Everything Happens for a Reason by Katie Allen
It started with an advent calendar. I had been a reporter for years writing about
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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
This is the story of a ‘boarded-out’ boy. In Scotland it was the custom for
People often ask where book ideas come from…a tough question because in my experience they
I really wish there was a lightning-bolt moment where I realised I wanted to be
Seven Letters is my 14th novel and possibly the most moving. The book was originally
Sometimes we compose our earliest stories, without even realizing they are quietly being written inside
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