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Informed by Esther Ramsay-Jones’ work in dementia care and palliative care as a psychodynamic psychotherapist, Holding Time contributes to an increasing recognition of the importance and value of relationship-centred care in this field. Written ethnographically, it unfolds as a narrative and also includes the real words of staff and residents from the care homes in which she conducted observations.
Holding Time explores how the relational investment in care is vital alongside a technical one. The book does this by detailing the micro-interactions of everyday care and concern and play before moving out on to a wider, organisational and macro stage. It addresses our fears about dependency on a societal level, and attempts to challenge the foregrounding of the independent, rational individual over all other experiences. It demonstrates that in good care, we find a means of relating that counters the push for rampant individualism and undervalues human need.
Written by someone with first-hand personal and professional experience of dementia, and long-term conditions, Holding Time is a contemporary exploration of the dementia care field, and contributes to the general movement to improve care of those living (and working) with dementia.
There are 850,000 people with dementia in the UK, with numbers set to rise to over 1 million by 2025. This will soar to 2 million by 2051. 225,000 will develop dementia this year, that's one every three minutes. 1 in 6 people over the age of 80 have dementia. (Dementia UK)
Alzheimer's Disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. More than 16 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with dementia. These caregivers provide an estimated 18.5 billion hours of care valued at nearly $234 billion. (Alzheimer's Association)
Triskele Books has published 17 titles, and will launch four more on November 28th at their annual Christmas celebration in London. The four books are (first two are historical fiction, the second two are crime …
After a varied life that has included working with horses for an earl, riding racehorses, running her own riding school, owning a sheep farm and running a holiday business in France, Fil now lives on a widebeam canal boat…
Alex Waldron is the writer and illustrator of the Fred & Woody’s Fantastic World series of books from Ruby Tuesday Books. Inspired by his sons, and the children he supports through the nursery care company he runs…
For 14 years Edd Williams has helped people get jobs. He's worked with global corporations and tiny SMEs, he has spoken to CEOs and graduate trainees. He has found engineers in South Korea and nuclear…
Jess Impiazzi, now living back in the UK after years in LA, is a regular face on the small and big screens, having starred in The Only Way Is Essex (2012), MTV’s Ex on the Beach (series 2 and series 5) and Celebrity…
Henry Becket was one of that curious breed, a Choral Exhibitioner at Cambridge, where he read... books. And magazines. He then spent decades nurturing what a head hunter once described as an iffy CV – as a Westminster…
Theo Michaels’ cooking first gained recognition when he wowed the judges on Masterchef in 2014. Theo is now a sought-after pop-up chef, and has appeared regularly on television and radio – including repeat visits…
Jim Chambers is originally from Derby in the East Midlands, the eldest of three born to Dick and Barbara Chambers. His working-class roots have been a source of pride, his father an enduring point of reference, the…
Roxan Burley is an author who delves into the intense world of dystopian fantasy, one where the segregation of magic has a powerful resonance on her characters abilities to change society. She also runs her own business…
Philip Beicken was born in Galway, Ireland but moved to England when he was 6 months old. He lives in West Sussex with his wife and two children and spends most of time clearing up the mess made by the growing number of…
Leo Perry is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and works in community mental health. He and his wife Deborah, along with their Vizsla dog Scout, live on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. They love spending family time…
Lynn Crilly became a counsellor when one of her beautiful daughters fell into the evil trap of Anorexia Nervosa and OCD, at the age of 13. Lynn explored every avenue and source of help, but they were not right for her daughter…
Inspired by her own upbringing on the haunting, rugged coast of Delaware, Sharon Sutila wrote The Stealing during the isolating lockdowns of 2020, creating a modern reincarnation of the classic gothic romance and a heroine…
The Exam Slayer is a qualified teacher…
Thelma Ainsworth is a powerful writer whose life story reads as an incredible testament to strength and versatility; an authentic inspiration to all. A Cambridge University law graduate, former City lawyer, and New…
Karen Braysher lives in Sussex and runs a successful hairdressing business. The process of writing – with the help of a ghostwriter – her life story had a much bigger impact on her than she ever thought possible…
Maria is a neuroscientist working on Parkinson’s disease, with degrees in Biochemistry and Neuroscience from the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London. She has worked in prestigious scientific…
Peace E. Ani started her career in investment banking in the City after graduating with first class honours in BSc Mathematical Sciences in 2004. She is also the co-founder of Child Prodigy, a soft skills development workshop…
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Serge Beddington-Behrens M.A. (Oxon.), Ph.D. K.O.M.L. is a transpersonal psychotherapist, business consultant and spiritual teacher, who, for over 40 years, has been giving lectures, teaching workshops and spiritual retreats…
A Bello created a gripping tale with her debut YA fantasy fiction, starring Emily Knight, who is far from ordinary and she hates it. Amassing a huge following, the author has taken the bold move to launch…
Jane Teverson has worked as a counsellor for over twenty years. Her initial training was in Person Centred Counselling but, because of an interest in unconscious processes, she gained her accreditation in Psychodynamic…
L.K. Brodie is a children's fiction writer who is married and a father of one. He lives in Cork, Ireland and this is his debut book. When he is not writing; he is working or playing with his son, and in his spare…
Built on years of the New Zealand-based Hudson family’s favourite pre-diagnosis recipes, some passed down through generations, Vanessa and her mother, Mary, have added their magic touch to create an internationally…
On Tuesday 18th September 2012, I posted a status on Facebook. I was on the 07:51 train into London and everyone around me was asleep. The status read: "Maybe I’m in the minority here, but it really…
Abiola wrote her first novel at the age of eight – when she fought monsters and dragons on a daily basis – and experienced her first taste of ‘being published’ after winning a school poetry competition…
Carole Smith was born and raised in London and Hertfordshire. Her parents moved to Milford On Sea when she was 17 and it was there, in 1985, that she met her husband Simon, who is ‘Forest born and bred'. As well…
As one of Britain’s top comediennes, Angie has successfully harnessed the power of laughter to create inspiring and thought provoking productions. From stage to radio to TV to the written page Angie is a proven hit…
Rich Gough is a Primary School Teacher based in London. Teaching from Reception to Year 6 over the last 5 years, he has seen a huge increase in children suffering with mental health challenges. Having had his own challenges…
Christian Darkin is the London-based author of the best-selling 'Act Normal' chapter books written with five to eight year olds in mind, and for older readers, his credits include two young adult novels: …
Jamie has continued to studying history and religion for 40 years when he has not been working on understanding human behaviour for marketing. During his career Jamie spent 20 years heading up his own company as well…
Anissa de Gomery is the founder of FairyLoot, the world-renowned monthly subscription box for young adult and adult fantasy enthusiasts. Born to a Belgian father and a Thai mother, Anissa grew up in Bangkok, Thailand, where…
Daniel Snowman is a social and cultural historian. Born in London in 1938, he was educated at Cambridge and Cornell and at 24 appointed Lecturer at the new University of Sussex. He went on to work at the BBC where,…
Carolyn Hobdey is the author of ‘All The Twats I Met Along The Way’ and founder of the Redefining SELFISH community. She lived a life of shame and blame so is now passionate about pioneering new ways of thinking…
Wafa’ Tarnowska is an award-winning writer, translator and storyteller. She was born in Lebanon and has worked and lived in several countries from India, to Australia, to the UAE as well as Cyprus and Lebanon. She…
Gia Campari, David Glassman, Michael Jeans, Patrick McHugh, David Peregrine-Jones, David Shannon and Benjamin Taylor bring combined experience from across a wide range of business sectors to solve your professional problems…
Clara Loveman was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and identifies as Kenyan and British with dual citizenship. She's an avid reader, keen walker and is at her happiest when she's writing a novel. She enjoys romance…
Sarah Mathilde Callaway lives in fair Verona, the city perhaps best know for inspiring the setting for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Sarah spends her days taking care of the Lamberti Tower in Verona, the iconic 12th…
Pamela Walker is the Development Manager for the national food charity, FoodCycle, which provides free communal meals for anyone experiencing food poverty or social isolation. She began as a frontline worker, and now has…
On paper, Victoria Oak is like any other middle-class woman of a certain age. That is until you meet her. She refuses to fit into a mould. Born ten minutes before her twin, she was from the start several shades darker, a…
Born 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland, Eve Nairn-Magnante has been creating stories ever since she can remember. At the age…
Diana Holbourn has written self-help articles and is the author of The Early Life of Becky Bexley the Child Genius and other books about the same character. Taking short psychology courses, working on a helpline and reading…
The pharmaceutical industry is in meltdown. We constantly hear of eye watering drug prices, shortages, litigation over damaging side effects, dodgy marketing practices, economic adulteration, consent decrees, counterfeiting…
This is the first literary work from Philip Davidson, the son of the bestselling and multi-award-winning author, Lionel Davidson.
Yang-May Ooi's TEDx talk Rebel Heart: How Small Acts of Rebellion Can Create Powerful Change was described as “electrifying” and “one of the best and most moving talks at a TEDx event”. Through…
THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE REVOLUTION OF THE CARNATIONS: In the early hours of 25 April 1974, the Carnation…
Averi Ridge Castaneda, LCSW-A, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people. She currently works as a therapist for children and adolescents who…
Jane G. Goldberg, Ph.D. has had a long, successful career that has been fuelled by two professional passions: psychoanalysis and holistic health. As a psychoanalyst, she has authored eight books including The Dark Side of…
Tola Okogwu is a British blogger and founder of the hair and beauty blog, My Long Hair Journey (MLHJ). Tola holds a Bachelor’s degree in journalism and has written for several beauty publications including Black Beauty…
Denis Shaughnessy is the author of the Awful Truth series of ground-breaking comedies that send-up bestsellers in a unique way, written by the “imbecilic Marco Ocram”. With a working-class background as one of…
She was born in a place called “the south of clouds” (Yunnan province of China), an area with drastic diversity of landscape, religion, culture, music, and arts. “Whoever can speak is a singer, whoever…
Emmanuel Gobillot has been described as ‘the first leadership guru for the digital generation’ and ‘the freshest voice in leadership today’. He has worked with organisations…
John Gerzema is a pioneer in the use of data to identify social change and help companies anticipate and adapt to new interests and demands. A best-selling author, columnist, speaker and social strategist, his books have…
Anna Pattle is a 17-year-old student at Wycombe Abbey School. She found the inspiration for this book while being locked down in London for the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. This is her second novel, the first being Sardaron,…
Caroline Jones is the powerhouse behind the headline-hitting, homespun fundraising campaign, Knickers Model's Own. Heartbroken but determined after the loss of her Mum, Caroline chose to focus on Cancer Research UK following…
Avrora Kepler was born in Eastern Europe and was in her teens at the time when the Warsaw Pact and the Soviet Union disintegrated, and has retained vivid memories of life there in the nineties and late eighties. She then…
Abiola Bello is a 30-year-old author who was born and raised in London, where she still lives and works. She wrote her first novel at the age of eight - she fought monsters and dragons on a daily basis – and experienced…
After completing her GMus at the Royal Northern College of Music, Clare went on to do a Masters by Research at Keele University. It was there that she discovered an interest in psychology. Whilst still researching…
Since childhood, she has been fascinated by Greek mythology and has been writing stories as far back as she can remember. Growing up bilingual, Elena has always had a genuine love of languages and a fervour for exploring…
With a love of writing and a joy of working with children as an early years educator of over 15 years, Stacey Turner was inspired to create a book to help settle her eldest daughter into nursery during a very difficult transitioning…
Kevin Landt lives under a roof in a sun-drenched city. He devotes one third of his life to lying horizontally in an unconscious state. The remaining time is spent obeying his publicist, who insists that every contemporary…
S. J. Clarke (Sally) is a British-born entrepreneur, author and educator. Since 2011 she has lived in Singapore, with extensive corporate and entrepreneurial experience, including managing global marketing and communications…
"Discovering what unites us as humans across cultural boundaries is key to my future plans. An example of human interconnection is the experience of emotion. I have always maintained an interest in the impact of emotion…
Dr Valerie Sinason is a widely published poet, writer, child and adolescent Psychoanalytic psychotherapist (retired) and adult psychoanalyst. She has specialised in trauma and disability for over forty years and lectures…
Barbara Hebert is a retired chemist and industrial hygienist. She is frequently asked what does an industrial hygienist do? Barbara would respond by saying her job involved the science of protecting employee…
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}Angela Dyson ditched her London life and downsized her home to move to the sticks in Surrey, to follow her dream to become a professional author. She…
Dr Tony Ortega is a first-generation Cuban American. He is a licensed clinical psychologist, life coach, and author who has been in practice since 1992, currently serving the LGBTQ population in his private practice located…
Tola Okogwu is a British blogger and founder of the hair blog, My Long Hair Journey (MLHJ). With a Bachelor’s degree in journalism, she has written for several beauty publications, including Black Beauty and Hair…
Asher Feltman is “so OCD”. For 12 years, Asher lived a normal life. In 2006, something changed and he, and his family, struggled to figure out what it was. Shortly after, Asher was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive…
Jerry Bradley started writing when his wife of 29 years, Irene, became seriously ill. Jerry became her full-time carer until she lost her battle with dementia three years later, in 2015. At first, Jerry started writing because…
Christian Darkin is the London-based author of the best-selling 'Act Normal' chapter books written with five to eight year olds in mind, and for older readers, his credits include two young adult novels: …
One of her earliest memories was creating a newspaper that included happy stories and fun puzzles – strictly no politics. In high school, she wrote stories about her favourite pop band, including friends as characters…
Born and raised in Blarney, County Cork in Ireland, now living in South Wales, Colum Sanson-Regan's first experience of storytelling was to tourists visiting the castle, improvising local legends to coax a bit of…
Leon Conrad is a multi-award-winning, traditionally published author and storyteller. He has been a regular columnist, had articles published in journals and magazines, written theatre shows, and contributed to radio programmes…
Adam Jukes is one of the world's leading clinical researchers on men's abuse of women. He is the co-ordinator of The Men’s Centre in London, an organisation whose primary concern is to stop men from abusing…
Reconnecting With The Heart explains how emotional health is as important to wellbeing as physical and mental health. Accessible and practical, the book guides you through the whole range of emotions, clarifying the frequent…
Danny King is an award-winning and BAFTA-nominated writer of novels and screenplays. His 13th book is Infidelity For Beginners. The book's 'hero', Static Caravan magazine editor, Andrew Nolan, is an ordinary…
Talita Ferreira is an entrepreneur, business owner and experienced executive who has chosen to step away from her career in corporate business to establish the UK’s first Academy of Authentic Change. She has written…
Emma Scullion joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 2003. For the past eleven years she has managed to escape Westminster, working in British Embassies in Beijing, Bangkok, Panama City and Montevideo in Uruguay…
She has three children from her first marriage and currently lives in Jerusalem with her second husband, Israel’s former Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s. Since retiring, Jane has concentrated on writing…
Abiola wrote her first novel at the age of eight - she fought monsters and dragons on a daily basis – and experienced her first taste of ‘being published’ after winning a school poetry competition at the…
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Dr Sarah Myhill MB BS qualified in medicine (with Honours) from Middlesex Hospital Medical School in 1981 and has since focused tirelessly on identifying and treating the underlying causes of health problems, especially…
Matthew Ross was born and raised in the Medway Towns in Kent, that's in the South-East of England about an hour's drive from Central London - it's not quite Country not quite Capital. He attended the Howard…
How We Got To Today is Ben Ellis's third book. The first two, dystopian fiction, were self published, and this new contemporary romance secured a traditional publishing deal with Headline Accent. Ben lives with…
Alice Chambers has always loved little ones and went to Teacher’s Training college, after which she ran a kindergarten and taught six year olds in West London. Alice started writing children’s stories over 43…
Claire Handscombe is a British writer who grew up in London, Brussels, and Suffolk. After she finished high school, she took a year out to work for a church in Guernsey, then went on to Cambridge, where she studied French…
Her journalism has appeared in numerous publications including The Knitter, Vintage Life, Mollie Makes, Travel Africa, The Simple Things and Pretty Nostalgic magazines; and BBC Ouch…
Sarah Mackie is a trained journalist, yoga teacher and personal trainer. Sarah is a runner and a lover of the outdoors, particularly the forest close to where she lives. Sarah is a mother to two beautiful children, Isabella…
As a child she was encouraged to write and wanted to nurture her talent and become a journalist. She never did; instead, she studied law, then qualified as an accountant and worked for twenty years in the City. She&rsquo…
Kieran O’Connor brings together two ends of a spectrum; the precision of a chartered design engineer and the fluidity of a martial arts and fitness expert. Several pivotal moments in his life led him to blending western…
Sierra Ernesto Xavier is a writer of innovative fiction focussing on the theme of angst and anxiety. He is…
Rebecca Ronane coaches women to reinvent their mindset around ageing to create an empowered life after 50. She runs a successful networking group, Network Provence, coaching business, Forward after Fifty, and two podcast…
JG Nolan has been employed as an English teacher for the last decade, working exclusively in challenging and specialist educational settings. He prides himself in engaging initially reluctant readers and writers of all ages…
Kent-based Beverley Jarvis is the original domestic goddess, having written more than twenty-three cookbooks over the past forty-five years for leading publishers such as Headline, Octopus, Penguin and BBC Books, including…
Carla Lauder grew up in South Africa before immigrating to the United Kingdom, where she attended the University of London to complete an MA in Creative Writing. She now lives at the foot of a lush mountain in Hong Kong…
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}Ex-Special Forces, John-Paul Jordan is an author and recovery consultant. His first book is a self-help guide inspired by his own incredible experiences…
She began writing ‘Pivotal’ nine years ago, whilst still working in her recruitment career, following a flash of inspiration in a session with her own coach. She has given talks and presentations on her writing…
Previously a falconer, consultant and writer-presenter of CITV's Wild World, JC Clarke is now loving the writer's life and is also a script consultant and copywriter. She's been involved in falconry and conservation…
With an unshakable belief in empowering women to achieve financial independence, Diane has dedicated her career to guiding individuals towards a secure and prosperous…
Wendy is already well known as a singer, composer and librettist, having performed in venues all over the world. She is the composer and lyricist of the musicals Scheherezade and Goddesses, has fronted Jazz bands in Honolulu…
Sarah Bramley is on a bold mission to not only increase coverage, attention and representation of lesbian relationships inthe media, but also to herald a new genre within women's fiction - focused on relationships between…
Born and raised in Big Sky Country, Joann Howethhas always found ways to nurture her passion forwriting. After penning her first work of fiction at the age of 12, she went on to study English literature andobtain her teaching…
Derrick Errol Evans, better know as Mr Motivator, is a Jamaican-born British exercise instructor. He rose to fame in the early 1990s through appearances on the UK breakfast television show GMTV, where he dressed in…
Ross Patrick was born in the Scottish enclave of Corby in the English East Midlands. When the Steel Works started shedding jobs he moved with his family to rural Leicestershire. Introverted, Ross drifted through a grey school…
For over 35 years, Laurence Mitchell has travelled the world in his quest to become a world authority in Antiques specialising in Meissen Porcelain. His encyclopaedic knowledge is the result of myriad visits to leading…
Craig Robinson MA took a first in Mathematics at Oxford University in 1985. He then joined Price Waterhouse and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1988, after which he worked as a lecturer in the private sector, and…
Sana Rasoul was born in Slemani (Iraq) and lived in Baghdad until she was seven. She is a writer and teacher of Politics. She graduated with an MSc in International Relations from SOAS university (2012) and currently lives…
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Mark Piesing is a successful freelance technology and aviation journalist and author. He writes for brands such as BBC Future, The Guardian, Wired, and The Economist. N-4 DOWN: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia, was…
Wendy Sheffield is a new spiritual author who has a lot to say about spiritual matters, in particular, spiritual unfoldment or awakening which she has personally experienced - and she appreciates first-hand …
Tracing her family back to 1369 through the illustrious Sforza dynasty, Valentina is the youngest member of a large Anglo-Italian family of colourful gourmets. Educated in Italy, Valentina brought her qualifications for…
The idea for JJ Marsh's crime series was born out of a desire to write an intelligent crime novel in which there were more roles for women than ‘dead prostitute’. The decision to self-publish was…
Leading international lesbian fiction publisher Ylva Publishing has signed British agency Literally PR Ltd (LitPR) to support the launch of myriad titles due for release in 2017. Ylva Publishing, based near Frankfurt in…
G. Donald Cribbs has written and published poetry and short stories since high school. Donald is a graduate of Messiah College in English and Education and holds a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling…
Ex-Special Forces, John-Paul Jordan is an author and recovery consultant. His first book was a self-help guide inspired by his own incredible experiences – How To Stop Taking Drugs in 30 Days: A Simple and Daring Plan…
Although he has written extensively on political and economic topics, this is Anthony Coombs' first foray into books. He was encouraged to do so by Bobby and Bubba themselves. Whilst relying on the "daddy"…
Keith Naylor has suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety for many years. He believes the many traumas, incidences and experiences during his life contributed to his mental illnesses. Keith describes…
When she met her French husband on a Bangkok bus, she moved to France, where she has been living with her family for over twenty years. She works part-time as a French-English medical translator for a company in Lyon, and…
Georgia Brask was born in 1994 and spent the first ten years of her life in London before relocating to Denmark with her family in 2005. Having a Danish father and Scottish mother resulted in her and her younger brother…
Kent-based Kathy Carter is an experienced writer and published author. She is Mum to a young son and when he was an infant she used baby signing including British Sign Language (BSL) and American Sign Language (ASL), as…
Further education in the west country had limited choices, so she bucked the trend of going to secretarial college and opted for a course further away at Exeter college: building & civil engineering. Jo was the only…
Laurie Marsh is one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs but you’ve never heard of him until now. Here for the first time is the incredible tale of one of the world’s leading philanthropists…
Tony Weekes is coming at the world of the NHS and mental health care from a different perspective. He is not a professional in the field of mental health, but he has for many years witnessed the mental suffering of close…
Graham Whitlock is a writer and local instigator who is hopelessly in love with London. He edited the Dev and Olli children’s books by Shweta Aggarwal and his critically acclaimed writing for the stage includes adapting…
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Gabrielle Pelicci, Ph.D. “Dr. Gabby” is a professor and coach, guiding individuals and groups towards wholeness using writing as medicine. She completed her doctoral work in Transformative Studies at…
Whilst he started his career in advertising, today Dexter Moscow is a Keynote Speaker, Influencing Skills Coach and TV Presenter. A passion for people and a desire for results led Dexter to the role of senior trainer…
Allie Cashel BA is the author of Suffering the Silence: Chronic Lyme disease in an Age of Denial (North Atlantic Books) and the co-founder and president of Suffering the Silence. Since starting work with STS, Allie…
Elizabeth Bourne left England as a young woman and now divides her time between California and Canada. Travel is still an important priority but she also enjoys participating in family life with her two daughters and her…
Carolyn’s progressively more senior roles had earned her a seat at the boardroom table leading internationally recognisable brands where, whilst specialising in Human Resources (HR), she was required to be able to…
Andy Burn spent years making stuff up for business presentations before pivoting to the novel as a medium for writing fiction. A glittering portfolio career of board level experience in finance, property and media, or an…
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Dr Sarah Myhill MB BS qualified in medicine (with Honors) from Middlesex Hospital Medical School in England in 1981 and has since focused tirelessly on identifying and treating the underlying causes of health problems, especially…
James, a life-loving farmer’s son from Northern Ireland, who lives in Peckham, London had a successful global business, travelling the world for clients in the food world. A winner of many global awards, James wrote…
Dr Allswell E. Eno is a practising doctor in family medicince, and author of African heritage, from London, England. Born in Greenwich, south-east London, he grew up in the boroughs of Southwark and Lewisham and…
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Elisabeth Krauel was born in 2001 as the youngest of four children in a bicultural Anglo-German family. She grew up in a village near Munich where she completed her A-Levels (Abitur) at the local grammar school in 2018.…
John Uttley was born in Lancashire just as the war was ending. Grammar school educated there, he read Physics at Oxford before embarking on a long career with the CEGB and National Grid Group. He was Finance Director at…
“Depression lies. It tells you that it is permanent and necessary and central to your creativity and individuality. But there is no circumstance or situation so tragic that it cannot hold within it a kernel of humour…
Henry Slator lives in north Cornwall with his wife of 40+ years Margaret. A part-time writer for 35+ years and more recently finding himself enjoying life as a pensioner, Henry is fascinated by nature and can be regularly…
Annette Byford grew up in Germany where she taught at a secondary school before going on to study psychology and train as a psychodynamic psychotherapist in the UK. For the past 25 years, she has worked as a psychologist…
Alice Hewson experienced several periods of poor mental health throughout her teenage years and although her…
Mandy Lancaster has a professional background in sexual health, mental health and youth work. She is a consultant on the creation of the Fred & Wood's Fantastic World series, written by Alex Waldron, and published…
Andrea Bramhall wrote her first novel at the age of six and three-quarters. It was seven pages long and held together with a pink ribbon. Her Gran still has it in the attic. Since then she has progressed a little bit and…
Abi Appleby was born and raised in Southampton with her parents and two sisters. Abi has struggled with Generalised Anxiety Disorder since her early teenage years and alongside this has struggled with a difficult relationship…
Dr Karen Gaye Graham lives in Australia and has over two decades of experience as an Adult and Child Psychiatrist. She has a medical degree (MBBS), is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists…
Stuart Parkin was born in Yemen, the son of a flying Royal Air Force doctor. The fourth of five children, he was educated in the UK, where he began his career in oil broking and trading. He then left the UK and has lived…
Natalie Read has worked at the heart of mental health as a counsellor for over 14 years. Her experience includes working with adults and young adults in private practice and as a University Student Counsellor. She also has…
Philip Eley is the Wellbeing Lead of a schoolswork charity, and has been working in the Youthwork and Emotional Health field for many years. He works with individual students as well as running small groups, and delivers…
Sam Hunter is a full-time mum, podcast host and entrepreneur. She started writing after the birth of her son in 2017 and self-published her first book - Flamingo Fashion - at the end of 2020. Sam wrote creatively as…
Leonie Huie is the founder of Empower Me which she started in 2019 after being inspired by her twin daughters to help empower other mothers to improve their work-life balance. After experiencing a challenging pregnancy and…
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Andy’s interest in Israel was sparked by an article in the Observer newspaper in August 1963 which said anyone could volunteer to take part in a massive archaeological dig at Masada, Herod’s fortress-palace by…
Natalie Savvides is married to a wonderful man and lives in South West London with their two children under four. She works from home, mostly writing and being a Mum, and has written diaries since the age of 13, documenting…
Suzy Rowland is an author, Autism & ADHD Specialist & Trainer, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and a poet. Suzy’s son was diagnosed with Asperger’s and ADHD aged nine. Determined to share her experience…
Fleur Brown has more than 25 years of experience as a practising nutritional therapist and runs a busy clinic in England. Fleur studied at the renowned Institute For Optimum Nutrition in London under Patrick Holford. A member…
John Brackenbury is a retired university teacher who lives in Cambridge. He spent more than 40 years teaching and doing research, primarily in the University of Cambridge after obtaining his doctorate there in 1974. His…
Angela Johnson AKA Mrs Bun the Baker has baked for as long as she can remember. As she got older she would make her own recipe books with favourite recipes, which she still has, and her house at University…
Dr Bernard Raxlen MD specialises in neuropsychiatry and neurocognitive complications. Over the past 30 years, he has successfully treated over 6500 cases of tick-borne disease and today over 90% of his practice is devoted…
Jane was born in Zambia, South-Central Africa in 1968 and has been writing fiction and poetry since the age of ten. Most of her secondary and tertiary education years were spent in the United Kingdom in the 1980s to &rsquo…
Helena Kettleborough is a writer, speaker and advocate for social and environmental change. Holding a Master's in responsible enterprise and a PhD in management, learning and leadership, she has worked extensively for…
Catherine Stothart is a Leadership Coach who has worked with hundreds of leaders to engage and motivate their teams and to develop themselves, in top multinational companies, including Airbus, Google and Audi. She brings…
Witty and smattered with the best sort of irony, with twists and turns that keep you guessing, this is the first book in the trilogy. When The Siren Calls is a sensual and moving emotional drama that titillates the…
Julia Keys has a professional background in nursing, counselling and psychotherapy; her specialist subjects include dealing with relationships, mental health issues and eating disorders. Julia was a school counsellor…
Hira Ali, Chief Executive Officer of Advancing Your Potential, Managing Director of International Women Empowerment Events, Founding Director of Career Excel, and Co-Founder of The Grey Area is a multi-faceted career coach…
Kim Rix is a professional photographer and gemmologist (GIA). Based in London where she lives with her husband, Kim travels extensively and has gathered a vast amount of the best local knowledge from her world-wide…
Cathy Gunn was a financial journalist and editor before turning to fiction. Scottish by descent, she was born in Tanzania and grew up in Nigeria, Scotland and parts of England before settling into multicultural London. …
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Esther Ramsay-Jones lectures on ‘Death, Dying and Bereavement’ at the Open University. She has presented her work at various locations around the world and her papers have been published in academic journals…
Lotte Moore is the best-selling author of Lotte’s War, which reached number one in the charts after its release on Remembrance Day 2016. Perhaps best known for her children's books, Lotte is looking forward to…
Coming from Sussex where Bryony Hill was also educated, after a year at Brighton College of Art, she spent four years in France after which, on returning to England, she met and eventually married the television sports presenter…
Lisa Ashworth is a writer and qualified career and fertility coach, supporting clients who are trying to conceive. She draws from her own experience, having endured a ten-year struggle to conceive a baby with many personal…
A healer of the heart, she helps people transcend from stories of pain and challenge to lives of love and fulfilment. She is interested in helping people to clearly define who they are and help them set foot on the…
Hannah Velten is a grief healer, writer and speaker. This wasn’t a path she ever envisaged for herself, but when her brother, Christian, went missing in Africa in 2003, nothing was ever the same again. For the past…
'Makkah to Madinah' is the culmination of more than a decade's worth of research, field expeditions and analysis by Dr Abdullah Alkadi. Photographs included in this beautiful, design-led book, were taken along…
Annie Boate is a highly qualified corporate coach and former teacher who’s shaken up the coaching profession. Her background includes various school leadership roles, working with young offenders and successfully coaching…
Originally educated in the USA, Oxford and London, Simon Hardman Lea now lives and works in Suffolk, UK and his other job is as a hospital based eye surgeon: www.shleyesurgeon.com…
She helps women (with a particular emphasis on introverted women) to be great leaders and to lead with influence and impact. She also provides workshops, training and talks to corporate gender networks and BAME (Black, Asian…
Janell LaFaye Jordan is a licensed Clinical Counselor in the state of North Carolina, LPC in the state of Virginia, Georgia LPC and LMHC Hawaii. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in psychology…
As an actor he worked on many dramas and TV series such as Plays for Today, The Camerons, Kings Royal, Hannay, and Taggart but also presented on BBC Playschool for 8 years, the very successful Fingermouse series for BBC,…
Alastair Gamble was born in Essen, Germany and graduated with a BSc in Architecture at University of Dundee in 1996. Having worked in an architectural office in Glasgow between 1996 and 1997, he then graduated…
Life on Planet WWF is a business memoir with a difference. Chiew Chong veered off his corporate ladder to find success, passion and meaning at the World Wildlife Federation (…
During his career his research led to over 120 publications, including 12 books, several Government reports, and numerous refereed journal articles on accounting and financial management. Apart from his own personal writing…
Harriet Waley-Cohen is a multi award-winning speaker, experienced leadership coach and mentor. Harriet offers a range of coaching options, always tailored to clients’ specific needs and desired outcomes. From corporate…
Naomi was the first life coach for children in the UK and has been coaching since 2004. She works extensively in the UK as well as coaching internationally, running unique workshops for children in schools, writing about…
The authors are clinical psychologists with a combined total of 80 years’ experience working in the NHS and independently with children who have emotional and behavioural difficulties. Each author is a parent, with…
Born and raised in Dundee, cruise aficionado, retail manager and author, Derek Curzon, moved to Lancashire in 1998 aged 28. His background is Accountancy, he has worked in myriad roles in the banking world as well as editing…
Yang-May Ooi is a bestselling author, award-winning TEDx speaker and acclaimed story performer of Chinese-Malaysian heritage, now living in London. Her first novel The Flame Tree topped the Malaysian bestseller…
Educated at Exeter University and London Business School Brian Landers’ first job was assisting a former Director General of Defence Intelligence and a motley collection of ex-spooks set up a political research unit…
She holds a BA in English and International Market Communication from Norway, her native country, an MA in International Business Management from Newcastle University in the UK, and an MSc in International Relations from…
An established Hampshire-based journalist and author, John Leete turned to the subject of modern History for light relief and became hooked. He is best known as the author of the highly acclaimed book The New Forest At War…
Past President of the BIID (British Institute of Interior Design) and former member of the All-Party Parliamentary Design and Innovation Committee, Charles is also a guest Lecturer at Middlesex University. He is also a licenced…
She enjoys archery, writing, playing the violin badly and spending most of her time in England. This is her second book, co-authored with Peter Morris. Her first, The East German Police Girl, released in early 2022 to many…
Elizabeth Hendrick was born and raised in East Anglia. She graduated in mathematics from Durham University in 1994 and began a career in financial services in London. In 2004, she left finance to enter the risky world of…
Bob Landrey born in Cleethorpes and brought up in Grimsby, where he still calls home, he struggled at school and hated the academic side of learning but excelled at art. His father being an artist taught him the basics…
Lisa Stewart started life in leafy Bricket Wood. The village is home to the oldest naturist community in the UK where rumours of bike-riding naturists sparked great hilarity in junior school. Aged eight, she moved 410 miles…
Mary was born in Birmingham, where her father Laurence taught French and her Irish mother, Madge, had worked as a nurse. The eldest of four, she was the only girl. Mary was educated mainly by nuns at St Pauls Grammar School…
David Freed is a successful dad blogger who writes about sharing parenting on his blog Dad's Turn: Raising Little Bear (www.Dads-Turn.co.uk). A social scientist by background,…
DANSON ENOGIOMWAN UBEBE was born in Nigeria in 1945. He obtained a teaching degree in 1970, and then his Well Engineering certificate in 1973. He taught briefly before working with Shell and retired, after 33 years, in 2004…
Charlotte trained as a psychodynamic counsellor in 2009 and has been accredited since 2015. Initial train in Anthropology and Social Philosophy provided the theoretical backbone for her work, inspired by Jungian depth-psychology…
JD Smith has been a writer and researcher focusing on the life of Zenobia for more than 10 years. JD has written and published four novels, the first of which (Tristan and Iseult) became one of four finalists for the…
A Modern Military Mother - Tales from the Domestic Frontline is a compilation of blog posts from amodernmilitarymother.com about the life, reflections and rants of this military wife. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad…
The Lil' Author Skool is a not for profit organisation. It was founded in 2016 by London born children's/YA author A. Bello, who wrote her debut novel 'Emily Knight I am...' at aged 12! The Lil' Author…
Lee Winter has worked as a newspaper journalist in almost every state in Australia for the past 28 years. In that time she has covered everything from courts, police, news, television, features, been a humor columnist and…
The Studio: A Psychoanalytic Legacy, published in September 2015 by Free Association Books, is a unique and exciting work, referencing Freud and other psychoanalytic writers to examine a difficult past - loss…
It's not surprising that Sue's writing draws upon the nature of the sea. Her father was a sea captain. She fondly remembers him telling stories of far away places, and mysterious and unfathomable events which he…
Louise’s first novel, Distorted Days, was described by Kirkus Review as ‘a formidable work’. Her chilling blend of the lyrical and the dark is the most gripping in her thrillers and horrors…
Susan Scott is a business psychologist, nutritional therapist, trainer, consultant and coach, as well as a public speaker and an author. Susan believes that everyone - Young Professionals in particular - deserve…
A fourteen-minute Law of Attraction YouTube clip changed her life for the better in 2016; led her to viewing multiple motivational speakers, and also led her to writing this book: My Mini-Micro Mindset Manual is due for…
Before arriving at Winteringham Fields in 2005, Colin enjoyed a well-travelled, eclectic career including spells at the two-Michelin starred Domaines Haut de Loire in France and as banqueting manager for the UAE royal family…
Having moved around a lot as a Forces child, Anita Cassidy moved to London on graduating and worked in newspaper advertising sales and management for ten years before having her family. Interested in food and personal…
With a lifelong passion for music and words, Georgia made the stage her professional home as a saxophonist, playwright, performance poet and speaker, touring Europe with bands and winning Poetry Slam Contests in both the…
Essex-born Julia Wurz ran the Press Office for the Benetton Formula 1 Team, which became Renault F1. Dedication above and beyond the call of duty led her to marry her colleague, the Austrian race driver Alex Wurz, and to…
Dr Marcelle Moore is a Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist providing specialised psychological care for over two decades in both London and Sydney. She is now based in Sydney, and through her work she aims to empower…
Vese Aghoghovbia Aladewolu, 31, was born in Lagos, Nigeria where she lived until the age of 15, when she moved to England to study her A-levels in Bristol and on to Imperial College London, where she graduated…
Amy Clennell is 41 years old. She was born with the condition cerebral palsy and is a wheelchair user with additional hidden disabilities including dysarthria, dyscalculia, perseveration and severe dyspraxia with its associated…
Originally from Salford, Greater Manchester, William spent formative years living in the Shetland Islands where his father worked on the oil terminal. The topography inspired a passion for geology that years later, William…
Charlie Maclean is like the many young Londoners toiling the 9-5 with their fair share of rocky emotional and financial life experiences. These experiences inform this gritty, sexy, romance that will keep you stimulated…
James began working in a local fish restaurant Sankey's in Tunbridge Wells, here his passion for working in kitchen's was born. He then went onto train at West Kent College whilst continuing to work at Sankey'…
Professor Griffiths uses his extensive medical experience and real patient stories to demonstrate how cytomegalovirus has avoided detection and treatment for so long. He introduces you to CMV, an intelligent virus…
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Helen Jane Campbell works as a life and business coach for ambitious and creative entrepreneurs. Clients seek her help to bring more joy, energy and abundance into their lives, to create space and reconnect with their self…
Susan Scott lives in Surrey with her family and travels the world on business. She is a business psychologist, nutritional therapist, trainer, consultant and coach, as well as a public speaker and an author. Susan is…
Albert Kemp was born in Shoreditch in 1927 to a family of politically aware Eastenders. Kemp worked in the Admiralty for eleven years before joining the Home Office in 1961, where he entered the Immigration Service. He learned…
Life altered immeasurably once she enrolled in her first college class at Northwestern Michigan College. She never looked back. She now holds a Master of Education from Lesley University and is currently completing a Master…
Judy Bartkowiak is an International NLP and EFT Trainer for Parents, Teachers and existing Practitioners/Coaches/ Therapists. She shares her passion and skills in working with children and teens through training and by writing…
Christine Ingall was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. Initially, she trained to be a teacher and was awarded a B.Ed. from Manchester University. She worked as a civil servant for 35 years, most recently in the development…
Aideen grew up in Birmingham in a Catholic family with two older sisters and a younger brother, all raised by loving Irish parents. Her childhood was idyllic and full of opportunities but when it came to going to school…
James Linsday hails from Watford, Hertfordshire. He works for Hertfordshire Mind Network and uses his free time to advocate for mental health care by blogging and appearing on podcasts and TV. James enjoys playing football…
Originally born in the UK, Sam Pearce grew up in Toronto Canada where she developed a fascination with art and design by leafing through the album covers of her father’s vinyl collection. Despite other passions for…
Sherene López Monzon is a member of First Baptist Church of Grand Cayman. Her debut book, The Redemptive Life of Caymanian Woman, is due out at the end of 2022. Sherene received the Truman Bodden Award for…
James Mellor is a freelance writer and cartoonist. James launched James Mellor Creative in 2012 to help people turn their ideas into usable, engaging and memorable content. The business is built around his three…
Originally hailing from the north coast of Northern Ireland and now residing in South Manchester, Chris McDonald works as a primary school teacher and crime writer. He has always been a reader; at primary school, The…
Margaret is an award-winning entrepreneur, author of several books, single mother and a golden age dater! She wrote this book so you don't have to kiss frogs (she's done that for you). It offers a heartfelt, candid…
Luciano Iorio was born in Rome in 1937 and moved to London in 1971. In his native country he gained a music diploma and a degree in law. He decided to become a professional musician, and has enjoyed a long and distinguished…
Ævar Þór Benediktsson is one of Iceland‘s most popular authors. He is Iceland‘s first UNICEF Ambassador and is known for launching popular nationwide reading challenges to encourage Icelandic…
Wolfe Cotto lives in London but his identity remains unknown and he likes it that way. Describing himself as 'reclusive', the author lives with his partner, the children have flown the nest, and with more time to…
Paul Thomas lives and breathes cheese…he makes cheese, judges cheese, teaches cheesemaking, works as a cheese inspector and is now the author of a cheesemaking book! As head cheesemaker at Lyburn Farm (Salisbury),…
Some are born with silver spoons in their mouths. Michael Forester was born with a pen in his hand. Of course, it was immediately pinched by his big brother who put it on a shelf too high for him to reach. He got his own…
Shani-Lee grew up in Newcastle, England with childhood secrets that manifested into a battle with Bulimia. She emigrated to Arizona, where she started to unpeel the complex layers of emotions that…
Nicknamed “Gym Boy” by friends when he was 19 due to his dedication to training and personal fitness development at University, Neill now has over 20 years of knowledge balancing, unbalancing and rebalancing…
Michael Burton was educated at Bedford School and Magdalen College, Oxford, and began his diplomatic life in 1960, when he was then sent to the Foreign Office’s so-called ‘Spy School’ in Shemlan, Lebanon…
Linda Elsegood discovered LDN after relapsing/remitting MS, which caused her to have attacks every six months. It took months for a relapse to recede, only to have another begin. In October 2003, Linda was advised she had…
Jeremy Hullah grew up in the rural Midlands, where he spent a lot of time dreaming about being a pianist…
Venessa Taylor brings two decades of experience as an inner-city primary school teacher and assistant headteacher, to the creation of the Baller Boys series. Aimed at encouraging young boys to enjoy reading, the football…
Challenging themes that haunt the Berkoff canon are ever-present in this startling novel: his luxurious verbosity; his counterpoint of crude street patter and elegiac proclamation; sex wars; class wars; dislocation and abandonment…
Sonja Lewis is a freelance journalist (having worked on The Albany Herald in the US for two years) and is available for editorial commissions, as well as interview. Sonja has plenty of experience writing for print and online…
Martin van Es is a Dutch entrepreneur, father and grandfather. Born in 1959, the youngest of three children, he studied clinical psychology in Groningen, but got distracted by partying and a permanent lack of money. In 1986…
Jacquie Flecknoe-Brown worked in an acute psychiatric ward where she realised that a person’s suffering and behaviour carried a meaning for that person, even when it was not fully understood. She trained in Milan…
His first published work was an April Fool’s article in a yachting magazine and, since then, David has been a frequent columnist, contributor to industry journals and on-line blogs as well as setting up and editing…
Catherine Smith is a mum to two daughters (now aged three and six) and struggled with sleep deprivation when the little ones were younger. Recognising the need for practical help for other parents suffering from lack of…
Sue Telford is a Norfolk-based writer, gin blogger and cocktail photographer with a love of craft gin, cocktails and fresh flavours. In 2017, inspired by the craft gin revolution, she bought a tiny 4L air still, got herself…
Zainab Jagot Ahmed is a first-time mum and author of the UK's first Indian baby food cookbook - 'Indian SuperMeals: Baby & Toddler Cookbook'. Her latest book, due for release in September 2014, contains more…
Carolyn Shanti is the author of ‘Trap, Prey, Lust’. A new novel based on the true story of her own childhood, where she was brought up in a wealthy and privileged family in England. Carolyn spent her childhood…
One of her earliest memories was creating a newspaper that included happy stories and fun puzzles – strictly no politics. At high school, she wrote stories about her favourite pop-band, including friends as characters…
Ann’s father had inspired her interest in South East Asia during WWII. He had been a prisoner of war on the Thailand Burma Railway, and the idea for Bamboo Heart and a Southeast Asian WWII trilogy came from researching…
For nearly 10 years her blog Was this in the Plan? has shone a light on the world of disability, palliative care and end of life planning as she openly shares the details of her life caring for a life limited child, her…
Catriona Troth was born in Scotland and grew up largely in Canada (apart from one year when she spent 14 months travelling to 14 countries with her parents, accompanied by 14 pieces of luggage). At 17, she came back to the…
London born, with an Irish father and Italian mother, Barbara Angela Kealy was the fourth of seven children. Together with her sister Sandra, she attended the local dance school from an early age, loving the opportunity…
Alex Woolf is an award-winning author writing for both adults and children. His novels include Chronosphere, a time-warping science fiction trilogy, The Shakespeare Plot, a trilogy about Tudor spies, and a steampunk series…
Tor Eigeland is an internationally recognised photojournalist. Norwegian born, Tor has had a long and distinguished career contributing to such prestigious publications as Time, Newsweek, Fortune, The New York Times…
Despite having a disability, Amanda Sington-Williams is very widely travelled and she has lived in…
Richard is passionate about travel and wildlife having visited all seven continents and some 40-plus countries. His interest in wildlife started on a week-long trip on a cabin cruiser in Alaska’s Inside Passage surrounded…
After a distinguished career as a UK lawyer, formerly with the celebrated Lord Goodman and later with his own law firm, John D Bieber left full time legal work to focus on family life with his wife Joey and four young children…
John Uttley was born in Lancashire just as the war was ending. Grammar school educated there, he read Physics at Oxford before embarking on a long career with the CEGB and National Grid Group. He was Finance Director at…
Annette Byford grew up in Germany where she taught at a secondary school before going on to study psychology and train as a psychodynamic psychotherapist in the UK. For the past 27 years, she has worked as a psychologist…
LS Delorme (Lexy) is the Author of the “Limerent” novel series. She has also been a travel writer and author of The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland Hong Kong and An Expat Mom’s unofficial Guide to Disneyland…
A life long lover of all things legal Simon Michael was called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple in 1978. Since then he has spent many years prosecuting and defending criminal cases and in doing so…
Jane (J Merrill Forrest) lives in a small Wiltshire village with her Greek husband and crossbreed dog. She has…
Hélène Pascal-Thomas born in provincial France, later studying journalism in Bordeaux. After working as a journalist in Paris, she moved to London…
Douglas J Lindsay was born to the sea. His parents both came from sailor families and when his father went back to sea for the duration of the Second World War, his mother followed the ship to its new base at Scrabster on…
Dr Nat Tanoh comes from Ghana but grew up, as a child, in exile in England, due to his parents’ opposition to the installation of a one-party state. Today he divides his time between his home in London and Ghana. He…
"When I first got my type 2 diagnosis I was told it was a ‘lifelong’ condition and I’d probably be on the pills for life. I assumed it was a progressive illness with no chance of remission …
Angela Lane is a senior executive with more than 30 years of experience leading global Human Resource functions. A native Australian, Angela has lived, studied, taught and worked around the globe: now residing in the United…
She has blended her career with over twenty years of researching and practising resilience-building in some of the world’s leading charities, universities and innovative start-ups. Having survived losing two…
Carly Chamberlain has 15 years’ experience in holistic health, integrated therapy, and training. She is founder of the I AM WELLness community, online self-care course, and women’s wellness clinic. Carly…
Daney Parker has loved working with words for as long as she can remember. She is delighted that she has managed to make a living following her passion–copywriting, publishing in magazines and now writing domestic…
From periods of glittering success to near total derailment due to an unrelenting passion for her career, Heels of Steel unveils the truth behind a woman’s climb to success in the male dominated world of the City.&…
Throughout her life, Heleen Kist has been fondled, patronised and ordered to smile by random men. So she wrote 'Stay Mad, Sweetheart', a feminist tale of justice, published November 2019. Whilst her professional…
Abi Oliver has spent much of her life in the Thames Valley. She studied at Oxford and London Universities, has worked for a charity, on Indian Railways, as a nurse and as a writer. She has also raised four children and lives…
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Before her shift in career she worked as a fashion designer for major high-street brands, a graphic designer for musicians, and a product designer for corporations as well as dabbling with designing technology, sustainable…
Jane Huxley's published novels include Morgan's Castle, For the Love of Penny Whistler ("Glitter and gutter...lovelorn, war-torn. A compelling read." Simon Cowell) and Summer Night…
Sally Arnold has lived an incredible life, from being a Norland Nanny to the Jagger family, to then becoming tour manager for The Rolling Stones (the first female to take up such a role in the rock business). Sally then…
This guide has been written for people with little or no prior knowledge of WW1 and is an ideal introduction to what can be a very complicated and daunting subject. Written in an engaging way, this is more like a chat…
George Edmunds is a bit of a polymath with an eclectic career. He has an Engineering background, was a design draughtsman, sales manager and later on owned his own business. A large portion of his career was spent…
Kathryn Pana is a single mum of two boys, originally from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, but now lives in a small town in Lancashire. As well as writing, Kathryn loves everything creative, especially cross stitching; she owns…
Leicester-based Imran Siddiq, author of Disconnect, Disassemble and Disrupt, made a list of things he wanted to accomplish if he survived an operation to remove a brain tumour: writing a successful novel was one of the items…
Sophia Lambton became a professional classical music critic at the age of 17 when she began writing for Musical Opinion, Britain’s oldest music magazine…
Helen Matthews is the author of debut novel ‘After Leaving the Village’, winner of the Winchester Writers’ Festival prize for opening pages of a novel. Born in Cardiff, she read English at the University…
Dr Thomas A. Ernst FRCP is a senior consultant general physician in a large London teaching hospital. He has a specialist interest in the use of mindfulness-based interventions in the complementary management of chronic…
For more than a decade Mary was a ward sister in a London teaching hospital before she had her first child. Each of Mary’s children had health problems but learning about food intolerance and modifying their diets…
J Merrill Forrest is a Wiltshire-based author, whose deep interest in the paranormal is a major theme in her writing. For more than 30 years Jane has researched her subject, hunting down evidence with an open and questioning…
Valerie A. Campbell is an enhanced relationship coach and a best-selling author. She speaks to millions worldwide via her weekly radio show - The Secret Vibe; effecting spiritual growth, particularly in the arena of dating…
Elyssa Campbell-Barr has been writing about childcare and education for more than 15 years. She was editor of Who Minds?, the National Childminding Association magazine, from 1999–2006, and editor of The Teacher…
Growing up watching loved ones at the mercy of debilitating illnesses, Stuart became passionate about transforming people’s health, helping them attain boundless energy and maintain their fitness whatever their age…
Dr. Tony Ortega’s passion for helping others began at a very early age. He always knew that no matter what he did, he wanted to be of service to others. Once he knew that such a profession existed, he had a goal for…
SJ Parkinson was an Air Force avionics technician, a decorated veteran of the Persian Gulf War and several United Nations peacekeeping missions. He has lived overseas in numerous countries and travels extensively. He has…
Richard Sayce, the man behind Misty Ricardo’s Curry Kitchen, has many years of experience in the world of Indian food. To date his two Gourmand award-winning books, Indian Restaurant Curry at Home Volumes 1 & 2…
Sylvie Boulay was born in Paris, France in 1951 and moved to London in 1970. She studied economics at University College London and worked for Solihull Council for 16 years. Sylvie started a counselling diploma…
Multi-award winning international speaker, author and transformation mindset coach, Dr Ava Eagle Brown is in a class of her own. Ava’s powerful story of her journey from poverty and abuse to fleeing Jamaica and establishing…
Toni Glickman is a former retail executive, who spent twenty years in the cashmere and silk-studded front lines in the luxury space of the piranha infested industry. She now enjoys life as a real estate professional, where…
A British ex-pat now living in Australia (he admits he opted for Sydney for its sunshine and cricket), AJ Roberts was 30 when he wrote 42 Days and secured an agent and publishing interest at the time but the time (and offer…
Sarah lives in Yorkshire and used to be a Criminologist until she fell in love with writing and quickly swapped a life with crime for a life with rhyme! She is married with three awesome kids who keep her on her toes whilst…
Peter Morris is sixty-nine and now lives in East Yorkshire. Born in Northampton, Peter read physics at Durham and medicine at Newcastle, before embarking on a forty-year-long career as an anaesthetist in England, Holland…
How can you pack for the journey of a lifetime? George Baxter has settled for a comfortable life, content as the years unfold predictably - until Win, his wife of twenty-six years, dies. With his loyal dog Monty by his side…
Born in London, Jude spent the first 40 years of her life growing up in a north London suburb, studying and working in the capital (a year also spent in Oxford) before moving to Winchester in 1994. A teacher of English and…
Jacqui is a registered nurse, midwife and health visitor. She has extensive experience in: safeguarding; patient safety; and as an advocate working in the NHS as a senior manager. In 2014, she became Deputy Chief Executive…
Esther Ramsay-Jones lectures on ‘Death, Dying and Bereavement’ at the Open University. She has presented her work at various locations around the world and her papers have been published in academic journals…
Steve Stine has been working in and around the corporate world for over 35 years in the areas of advisory, leadership, and people development, primarily focused on the Asia Pacific region. He is the…
Born in Derbyshire, raised in Yorkshire, resides in London, Terry learned from a young age that he was different from his peers. He preferred the company of girls over boys, didn’t like sports and would write…
Linda Elsegood discovered LDN after relapsing/remitting MS, which caused her to have attacks every six months. It took months for a relapse to recede, only to have…
Alice Tayler grew up in Minnesota and owns a small business just north of Minneapolis. More importantly, she is a proud and caring mother, grandmother, and wife. While growing up in a family that was plagued by mental…
Morven-May MacCallum is the debut author of Finding Joy, a novel about a family's fight against Lyme disease, this insightful and powerful novel is inspired by Morven-May's own 16 year battle with Lyme disease. …
Simon Lowe is the non-nom de plume of the author Simon Lowe. From humble beginnings inside a Melton Mowbray pork pie, Simon spent a summer building insulation for the millennium dome (nobody ever complained about being cold…
Lisa Dart has a doctorate in Creative Writing from the University of Sussex, England. She has published poetry, book reviews, creative non-fiction and articles and has won both the Grolier Prize, USA, and the Aesthetica…
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Lee Brown, and his girlfriend, lost their mothers during the writing of 'A Very British Afterlife'. His girlfriend commented that reading the book helped her picture her mother in a happier place. Death and comedy…
“Author A” is a successful businessman, loving father and victim of parental alienation who lives in the UK. The author has worked with a ghost writer to validate his story. The characters have been anonymised…
Clio Gray has won many awards for her writing, including the Harry Bowling First Novel Award. She has been Man Booker Nominated, Long Listed for the Baileys, and…
Arnold Dixon was born in 1962 to West Indian parents who came to England in the late 1950s. It was whilst attending a Church Youth Club that Arnold met a Christian Youth Worker who helped him with his many questions…
Lotte Moore is an 80-year-old writer on a mission. Her myriad children’s stories (including The Invisible Elephant, The Dinosaur Who Ate A Piano and The Teaspoon Family) are enjoyed by primary school boys and girls…
Dr Paul Ballman has a huge wealth of experience in coaching and consulting with some of the most senior leaders in the business world. He studied at LSE before completing his doctorate in psychology at Birkbeck College,…
Royce Leville is an award-winning independent author. He has a distinct style of writing that he uses to tell the stories of ordinary and extraordinary people. His short stories centre around single characters and have…
Olivia Spencer studied at a top London all-girls day school, attended Durham University (BA Philosophy 2.1) and trained as a chartered accountant (ACA qualified 2008). She then got married in 2009, left her job as auditor…
Caroline Garnham is the leading expert in the world of trusts and succession for the super-rich. She was head of the City law firm Simmons & Simmons private client team for fifteen years, Fellow of the Chartered Institute…
FJ Campbell was born in Lytham and moved around a lot when she was younger, from the north to Kent and then the West Country. After school she was an au pair in Paris and that was the only job she was ever sacked from. FJ…
Tamim Sadikali says: “Dear Infidel is a novel about the spectrum of British Muslim experiences. It is a story of love, hate, longing and sexual dysfunction, all sifted through the fallout from the war on terror.&rdquo…
Sergey Gorbatov, Ph.D., is an accomplished consultant, educator, and thought leader in the field of talent management. With more than two decades of experience in prominent roles within multinationals such as AbbVie, PMI…
Healthcare Engagement Specialist and writer, Burton Paul, wrote Is it Serious? after over 10 years working in the leading edge of the world’s healthcare system. Advising brands such as Nestle, Bupa and Takeda, he realised…
A Body of Fates is Kenneth Evren's first novel. A fictional tale inspired by a personal, real-life tragedy. Using bits and…
The author, former professional marathon runner, Rev. Ryan “Mango" Althaus, is an ordained Presbyterian Minister in Santa Cruz, California, with dual master’s degrees in Divinity and Communications and a…
Carolyn Hobdey is The Midlife Mistress: every woman’s best friend at a time when she wants to take back control of her life. Describing herself as a ‘Joyful Revolutionary”, she is a passionate, energetic…
Did you know that the smallest amount of money you need to save and invest (at a 7% return) to become a millionaire over your career is just seven dollars/pounds/euros? No, nor did the Seven Dollar Millionaire until his…
AK Michaels is an indie author success story who only came to writing later in life after a career in the finance industry. Despite only writing for just over two and a half years she has almost 30 books under her belt and…
Sara was diagnosed with HER2 positive and oestrogen positive primary breast cancer in October 2016 at the age of forty-two. Not ever expecting to be diagnosed with breast cancer and having to deal with the impact that cancer…
Her debut novel, Stillwater Creek, was Highly Commended in the 2011 ACT Book of the Year Award, and afterwards published in Reader’s Digest Select Editions in Asia and in Europe. Alison’s also written The…
Theo Michaels was born in London but comes from a large Greek Cypriot family. After competing in BBC television’s MasterChef UK in 2014, he opened his first pop-up restaurant which was a sell-out success and he has…
Angela Cobbin’s parents wanted a different life for their daughter—after an unpredictable lifestyle as dancers and performers themselves—encouraging a career in hairdressing instead of the ‘business…
Dr Tony Ortega is a first generation Cuban American gay man. He is a licensed clinical psychologist, life coach, and author who has been in practice since 1992, currently serving the LGBTQ population in his private practice…
Ann McCracken is an author, a scientist, a motivational speaker, an entrepreneur and was the Vice President of the International Stress Management Association. Her work for ISMA has seen her organise National Stress…
Sibylle Berg is an exceptionally original and interesting writer with a passion for stories bursting with hyperrealism and black humour. She is a guiding figure for all outsiders, underdogs, transgender people and anyone…
Garry Mansell is a graduate in Applied Chemistry from the University of Hertfordshire. But following a number of research roles in the fields of pharmaceuticals, water quality and food analysis he joined Mars, Incorporated…
Lotte Moore is the best-selling author of Lotte’s War, which reached number one in the charts after its release on Remembrance Day 2016. Lotte dedicates her time, free of charge, every week, to read her stories to…
Alongside writing, Thomas Weaver is a tech entrepreneur. His last startup was acquired by Just Eat Takeaway. Despite swearing to family and friends (none of whom believed him) that he would never run another startup again…
Jessica Taylor-Bearman was born in March 1991, at Maidstone Hospital in England. She grew up in Rochester and Canterbury, Kent, where she attended Rochester Grammar School for Girls. At the age of 15, she became acutely…
Sasha Greene has always been a writer; when she was a small child she wrote and illustrated stories with characters such as witches and talking houses. At the age of fifteen she completed a historical murder mystery romance…
Annabelle Steele is a primary school teacher in Manchester. She’s been writing poetry and YA and children’s fiction since her own primary school days. Her books explore mental health, relationships and the realities…
Raised on a small hobby farm only minutes from some of Australia’s greatest beaches, Fegan grew up inspired by the power of natures ambience. From the intensity of the frequent summer storms, to the overwhelming serenity…
Bridget Hargreave’s first son was born in 2009 and she developed postnatal depression almost immediately after. It happened again after her second son was born in 2011, despite her best efforts to stop it in its tracks…
Bryony Hill was born and educated in Sussex and, after a year at Brighton Art College, she lived in France, returning to London in 1975 where she met her future husband, ex-professional footballer and television legend Jimmy…
Mother and daughter duo, Jennifer Foxx and Anji Foxx, have created the Mr Hendrix adventure picture books for pre-school and early years children together, borne from a passion for their Pomeranian puppy, called Hendrix,…
Stephanie Nimmo is a London-based writer, mother, music-lover, carer, widow, bereaved parent, runner and all-round plate spinner. She's still trying to have a life, despite life's unexpected twists and turns…
A groundbreaking new self-development text that shows you how you can truly achieve well-being and performance optimisation. This is an essential read for anyone who needs to maximise their performance, manage pressure…
My earliest memories – apart from crashing a car when I was two-and-a-half – are of scrambling around the mountains and stony bondu on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. It was a slow and sleepy place…
Jason Wegner is currently a university student at the University of Lethbridge, working towards becoming an English Language Arts Teacher. His writing experience includes participating in 14 major writing courses at the…
none;text-autospace:none">RJJ Hall had often dreamt about writing a novel but only managed an occasional first draft of a short story. However, as the prospect of retirement beckoned, the desire to write grew stronger. And…
Yvonne is a personal growth and deeper connection enthusiast who believes that positive and rewarding working relationships are fundamental to happiness, wellbeing, and success at work and that we all deserve to know how…
J.D Redvale is a former software engineer who substituted writing code with writing prose. He lives in New York City with a standard…
Robert Vallier comes from a distinguished musical family and spent much of his life in music management. He created the Into Space! series of lectures and books (which he published) for his close friend the late Sir Patrick…
Born in London, England, Sienna moved to the States with her parents aged five. Now aged 39, she lives in Texas and is a mother of two. Since early childhood, she’s learned to balance different cultures and influences…
Kshamta is an author, poetess, dentist, teacher, mum, cook, Tolkien fan, and a fabulous cleaner. When she is not busy figuring out treatment…
Susan Doering is an international career and leadership coach who operates globally, coaching individuals to achieve professional success and facilitating career development training courses for private and public sector…
Bob Ryan ARPS FRSA is an international educator who has spent many years exploring the way we make decisions and judgements. He is currently Professor Emeritus at the University of Gloucestershire and Honorary…
Dr Tim Howard is a doctor, a fourth generation GP. His whole life has been about caring for patients. Tim trained at one of the best London hospitals, and worked in an academic department there, doing clever high-tech medicine…
David Allott learned his trade in Hotel and Catering Management at Blackpool Catering College. It was a short time after this, whilst working as a Senior Assistant Manager in a newly opened large restaurant in Levenshume…
M. Laszlo lives in Bath Township, Ohio. He is an aging recluse, rarely seen nor heard. On the Threshold is his second release and first with Tahlia Newland&rsquo…
Liam has lived all over the world, enjoyed many careers and called a lot of countries his home. He left his native Germany to study in the USA, returning to Germany briefly before leaving for art school in…
Eleanor Dixon’s school life was spent in a girls’ boarding-school specialising in classical ballet and on leaving she danced professionally, touring Europe, for four years. After that she ran her own ballet school…
Wyn Bramley has 50 years experience as a psychotherapist. She was senior Psychiatric Sister at the Cassel Therapeutic Community in the late 1960s. Afterwards, she headed the counselling service at the University of Westminster…
Alero Ayida-Otobo describes herself as a Transformation Strategist with invaluable understanding of sector-wide reforms in Africa. Her close friends call her "the Original Reformer". She is passionate about reforming…
In England 1992, two young mums, Nancy Traversy and Tessa Strickland, started Barefoot Books out of their homes because they couldn’t find the quality, globally-focused books they wanted for their kids. They launched…
Iida van der Byl-Knoefel was diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis at the age of 33. She was told that it was a chronic disease and that she would need to be on medication for the rest of her life; however, she was able…
Emily Knight is back! A. Bello’s eagerly anticipated second book in the Emily Knight series is due for release in September 2017, following rave reviews for the debut novel – first published in 2012. The series…
Will Ottley grew up in rural Suffolk, England. He has travelled extensively and his experiences found expression in Mountain Garden, a book that he had always wanted to read. He lives in London and now writes full…
Martin Caswell grew up in the coastal village of Boscastle in Cornwall. Aged 23, he went to London to train with British School of Motoring (BSM) to become a qualified Government Approved Driving Instructor. The plan, back…
A. Bello was born and raised in London. She first began writing the Emily Knight saga shortly afterwards (only 12 years old!) with the intention of filling the gaping hole in children’s fiction for an inspirational…
Alan Sowersby is a retired company director, born in Edinburgh in 1957 but having spent much of his career living in the South of England. He was educated at the Royal High School in Edinburgh and also studied for a BSc…
Sonja Lewis was born in Georgia, United States and has been living in London for many years. A journalist by trade, author of The Barrenness and more recently The Blindsided Prophet, Sonja is known as 'The Expat…
Katie Kinsella is a SEND Teacher, supporting children with complex needs in a mainstream primary school in the UK. She is a qualified Children’s Yoga Teacher, and she is passionate about supporting children’s…
Further education in the west country had limited choices, so she bucked the trend of going to secretarial college and opted for a course further away at Exeter college: building & civil engineering. Jo was the only…
Alex Fisher grew up in Cambridgeshire with his parents and two sisters, and still lives there today. Alex says, "Despite the obvious beauty of the flat fields and ongoing horizon there is not much to do, and you need…
Andrew Osborne Roland was born in 1945. His father was a doctor and agnostic Jew. His mother was a Quaker and politically active, particularly supporting African independence. Baptised at the age of 8, Andrew…
Michael Padraig-Acton (B.Ed., M.Ed. (Psych.) Hons., M.A. C.Psych., P.D. C.Psych., BPSsS., BACP (Accred)), MICF is a consultant, psychological therapist, counsellor, clinical supervisor, legal consultant, systemic life…
Sarah Rozenthuler is an international keynote speaker, chartered psychologist and published author. With over 20 years of experience working globally at senior levels in large, complex organisations, Sarah brings extensive…
On November 9th it will be the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The 28-mile (45 km) barrier dividing Germany's capital was built in 1961 to prevent East Berliners fleeing to the West. But as…
J Merrill Forrest lives in Wiltshire with her Greek husband and crossbreed dog. They also spend time at their home in Greece, and while Jane is not a psychic or medium herself, she is fascinated by this world and has…
More Life, Please! is a unique new self-development text that will give you six easy steps to ‘getting more’ from your life.
After Alex Churchill qualified as a barrister she joined one of London’s leading criminal chambers. She has been regularly instructed in cases of serious crime, including rape and other serious sexual offences, drug…
Emily Benet is a half-Spanish half-Welsh writer who now lives in Mallorca. She has always had a huge passion for writing that originally was expressed through blogs but this turned to book writing when Salt Publishing noticed…
Rebecca Banks owns a boutique public relations agency specialising in sports and entertainment, and has 20 years of experience in PR and events. She travels around the world but calls London (and currently Oxford - during…
Lotte Moore is the best-selling author of Lotte’s War, which reached number one in the charts after its release on Remembrance Day 2016. Lotte has written more than 25 published books but only started writing aged…
Deborah Jay has always loved travelling, meeting people from different walks of life and backgrounds, learning languages and history. After fifteen years as a lawyer, when her practice took her to France, Italy and Russia…
This is Chris Stringman's first book. His subject is gambling. He's not a teacher writing about teaching. Instead, he's a teacher writing about gambling. What credentials does he have for this polemic role…
James Millar is a father and went part-time in 2014 whilst a Westminster journalist. He's blogged about that experience and the way people treated him at the time - the suspicion that he lacked ambition because he was…
Michael Hyams is at the centre of the mushroom world, based in Covent Garden Market, sourcing them, providing them to markets and restaurants, and sampling the results at home, in cafés and in the dishes of Michelin…
Scott Jordan is a philosopher, writer, and political scientist living in America and Malaysia. He is the Executive Assistant Director of the Centre for Postnormal Policy and Futures Studies. He holds a Masters in East-West…
"I want every female breadwinner to not feel isolated, but stand tall and celebrate their situation. This is book is based on real life and provides a practical framework for female breadwinners to be successful…
Jessica Taylor-Bearman was born in March 1991, at Maidstone Hospital in England. She grew up in Rochester and Canterbury, Kent, where she attended Rochester Grammar School for Girls. At the age of 15, she became acutely…
Doctors told Brigid Sheehan that she had clinical depression when she was 18 years old; however, when looking back, she realises that the condition may have been affecting her long before she received the diagnosis. Me and…
Dr James Espey OBE has spent more than 50 years in business and marketing, mostly in the liquor industry. He was personally responsible for the launch of Malibu, Johnnie Walker Blue Label and Chivas Regal 18, as well as…
Ross Nichols is the Editor of Poetry for Coaching and the driving force behind the Creative Coaching Collective. With 26 years of service in the British Army, Ross brings a wealth of life experience to his work as a coach…
Criminologist Dr Mark Pettigrew writes in the foreword of History of a Drowning Boy, ‘As the reader will learn from these memoirs, a confluence of factors met to form Dennis Nilsen: the social and legal disapproval…
Sam Emony is a jazz promoter who has longed to write novels for 40+ years. He studied English and Drama and began writing in his teens. Sam built and managed his own software business and ran a live music venue…
In 1998, at the age of 20, Clarissa Foster lost her mum (44) to ovarian cancer. During Clarissa's final year studying for a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education in Human Biology at Nottingham Trent University,…
Mick Timpson is a senior meditation and yoga teacher. He is a writer, university lecturer, award-winning artist and architect. Mick is the founder and CEO of beanddo, a company focused on delivering modern meditation training…
When Edinburgh couple Lynn Michell and Stefan Gregory and their 23-year-old son, Louis, set out to sail across the Atlantic on their 48ft Cardinal yacht, they knew not to expect plain sailing all the way. But they didn&rsquo…
Claire Ellis is a poet and writer residing in southeast England. From an early age, she found comfort and joy in creative writing, letting her imagination run wild through stories and poetry. She is the author of “…
Homegrown on British bangers and mash, Gavin Morse moved to France during his adolescence for the steak-frites. Living in Alsace, eastern France, he had the Vosges Mountains as his playground. Gavin was soon hiking and mountain…
Peter Morris lives in East Yorkshire. Born in Northampton, Peter read physics at Durham and medicine at Newcastle, before embarking on a forty-year-long career as an anaesthetist in England, Holland, Norway and Scotland.…
Peter Morris lives in East Yorkshire. Born in Northampton, Peter read physics at Durham and medicine at Newcastle, before embarking on a forty-year-long career as an anaesthetist in England, Holland, Norway and Scotland.…
He's Captured My Heart is Karen Frances' debut novel. A story of tragedy, pain, sexual attraction, lust and complicated emotions set in the beautiful surroundings of Loch Lomond, Scotland.
Ragh Bir’s family arrived in the UK in the early 1960s. Born in the Summer of Love, in Slough, Berkshire, she found growing up in a family with a strict Indian father challenging to her free-spirited nature. Her Indian…
Martin Treanor loves to read and he loves to write, enjoying all things historical, archaeological, metaphysical, and has developed a strong interest in quantum physics which he likes to introduce into his books and stories…
Ciaran O'Connor works a tremendous amount with games in counselling and psychotherapy. Many of his clients will talk about their gaming worlds and from there he wil work outward to the rest of their lives. He began to…
“My father’s life was cut short even though he led the supposed ‘healthy lifestyle’ and my health took a dramatic fall with a cancer scare, so I questioned ‘What is it we are doing wrong? …
"I was speechless as a child for no apparent reason and unable to connect with others or life in a normal fashion. Doctors agreed…
M. N. Rosen has worked for more than 20 years in the financial services industry, most recently for a foundation which invests in climate-focused technology businesses. In The Consciousness Company he draws…
Sylvie Boulay was born in Paris, France in 1951 and moved to London in 1970. She studied economics at University College London and worked for Solihull Council housing department in various jobs for 16 years. She started…
On May 7th 2015 it will be the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the LUSITANIA in only eighteen minutes after being struck by a German torpedo. Greg Taylor is an expert in this historic event that has inspired mystery,…
On 16th July until 6th August 2017, the world is set to go football-crazy! The UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 Finals will take place in the Netherlands, and as a self-confessed sports fanatic, Wendy Temple’s new novel…
Born in the industrial Midlands, Gillian's heart has always yearned for the wilds of North Wales and the pull of the ocean. A Company Director for twenty years, she has written obsessively for over a decade, predominantly…
Daisy White is one of those wonder people who seem to manage everything with an ease that leaves us mere mortals gasping for air. She manages a boutique book store in Horsham, has written two other novels and contributed…
Jackie Mannell is a working mother of two sons, with an extraordinary tale to tell. Her life is laid bare in her book - My Journey To Self-Healing - for two reasons: she hopes her life experiences will resonate with everyone…
The Tears of Monterini is Amanda Weinberg's first novel inspired by an Italian village with which she has a deep connection. Amanda has a degree in modern languages from the University of East Anglia and a…
Sophia Ledingham is a psychologist who splits her time between London and Dubai. Much of her focus has been on improving relationships, whether it’s in top-tier corporations or with couples and families. …
Caryn Jeanne Carruthers is a food lover and artist of many mediums. Her passion for healthy eating and her love of cooking started young and flourished when faced with food allergies and sensitivities. She believes food…
"I was (and continue to be) extremely impressed with Helen's work. Within the first couple of weeks she had managed to get me on three BBC radio shows (including BBC London, interviewed by Vanessa Feltz) as well…
“We only had one shot at trying to achieve successful PR surrounding the launch of Dennis Nilsen’s autobiography – a controversial and highly sensitive topic, to say the very least. We asked Literally PR…
"The Literally PR team are a joy to work with: efficient, responsive and always pleasant and professional. While no one can work a complete miracle in our incredibly overcrowded book market, their experience and contacts…
"I first met Helen at the Self-Publishing Conference in May 2015 and her passion and enthusiasm for the industry inspired me. I was close to finishing my memoir so I decided to get in touch with Helen and I’m…
"Literally PR are literally amazing and a dream to work with. They not only secured me a school tour in over 10 schools for World Book Day, but provided incredible support throughout the organisational process. I would…
"I have published three books of a four-book series, but only made vague attempts at marketing a long time ago. I undertook LiterallyPR’s four-day Author Brand challenge. Overwhelmed with what I need to…
"I loved working with LitPR! As a self-published author with a very limited budget, I was initially unsure whether or not I should invest in the marketing of my book. I couldn’t have made a better decision than…
"Helen did a social media campaign for my Emily Knight Warriors Pop Up blog Rose. She took over my account for a few weeks and doubled my followers! It also led to interviews. Rose was a huge success and had loads of…
"Self-publishing adult fiction today is very tricky, not least because of the vast number of new titles entering the market. Nonetheless, I felt that the stories which I and my co-author Natalia Pastukhova have written…
"Working with Literally PR has been seamless, Helen and her team’s professionalism and commitment to every detail is second to none. They have gone over and beyond the call of duty to ensure that I was given as…
"I have had simply wonderful support from a Helen Lewis and LiterallyPR for my debut novel 'Awakening of Spies'. Throughout she has been professional, responsive and enthusiastic and has delivered far more than…
"As a first-time novelist going the indie/self-publishing route, but a traditionally-published non-fiction author in the distant past, I knew from experience that some good PR and marketing is vital. I also knew…
"As a first-time novelist going the indie/self-publishing route, but a traditionally-published non-fiction author in the distant past, I knew from experience that some good PR and marketing is vital. I also knew…
"It’s hard for small businesses like ours at Eclipse Publishing & Media to get the message out there and secure exposure with well-known media outlets. So we are very grateful to Helen Lewis and her dream…
"Literally PR, under the guardianship of Helen, has taken to the task of handling the PR for my book 'The Warm Up' with so much gusto and professionalism that she was able to open many doors and the result of…
My parenting journal of my twins became my first book, and I was pretty nervous about the whole thing but with the help of Literally PR they put me at ease making the process smooth sailing. They were really supportive from…
"LitPR helped me publicise, and even rewrite a few words in my first novel. They have always had a plan to help stretch any pauses in a campaign to keep within budget. I was really impressed with them for getting me…
"Helen has succeeded in getting publicity for my book where I, an experienced publisher, failed. In response to her first email shot, we have features lined up in two sailing magazines. She is competent, professional…
"Helen has been working on my book PR for Heels of Steel for the past five months. Over this period she has consistently delivered on time and to the highest quality. I have received above and beyond the service…
"When I was first introduced to Helen Lewis, I was instantly connected to this amazing woman. Knowing literally nothing about the PR world, as this was the first book I had ever written, I didn’t know what to…
“I've worked with Helen for a couple of years now. After the success and exceptional media coverage that Helen and her team secured for my first book launch I knew I had to have Helen work her magic a second time…
"When I first met Helen Lewis a few years ago I was immediately impressed by her vibrant, energetic personality. A warm person with a welcome drive to promote her client with a wonderful sense of humour and determination…
"It was the right decision using Literally PR to promote my latest cookbook Curry Compendium. They stepped in at quite short notice and inspired confidence from the start. Not having used a PR company before I didn…
"Getting to know the publishing industry takes a lifetime, and as a fresh author, there's no way I can learn enough to take any sort of advantage of the market. That's where Literally PR came in and saved me…
"In a world where businesses become increasingly impersonal, LiterallyPR is the equivalent of a refreshing oasis in the desert. This wonderful, dedicated team is approachable. With them it's not just about numbers…
“I’d no idea how to promote my first book Where’s Sailor Jack? until my editor said he’d heard good things about Literally PR. He was right: they did a super job in the launch and in…
"One of Literally PR's great virtues is that they react immediately to comments or suggestions. Email replies like 'Great idea, I think you're on to something, we'll get a press release out today'…
"Nothing prepared me for writing my first book. Finding my voice, coping with days when no words flowed, just streams of tears. The keyboard is a lonely old place, add in niggling self-doubt and…
“I have worked with Helen Lewis on a number of editorial and competition pieces relating to books and have always found her extremely helpful and efficient. We have developed a good working relationship and I look…
"I commissioned LitPR to support me with my first venture into book PR for The Really Resilient Guide. I didn't have the skills, capacity or contacts to do my own PR. The work that Helen and her team have…
"I am writing to tell you how very happy I have been about Helen Lewis’ work. She has found so many venues for me to give expert opinions on. I hope that because of her efforts, my name will become a household…
"I'm really impressed by your efficiency and effectiveness. Helen circulated a press release for my 'Glorious Greens' cooking class and this resulted in a firm booking the same day. It's an…
"I've found Helen enthusiastic and inventive, with many resources. Scrupulous documentation of all the calls made on your behalf and dedicated follow-through of nibbles and contacts. She's really on the…
"Meeting Helen was like finding a champion and motivator for my work all wrapped up in a new and knowledgeable friend. Enthusiastic, friendly and interested I feel my future is safely held in a professional's arms…
"Your last effort for us gained us interest from WGSN.com who are pretty big fish, report on trends in the market and products gaining traction. One of their journalists is coming to the Celtic Cook Off itself and to…
"Having used PR in the past in a different business, I knew I had to get the right team on board from day one, and Literally PR did not disappoint. Working your way into a new industry, understanding the processes and…
"I was humbled by the good reviews and happy that the reviewers connected to the story. It is been a joy working with the team."
"I have learned so much from Literally PR since self-publishing my novel 'Flight of the Kingfisher'. I made a mistake in not contacting Helen much, MUCH sooner in the process, but she was still able to…
"Helen Lewis worked with me on UK PR for the launch of Superego. As well as getting some fantastic coverage for the book, she couldn't have been more professional, dedicated and wonderful to deal with. I highly…
"What can I say? From the start to way, way beyond completion of the media campaign for The Logos Prophecy, the team at Literally PR treated me and my novel as though they had no other clients. I received…
"I contacted LitPR on the recommendation of The Self-publishing Partnership who had published my book. I was immediately impressed by the professionalism of the PR team. The options available to me were clearly explained…
"Thank you Diana, Helen Lewis and the rest of the team at Literally PR. You’re all a pleasure to work with and a formidable collection of talent with unending buckets of wisdom. Helen, you and the team always…
"In the past, I relied on publishers of my various books to undertake the required promotion, publicity and marketing. But my new book, a memoir of my life and work (from the War to the Virus), required more.&…
"Literally PR is the BEST PR team. Not only are they professional, creative and hard-working, they will always go the extra mile and I love them for it. I've been working with them since 2013 and they have literally…
"It is much harder to get yourself out there as an independent non-fiction writer and author, so I often rely on book tours to help with that. It is important to me that I can continue to get my brand out and across…
"Pleased is an understatement. I am thrilled. I very much appreciated your hard work, Helen!"
"As a newbie to self-publishing with a series of novels and a tiny budget, Literally PR were absolutely, beyond brilliant. The whole team are fantastic, and you feel truly welcomed into their family. What…
"A little note from the bottom of my heart to thank you for all the great publicity work you did on my new book in very difficult; 'Covid shutdown times' when the rule book for the way one…
"I regularly scour (Literally PR's sister site) food&drink towers for news that can be used in my articles. It's a great source of information and an excellent…
“Helen and her team organised a really wonderful schools tour for the launch of our third Tigeropolis title. The results speak for themselves - 700 books sold and hundreds of happy children who all now know…
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"Your work has been phenomenal. Your energy has been huge, and you have got super results. I could not be more delighted. It has been a complete pleasure working with your firm. My heartfelt thanks for your skill and…
"On point specialist with broad detailed knowledge and experience. Personable, trustworthy, reliable, attention to detail and accuracy. Fantastic results and advice. There is none better. Highly recommended without…
"Literally PR worked on the PR for the launch of my book in January 2021. Right for my first call with Helen I was really impressed with her expertise and energy - especially her ability to break down the jargon and…
"We have used food&drink towers for various press releases. We always get an excellent response and have made lots of new press contacts. For a small company like us who don't have large marketing budgets, this…
"I was put in touch with Literally PR by my publisher, and it was the very best thing he could have done for me. As a new author, I had no idea at all about how to publicise my book, and to bring it to the attention…
"Within two minutes of my receiving our emailed press release from you concerning the launch of the American artisan cheese collection by The Artisan Cheese Exchange at The World Cheese Awards, the phone started to…
"From my initial chat with Helen Lewis I realised that I could trust Literally PR with the task of publicity for my new book, Rock N Roll Nanny, and that I really needed the help of a professional company to get me…
"Helen Lewis at Literally PR knows how to launch a book. Imagine my surprise when the day after the publication of Knit and Nibble Helen had myself and Dr Thomas Ernst on Sky News. Helen worked with us strategically…
"I’m so pleased I chose Literally PR as my book publicist! Helen has helped me with two book launches this year. Both books have received prime publicity in national and business press, lifestyle magazines, on…
"I cannot quite believe the speed at which Helen works. She hit the ground running from our initial chat and she managed to acquire us article placement and interviews within weeks! Helen is personable, profession and…
“Having my first book published was a complete new territory for me and quite a nerve-wracking one! Literally PR helped me through the whole process and got the word out! Thank you so much.”
"I’m so pleased that I chose Literary PR to help promote Bloodlines and The Prodigal Son (the 4th and 5th books in my current series). Helen’s team organised a very extensive blog tour for both books which…
"Helen was an invaluable PR advisor in the run up to the launch of my book and was integral in my being interviewed by Radio 4 Women's Hour, the week after my launch. Helen is well worth the investment and you get…
“We have worked with Literally PR for a number of years and each time I have been impressed with the dedication of Helen and her team, their attention to detail, and the personal, tailored service we have received.&…
"Self-publishing adult fiction today is very tricky, not least because of the vast number of new titles entering the market. Nonetheless, I felt that the stories which I and my co-author Natalia Pastukhova have written…
"I worked with Helen on the launch of my debut novel, When the Siren Calls. She is hard working, creative and innovative and delivers results above and beyond expectations. If you need a book publicist or someone to…
"This book, an account of my thirty-seven year career in the Diplomatic Service, being a diplomatic memoir, was not, I will admit, the easiest book to promote to the general reader (in spite of it being a riveting read…
"It is not coincidence that I have continued to work with LiterallyPR since I was introduced to them as a debut author. I am now on my third book with them and the service and expertise is as strong as ever. In…
"Absolutely delighted that we were introduced to Literally PR. There have been a few 'game changers' for us on this journey that have inspired us and sparked a pivot in direction. Literally PR definitely…
"Literally PR came as a recommendation from an established author who had the pleasure of working with Helen and the team a few years ago; a personal recommendation seemed very important as there's a lot of…