Which childhood book sparked your love of reading? The Shoe Shop Bears by Margaret J Baker, now sadly out of print. It was the first book I bought with my own money. I was bored by picture books and w

A little more than five years ago, I took up early morning swimming. I lived in Austin which is in the center of Texas. In the centre of Austin, there is a large park; in the centre of the large park

AMELIA arrives home from her half-day at work. She has the week’s shopping and quickly squirrels everything away, leaving just her children’s magazines on the kitchen table. Seeing she only has three-

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TOP THRILLER AUTHOR HEIDI PERKS SHARES HER WRITING INSPIRATIONS

Which childhood book sparked your love of reading? The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier made me dream of epic childhood adventures while being the first book to make me cry. A few years ago, I read it