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How do book critics decide which books to review? I’ve always loved reading book reviews in magazines and newspapers, and bemoaned the ever-decreasing amount of space devoted to them, which makes the job of the critic even more important. How do they decide which books to review and which to leave out? Do they ever […]

Every day until Christmas Eve I’ll be introducing you to an author whose debut novel came out this year. Today it’s Lesley Kara. About Lesley Kara Lesley Kara is an alumna of the Faber Academy ‘Writing a Novel’ course. She lives on the North Essex coast. Her first novel is The Rumour. Tell us about […]

Every day until Christmas Eve I’ll be introducing you to an author whose debut novel came out this year. Today it’s Nicola Mostyn. About Nicola Mostyn Nicola Mostyn lives in Manchester and is a big fan of the funny – both ha ha and peculiar. Her debut novel The Gods of Love was published by […]

Every day until Christmas Eve I’ll be introducing you to an author whose debut novel came out this year. Today it’s Kate Helm . About Kate Helm Kate Helm lives in Brighton and worked as a reporter and TV producer before deciding she preferred fiction to reality. The Secrets You Hide is her first thriller. […]

Every day until Christmas Eve I’ll be introducing you to an author whose debut novel came out this year. Today it’s Jamie Paradise. About Jamie Paradise Jamie Paradise is the author of Night Time Cool, featuring the crooked-and-loving it DI Frederick ‘the Fredster’ Street and takes place at Christmas in Shoreditch, East London. It is […]

Every day until Christmas Eve I’ll be introducing you to an author whose debut novel came out this year. Today it’s Laura Shepherd-Robinson. About Laura Shepherd-Robinson Laura Shepherd-Robinson was born in Bristol in 1976. She worked in politics for nearly twenty years before re-entering normal life to study for an MA in Creative Writing at […]