In 2013, I published my very first book! It was a labour of love and took me, on and off writing it, 5 years to finish and be happy with, what with doing everything else around it like acting and living! There are lots more books and idea to appear, […]

Lauren Weisberger’s ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ was the novel ‘a million girls would die for’, including myself. It had everything, the inner workings and scandals of a glossy magazine, the dream New York setting and of course, the infamous Miranda Priestly (who it was rumoured was based on Vogue’s Anna […]

‘The biggest challenge for any writer is to let people know that their book exists’… This is, in my opinion, an absolute must-buy for all aspiring young writers, such as myself, who are starting out on the ladder of the writing industry and their first work is, unless they are […]

Everyone loves a good zombie film! Which is probably why World War Z is dominating the box office this summer. Starring Brad Pitt, this film is one of this year’s most anticipated blockbusters. Adapted from Max Brook’s very popular novel, it is the story of what would happen to the […]

Neil Gaiman, writer extraordinaire with more awards to his name than the British Library has books, released a new novel earlier this week. This new book, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, is unlike any novel of his that has preceded it – it’s much more personal, much […]

  Summary The magicians is best described as a very gritty and harsh fantasy novel. I am hesitant to compare it to Harry Potter and while it is in some ways similar it is also very, very different. The story follows the life of Quentin Coldwater. Although he is very […]

“Personal example carries more weight than preaching”, says a Chinese proverb. This sentence best summarizes the aim of David Randall’s The Great Reporters. The book is suitable not only for people interested in journalism. The style is easy to follow even if you don’t have background knowledge. The introductions are […]

Historical fiction is baffling in its complexity, and the writers baffling in their academic endurance. True historical writers spend months, if not years, researching their given period in such depth that their world comes alive in magnificent, anachronistic fashion. ‘The Song of Achilles’ is not conventional historical fiction,  yet Madeline Miller spent 10 years researching Ancient Greek […]