After writing 15 adult books, I am about to launch my first children’s book, The New Girl, which is about a little Syrian refugee called Safa who ends up in Ireland and feels like she doesn’t fit in.
“How DO you do it?” I can’t count the amount of times someone has said
I first stumbled upon #VanLife on Instagram a few years ago. I’d been intrigued by
I think it’s safe to say that all writers have wild imaginations. Our daydreams are
Like any author I have always loved to read, but unlike many children I never
It started with an advent calendar. I had been a reporter for years writing about
I love reading, and always have. While most kids were out playing or tuning into
I’ve always loved books, but writing one myself seemed like an impossible dream. When I
I never intended to be writer. Writing wasn’t in the plan. I always loved reading
Inní is not a normal word. It comes from Mrs. Banny, a name I got
The idea for my novel Everything is Beautiful, about an artist who becomes a hoarder,
This novel started with a knock at the window. I was sitting in a train
I’m not a big fan of weddings. I’m not averse to a glass of champagne,
The idea for Something to Live For came when I stumbled across an article following
The seed for Small Pleasures came from an interview I overheard on BBC Radio 4
Spending a lot of lockdown time chatting on social media has provided unexpected entry points
My new novel The Island Girls is set on the remote island of Vinalhaven, off
Writing funny fiction is hard. Not, like, coal mining hard. I’m fully aware it’s a
When I tell people I have a book coming out (I still struggle to call
When I started to write On The Up, my debut novel, back in 2012, I
