The five books I’d give for Christmas
December 2, 2024
I look back on the literary year and select the very best books to gift your loved ones this festive season.
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On becoming a Birmingham serial offender
August 20, 2024
On reading and writing and how Birmingham might be the settings for the first in a new series of novels exploring how friendship is the new family.
Writer David Nicholl’s silent soundtrack trick
July 19, 2024
Discover how David Nicholls cleverly uses song references in his latest novel, avoiding copyright issues while enriching storytelling. Learn this innovative technique for writers and readers alike.
A day at the spa – why would anyone do this to themselves?
July 8, 2024
Everything was slightly off-white—the walls, the furniture, the receptionist. She was the kind of pale that only comes from spending way too much time indoors, reading Goop and denying the existence of carbohydrates.
The hidden environmental cost of AI in publishing
June 25, 2024
AI has brought many positive changes to publishing, but at what cost to the environment?
Finding humour in life’s shadows
June 24, 2024
Acclaimed UK author Mo Fanning talks about what inspired his hit dark romcom Husbands and the road to finding his readers.