Short story competitions keep many writers going. Less of a commitment than a novel and good practice for our craft, they offer the hope...

Congratulations to Katie, Charlotte and Trudie, whose names came out of the hat yesterday for free, signed copies of The Servant. They...

My favourite writing places are coffee shops, and now we are allowed back inside... A couple of mornings a week, in normal times, I...

When a corpse is found in the freezer of an unoccupied mansion, DS Alexandra Cupidi is handed a case made even colder by nobody seeming...

If you love historical fiction, you might enjoy a FREE online event on the evening of Wednesday the 14th April. At 7.30 pm, Alison Weir...

Are writers attracted to cats? Or cats to writers? In a Zoom interview last year Maggie O'Farrell spoke of retreating to the solitude of...

Till Death Us do Part by Maggie Davies I wrapped my arms around Neil and kissed the top of his head. His hair might be the colour of...

The hard cover copy of this impressive book was gifted to me a couple of Christmases ago, but is now available in paperback. I cannot...

Inside The Foundling Museum, in London's Bloomsbury, hangs Hogarth's magnificent portrait of a generous-hearted man who should be far...

This book - recommended to me by a friend - took me on the tortuous journey that bee-keeper, Nuri, and his artist wife, Afra, are forced...

For writers, especially during lock down when bookshop signings and talks at the local library are impossible, getting on-line reviews...

If, like me, you're looking for books to put on your Christmas wish list, and you have a weakness for historical fiction, here are three...

Born in Newcastle, and the daughter of a Northumbrian and a Scot, my heart has always been drawn to the North. When living and working in...

To those of you who feel powerless in the face of the current covid pandemic, may I suggest you take inspiration from the story of a...

I thought I knew my history, but the story of the Children's Crusade, where thousands of shepherd and country boys walked from their...

Our lock-down trawl of the family bookshelves unearthed a few gems that I didn't know we owned, including a copy of Mrs Beaton's Cookery...

Nellie eyes my shape. 'Sweetheart let you down?' One of the babies on the bed starts grizzling and she scoops it up, not unkindly. 'I...

I was bereft at finishing Andrew Miller's latest book, now available in paperback. I never wanted it to end, yet was unable to put it...

I am pleased to share with you the following post which appeared recently on my writing group blog ninevoices.wordpress.com. George...