Books

‘You can’t marry a man you’ve just met.’ If, like me, you spend an inordinate amount of time falling into social-media-cyclones, you’ve probably seen this meme: a sassy still of ...

My father, a Hampshire boy born and bred, loved Scotland, and I remember being fascinated by the way he talked about it. He was a fiercely practical man who was ...

I grew up in Norfolk, the setting of both of my novels and most of my family are still there, in or around Norwich. One of my favourite books as ...

When people ask me what my book is about, I don’t tell them that it’s YA at first. I tell them that it’s set in a world in which the ...

Guilt is a powerful, uncomfortable emotion which can often show up during the experience of single motherhood. Guilt can spill out in so many ways, for example: - Guilt about ...

The modern day workplace is not really cut out for creativity. It’s too stressful! But guess what. Ironically, creativity can have a positive impact on your overall stress levels! Just ...

An eagerly anticipated thriller for 2022, The Paris Apartment is New York Times best seller Lucy Foley’s latest murder mystery which explores the nitty gritty of a rich and secretive ...

This month’s releases that have caught our attention takes us everywhere from Mesoamerica to Pakistan, China and Ukraine. We can already tell March is going to thrill us, break us ...

2014 and the house shakes from the thunder of workmen pounding the street out front with pneumatic machinery. The front window has a hole from when I tried to force ...

Independent of how good life is, there seems to be a social preference for having a bit of a grumble. Imagine someone has a story about the horrific customer service ...

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To celebrate the release of his new novel, Where Blood Runs Cold, we asked author Giles Kristian to take part in our 'seven things' series, where writers open up and reveal ...

If you’re after a carefully constructed plot-driven narrative with twists and turns and all the rest of it, let us tell you now that you won’t find it in Daphne ...

As a white person, it’s easy to take for granted the work people of colour have done and their impact on the world as we know it. Perhaps some of ...

To celebrate the release of her new fantasy novel, Scorpica, we asked author G.R. Macallister to let us in on five interesting facts all about her, that her readers may be ...

Bestselling Author, Sheryl Browne, writes taut, twisty psychological thriller. A member of the Crime Writers’ Association and the Romantic Novelists’ Association, Sheryl has several books published and two short stories ...

If you're planning a family staycation this year, there are several things to consider before you book. Author Tim Saunders has kindly shared his top tips for this unique kind ...

To celebrate the release of her new book, The Drowned Village, we asked author Norma Curtis to open up for readers in an exclusive piece for Female First. Here's what ...

To celebrate the release of her new book The Sapphire Cove, we asked author Sophie Anderson to let us in on some interesting facts all about the novel! Here's what she ...

To celebrate the release of her new novel, Off Target, we asked author Eve Smith to open up and reveal five things that she'd like her readers to know about ...

I didn’t even realise I was doing this as I was writing it but after Five Days Missing was finished – and now it’s about to be published – I ...

When Laura set out to live in the Arctic, she never imagined the life that would unfold before her...  Laura Galloway, author of this stunning memoir, is both a writer and ...

‘In all weathers’ is one of the key messages that the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) promote. Standing on a windy quayside, watching the waves crash over the harbour wall ...

Jessica Rose Williams is a writer and simple living blogger who lives in the Peak District. For the last six years she has dedicated her time to simplifying her life, ...