New year, new you! Or at least, that’s what we want to think…but these psychological thrillers are here to remind us that no matter where we go, there we are. These stories take us on f…

Jane Austen’s universally acknowledged romance about Elizabeth Bennett’s search for love.

In the early 2020s, readers flocked to books to explain political turbulence. But is the world now too grim to read about – and are podcasters taking the place of authors?

The Northern Writers’ Awards discover and support writers in the North of England, with a focus on supporting new work-in-progress.

Podcast Episode · Vulgar History: Regency Era · 2025-12-10 · 1h 27m

A paper by experts at the University of Leicester has been described as a "fascinating development".

On the whole, I love my job writing holiday gift guides. I get to curate beautiful lists designed to help you, the consumer, bring joy to your love...

Have you ever met a fictional character who turned out to be very different from what that character first appeared to be? We often refer to them as shapeshifters because of how they can change. Or…

The following is a lightly edited version of a speech I was asked to give at the 2025 Daggers – the prestigious crime fiction awards administered by the Crime Writer’s Association of the UK.