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Rosie Jones | 'I wanted to write the book I needed as a child'

Comedian Rosie Jones has added another string to her bow by authoring a children’s book series—the sort of titles she says she needed as a... Read more

Maud Rowell | 'I want to tell people what it’s like to have this disability'

Maud Rowell takes readers on a startling history of sight loss Read more

Holly Smale | 'Change happens one story at a time, reminding the world what autism is from the inside'

Holly Smale, bestselling author of the Geek Girl series, discusses how autistic characters, and authors, should no longer be seen as ‘niche’ Read more

Alastair Chisholm | 'I was trying to think about what I liked at that age'

Alastair Chisholm’s latest book opens a young fiction series set in a magical world with dragons aplenty Read more

Adiba Jaigirdar | 'I do feel very supported by the Irish people'

A tragic storyline in "Orange is the New Black" made Adiba Jaigirdar write her first novel, in a roundabout way. “A while back there were... Read more

Sarah Gilmartin | 'I loved writing and I knew I wanted to continue to do it after college'

Sarah Gilmartin admits "there has been a game-keeper turned poacher headline” in the Irish press in the run-up to the release of her début novel,... Read more

Erika McGann and Gerry Daly | 'We’re actually interacting rather than working separately'

It's been a busy couple of years for author-illustrator duo Erika McGann and Gerry Daly.... Read more

Hannah Gold | 'You can’t change the world, but you can try to influence your little corner'

"If you can give children hope and empowerment, it makes them much more inclined to do something,” says Hannah Gold. “Frightening children about climate change... Read more

Nikki May | 'I wanted Wahala to be a celebration of my two cultures'

"I am over the moon that my book is actually going to be called Wahala,” says Nikki May, of her wildly entertaining début, acquired by... Read more

Emma Gannon | 'I really want to us to fight back against the algorithm of life'

Five years ago, when in her late twenties, Emma Gannon released her first book: Ctrl Alt Delete: How I Grew Up Online. It’s a funny... Read more

Zoë Playdon | 'I think I’m probably a hopeless optimist. I believe ultimately in the goodness of people'

A watershed legal case in the 1960s is the backbone of Zoë Playdon‘s investigation into how trans rights have regressed over the past 50 years.... Read more

Will Maclean | 'It would be amazing to see a ghost, but I never have'

Tim and Abi, the twins at the heart of Will Maclean's story of a haunting, The Apparition Phase, are obsessed with the macabre: “There was... Read more

Jack Dee | 'I trust my instincts and if I’m making myself laugh, it’s usually OK'

Amid a veritable blizzard of books by comedians out this autumn is What Is Your Problem? by Jack Dee, in which “comedy’s little ray of... Read more

Lauren Child | 'It felt like a time to write about what we wish for'

Lauren Child's latest story focuses on Christmas in a Clarice Bean story that is full of empathy and hope Read more

Graeme Macrae Burnet | 'In order to immerse yourself in a novel I think you have to feel that it is real'

Graeme Macrae Burnet's fourth novel is a thrilling investigation into the nature of sanity and identity Read more