Category: Author speaks
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TM Logan reveals foundations for ‘The Dream Home’ and how to build a thriller
“I really like to dive into each scene, put myself into the middle of it” TM Logan has another bestseller on his hands with The Dream Home and the successful author has revealed the processes he goes through to bring his riveting thrillers to life, as his new novel storms The Sunday Times Top Ten.…
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AJ West reveals the fury that propelled him on ‘The Betrayal of Thomas True’
“I had to tell the story… I was too angry to let it be” After AJ West won the 2022 HWA Debut Crown award for the best first novel by a historical fiction writer for The Spirit Engineer, it could be argued that the ‘difficult’ second book had become a whole lot harder following that accolade. Fortunately,…
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Dan Malakin reveals inside story to new thriller ‘The Wreckage Of Us’
“It’s all about generating new ideas. I read a lot, often a novel a day” Dan Malakin has been a rising star among thriller writers and his stock is set to rise even higher with the publication of The Wreckage of Us on 6th June from Viper Books. Dan’s new novel will be his third…
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How Samantha Leigh brings ‘Joy’ with Northodox debut
“Sammy Leigh wrote through Covid lockdown to eventually produce her debut novel” Samantha Leigh is celebrating her debut novel, Joy, being published with Northodox, which she embarked upon writing after studying creative writing at university before the Covid lockdown brought a premature ‘slowing down’ of her creativity, which was reignited as the country began functioning…
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Taylor Adams says ‘It’s quieter moments that build true suspense in thrillers’
‘Taylor returns with a roller coaster ride that pitches author against reader, with bloody consequences’ Taylor Adams had a huge hit with No Exit (2107) with it being published in 32 languages around the world and being adapted for TV in a Hulu Original film. The book became a phenomenon with TikTok playing its part…
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Milly Johnson: “Real-life situations are perfect inspiration even if they lead to dark thoughts”
‘I’ve started book number 22 and all I had was a it being set in a shop at a location I have used before’ What is for certain, with book number 22 being written as you read this, bestselling author Milly Johnson knows how to spin a yarn. Real-life incidents can light a trail in…
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Nikki May on how a ‘long, loud lunch’ inspired award-winning debut
‘Wahala has attracted TV producers who want to bring it to the small screen’ When Nikki May had a long, and loud, lunch with Nigerian friends in London, little did she know while eating and drinking that she was sparking ideas in her brain that would lead to her writing an award-winning novel that is…
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Joanne Harris: “A series of characters and a lifetime of experience shaped Broken Light”
‘I’m not governed by the constraints of genre’ Ever since Chocolat became the breakthrough novel for Joanne Harris in 1999, she has been one of the best-loved and most consistent storytellers of her generation. Joanne is back again this year with Broken Light and it is another departure for the revered novelist, though she insists…
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Janice Hallett says Fairway Players ‘subconsciously lured her back’ for The Christmas Appeal
‘I hadn’t thought about it until I was asked about writing a Christmas novella’ After selling The Appeal by the truckload on both sides of the Atlantic, Janice Hallett has returned to the lives of The Fairway Players to provide another slice of murder and tragedy, just in time for Christmas. Speaking to The Book…
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Nadia Mikail: “My journey to winning Waterstones Children Prize has been life-changing”
‘It was the most magical journey… and it’s all true’ When Nadia Mikail first put pen to paper, she was planning to write the story of teenage Aisha and the road trip across Malaysia to find her estranged sister with the end of the world as the backdrop to the adventure. Campervans and stray cats…
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