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C.M. Bryden recently released her fourth book,Tale From Fairyland, in April 2018. We wanted to catch up with the author and ask her a few questions. Did you always dream of becoming an author? No. Not until after I had finished work and had time to decide what I wanted to do with my life, although I have always scribbled and made up stories for my children, but mainly for my own amusement. What was your first job? Office Junior, when I first left high sch...

It's Dinosaur Day! So, to celebrate, we thought we'd feature one of our very own dinosaur books and give you a few facts that you might nothave known! Charlie Daniels is more than six feet tall, allergic to almost everything, and has a pet dinosaur at home. His life in Arizona is relatively normal. That is, apart from the nightmares Charlie has... But when his dinosaur, Trike, gets kidnapped by a strange old lady and her cat-like sidekick, Charlie and his misfit friend Arty are ...

A.T. (Mac) McTavish recently released his new novel,After the Storm Was Over, in March 2018. We wanted to catch up with the author and find out how his life had changed since becoming a published author. Did you always dream of becoming an author? No!My career has been so varied that writing was not a priority.Mind you, I have always loved telling stories. What was your first job? Really?When I left school, I worked in a butchers shop as a 'trainee cu...

Most book-lovers are guilty of re-reading the same books over and over again. Regardless of whether you've read that book five times or fifty times, you keep picking it up and going through it again, and we're no different. So today, we thought we would list the pros and cons of re-reading. Pros You get to over-analyse and figure out your favourite characters. You might feel that you didn't really connect with the book characters the first time round...or the secon...

A.D. Burlace, author ofSea of Deception, recently released his new book in March 2018. We wanted to catch up with the new author and see how life had been treating him since he was published. Did you always dream of becoming an author? No. What was your first job? Volunteering at an animal sanctuary. How did you come about writing your book? Was that your intention or did you start writing for fun? I started writing my book as a way to esc...

Everyone has a bucket list - the classic 'things to do before you die', like visit the Eiffel Tower, climb Everest or stand at the top of the Niagra Falls. But what about a fictional bucket list? If you could visit any world and go anywhere with any fictional character, what would you do? Well, here are the twenty items on our fictional bucket list! Play Quidditch with the Weasley’s Let's be honest, who wouldn't want to play Quidditch with the Weasley's? With...

A beloved children's writer, Dr. Seuss is an author that we all grew up with. But do you really know him as well as you think you do? These facts might just surprise you. He wasn't a real doctor. You might have already known this but good old Dr. Seuss wasn't actually a doctor of anything and he only received an honourary doctorate in 1956. He actually added the title because he not only felt that it would help to improve his standing with his books, but also because his f...

Patrick Moffett released his debut novel,Inside Out, in March 2018. We wanted to sit down with the author and find out how his life had changed since becoming a published author. Did you always dream of becoming an author? I’m told everyone has a book in them. I don’t remember exactly when I first seriously decided to try and write a book, about 30 years ago - I think I was about 40. I really wanted to build a story that would turn into a movie – one of...

Last week, we brought you '10 Book Facts to Blow Your Mind'. Now, we present you with: 10 Facts You Never Knew About Your Favourite Authors! 1. Roald Dahl Roald Dahl, a guy who wrote about chocolate factories and witches actually worked as a spy during World War II. 2. John Grisham John Grisham was working in the Mississippi House of Representatives when his first attempt at a novel was rejected 28 times before someone finally decided to publish it. 3.Alexan...