I never gave up on my writing dream

Growing up in rural North Yorkshire, I kept myself busy with paper and pen. ‘Writing stories again, Liz?’ my mum smiled in 1968 when I was 15, as I scribbled dialogue and plot twists, dreaming of beco

This year marks the publication of my eighth novel, The Time Hop Coffee Shop. Eight feels like quite an impressive number, especially when there were times I thought I’d never get a book published. I

The lives of Clara and Nancy are worlds apart – but is it time for them to finally live out their dream?

The artist, illustrator and author on the revitalising effects of swimming in the sea, learning from her sisters and inspiration for her latest book

IF there was one thing Glenda Williams had always been proud of, it was her organisational skills. At school, the other girls had always come to her for help when sorting out their revision timetables

Alison Steadman is finally getting back on her feet after a nasty fall in January left her wheelchair bound and needing surgery. The 79-year-old Gavin & Stacey star was at a poetry event in Dubai when