subjects. Western Daughter by Jay Joseph Jay Joseph’s debut novel follows the story of Nadia, a young Muslim girl living in London. Torn between her family, her faith and her desire to live as she wants a...

Books are everywhere and have been around for hundreds of years. It’s crazy what our minds can come up with, and being able to create amazing ideas in your own mind, and capturing it into a story for everyone else to see. There are writers who can create an image in the mind as if it is happening in real life just by the way that they have put it into words.   So, if books are so amazing, why are there not more people reading books? Some of the common reasons are; Some people’s opinio...

Hannah Jennings first published with us in 2014. Her book Secret Society began the story of Blaise Pryde, a shapeshifter and leader of her pack. But Blaise’s story was far from over at the end of the book and now the sequel, Secret Kingdom, is being released tomorrow. Hannah answered some questions with us to celebrate the book’s launch. How would you describe Secret Kingdom and who would you say it is aimed at? I would describe Secret Kingdom as a sequel to Secret Soci...

It’s nearly the end of LGBT History month. So, we thought we’d take a look at some of the best LGBT fiction out there. The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth The story of a young girl growing up and coming to terms with her sexuality in the Deep South of America, and the problems it causes. When Cameron Post falls in love with her best friend, she cannot predict the disastrous consequences this will have. Banished to a camp which aims to ‘convert’ LGBT teenagers,...