Reading Resolutions
I enjoy making resolutions at the New Year because I tend to try to make them things I’ll enjoy doing and will add pleasure to my life. The benefit of this is that, funnily enough, I usually stick to them! I
New Year
Happy New Year! I appreciate I’m a little late to the party, but doesn’t it feel like this year is getting up to a bit of a slow start? Or is that just me? Maybe it’s just that January feeling, and
My Favourite Christmas Books. Guest Post by Sharon Booth.
Thank you, Laura, for inviting me onto your lovely blog – especially at this wonderful time of year. I’m feeling extremely festive, which is a bit strange, given the state of affairs in the world at the moment. It’s been a
Guest Post: The Background To My Book Series. By Tim Walker.
Hi Emma and thanks for inviting me to your book blog. Beginnings I’m an independent author based near Windsor, UK. Whilst undergoing skin cancer treatment in 2013, I found I had time on my hands to try something new, so I did
Big News. Huge!
So I received a very exciting email the other day: attached to it was a contract from new kid on the publishing block, Spellbound Books! Spellbound was conceived this year by Sumaira Wilson and Nikki East, two awesome women who’ve both
Change to Audible’s Return Policy Regarding Payments to Authors and Narrators
The news has recently been announced in The Bookseller that Amazon’s Audible have finally listened to authors and representatives from the publishing industry, and have changed their returns policy – royalties will now be paid to authors if a book
What Is Bookshop.org?
So many independent bookshops are struggling terribly at the moment and are having to really think outside the box to find ways to help customers continue to use them. Online sales have become far more important, and some businesses have been
Dipping Into Another Genre
A couple of weeks ago, I released my first ever children’s book under my real name. ‘The Snotty Princess’ is a story for young children about a princess called Sophie, whose life is perfect, until she wakes up one day
Guess Who’s Back?
My lovely little local library remains closed at the moment, but a larger one I’m also a member of has recently reopened for a few days a week. I wrote about how much I’m missing libraries during this crazy time
Modern Reads To Isolate With
A couple of months ago I gave you my ten favourite classic books to escape with (https://www.emma-bennet.co.uk/pure-escapism-reads), but in this post I’m getting a little more up to date with my choices. I love all types of books: romance, thrillers, sci