Fiction

Book review: The Knowing, Madeleine Ryan
A restless mind, a train ride and a day that questions everything.

Book review: Fire Exit, Morgan Talty
A tale about legacy, bloodlines, culture and inheritance.

Book review: The Mix-Up, Kylie Ladd
DNA doesn't decide who we love – but try telling that to the shell-shocked families in Kylie Ladd's exquisite heartbreaker…

Tributes and celebrations for Jane Austen's 250th anniversary
It's a truth universally acknowledged that the Regency writer continues to inspire.

Book review: The Crimson Road, A G Slatter
A fantasy vampire setting, but its potholes detract from the world-building.

Book review: First Year, Kristina Ross
Award-winning debut fiction about a young actress navigating her way around an education in the performing arts.

When I left school I made a terrible career choice
Why I became an electrical engineer and did a 180-degree turn, becoming a published author...

Book review: The Buried Life, Andrea Goldsmith
Three people form an unlikely bond in this tale about messy relationships across generations.

Book review: Elegy, Southwest, Madeleine Watts
A road trip that meanders around love and loss.

Why do we cosy up to crime fiction?
What are some of the tropes of cosy crime fiction and why is it so popular?