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October 2022 - Naomi Miller
Naomi Miller is professor of English at Smith College, Massachusetts. She is the author or editor of nine books in early modern studies and Imperfect Alchemist is her first novel. Follow her: @N…
September 2022 - Ruth Wilson
RUTH WILSON read her first Jane Austen novel in 1947 and in 2021 completedher PhD on reading and teaching Jane Austen. Previously, she taught Englishand worked on oral history projects including one w…
August 2022 - Martin Edwards
MARTIN EDWARDS was born in Knutsford, Cheshire. He read law at Balliol College, Oxford and then trained as a solicitor. Married with two children, he is currently a partner at Weightmans LLP, a l…
July 2022 - Suzette A. Hill
SUZETTE A. HILL was born in East Sussex, and spent much of her childhood playing spies and smugglers on Beachy Head and picnicking at the foot of the Long Man of Wilmington. She worked as a tea…
June 2022 - Kitty Baxter
Kitty Baxter was born in 1930 in Camberwell, London. After the war, Kitty went on to live a happy life in London and ran a café in Mayfair for over 35 years. She is very well known locally in London …
May 2022 - Sarah Hawkswood
Sarah Hawkswood describes herself as a ‘wordsmith’ who is only really happy when writing. She read Modern History at Oxford University and the takes her pen name from her six times great g…
April 2022 - Aline Templeton
ALINE TEMPLETON grew up in the fishing village of Anstruther, in the East Neuk of Fife. She has worked in education and broadcasting and was a Justice of the Peace for ten years. Married with two grow…
March 2022 - Helen Batten
Helen is a best-selling non-fiction writer who lives in London and works as a psychotherapist. After reading history at Cambridge, Helen studied journalism at Cardiff and worked in television, produc…
February 2022 - Anna Jacobs
Anna Jacobs was born in Lancashire at the beginning of the Second World War. She has lived in different parts of England as well as Australia and has enjoyed setting her modern and historical novels i…
January 2022 - Barbara Mutch
Barbara was born and brought up in South Africa, the granddaughter of Irish immigrants. Before embarking on a writing career, she launched and managed a number of businesses both in South Africa and t…
November 2021 - L C Tyler
L C Tyler was born in Southend-on-Sea and educated at Oxford and City Universities. He has won awards for his writing, including the CWA Short Story Dagger and the Last Laugh Award (twice). He is a pa…
October 2021 - Beryl Matthews
Beryl Matthews was born in London and grew up during WWII. She now lives near Farnham. After a career in the inspection office of an aircraft factory, Beryl started writing fiction. Her first novel wa…
September 2021 - Edward Marston
Edward Marston has written over 100 books, including some nonfiction. He is best known for his hugely successful Railway Detective series, the latest of which is The Circus Train Conspiracy. His other…
August 2021 - Kevin Sullivan
Kevin Sullivan has been an overseas correspondent for The Guardian and The Glasgow Herald, covering key events including Tiananmen Square and the war in Bosnia, where he was wounded in a landmine expl…
July 2021 - Robert Scragg
Robert Scragg had a random mix of jobs before taking the dive into crime writing; he’s been a bookseller, pizza deliverer, Karate instructor and Football coach. He lives in Tyne & Wear, …
June 2021 - Laurie R King
LAURIE R KING has has been writing crime fiction since 1987 and won many awards for her work in fiction including the prestigious John Creasey Dagger, the Edgar, the Nero and Macavity Awards. Her…
May 2021 - Anna Jacobs
Anna Jacobs was born in Lancashire at the beginning of the Second World War. She has lived in different parts of England as well as Australia and has enjoyed setting her modern and historical novels i…
April 2021 - David Stafford
David Stafford began his career in theatre. He has written numerous dramas, comedies, biographies, documentaries and television films, including work with Alexei Sayle and Benjamin Zephaniah. David …
March 2021 - S M Hardy
S. M. Hardy grew up in south London and worked in banking for many years before turning her attention to arboricultural management. She has now given up the day job to allegedly spend more time with h…
February 2021 - Gary Donnelly
Gary Donnelly is a writer and teacher who was born and raised in west Belfast. After attending a state comprehensive school, he read History at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and has lived and work…
January 2021 - Kwei Quartey
Kwei Quartey was born in Ghana, but moved to the USA to complete his medical training. He practised as a physician for more than twenty-five years while simultaneously writing, before deciding to beco…
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