Robert Thorogood is a screenwriter and author. He is best known for the Death in Paradise TV series. In 2008 he was a finalist for the Red Planet Prize, which aimed to find undiscovered writers. This gave him the opportunity ...
September was the month Roald Dahl was born and 13th September now marks Roald Dahl Day – a celebration of Roald Dahl books and poetry! We’ve put together a quiz so you can put your Roald Dahl knowledge to the test! How ...
We’ve collected some of our favourite audiobooks, from crime to memoir! Whether you’re travelling to a far-flung destination or relaxing at home, we’ve got the perfect summer listening for you! Swing Time – Zadie Smith ...
Kiran Millwood Hargrave is a poet, playwright and novelist. She’s best know for her debut novel ‘The Girl of Ink and Stars’ and latest release ‘The Island at the End of Everything’. Her books, while perhaps more aimed at children ...
Ruth Hatfield is a writer and archaeologist, known for her The Book of Storms trilogy. The series is aimed at children and teens and follows Danny, whos parents are storm chasers… Ruth chatted to us about her adventures abroad, putting personalities ...
A house in Chawton – now the Jane Austen House Museum – was Jane Austen’s home where she wrote almost all of her novels. It has been preserved and restored for Jane Austen lovers to experience. Not only is it ...
Abbie Jaggers sat down with eighteenth-century literature specialist John Mullan to chat about reading Jane Austen novels aloud, the characters in Austen’s books who love to read, and why academics love Emma. Listen to the fascinating full interview here: ...
We’re kicking off our celebrations for the Jane Austen Bicentenary with a quiz! Each question has a clip from the Jane Austen Naxos audiobooks, so you can really put your Austen-quote knowledge to the test! (Make sure you’ve got headphones or speakers ...
Michelle Paver is a novelist and children’s author best known for her Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series. She spoke to Abbie Jaggers about pretending to be a wolf, having her books narrated by Sir Ian McKellen, oh, and that time ...
Vaseem Khan is author of the crime series Baby Ganesh Detective Agency. The novels are set in Mumbai, India and the detective on the case is accompanied by a baby elephant! We were as curious to find out more as you ...