An Author's Notebook

People watching:   Neil Nugent, executive chef for Morrisons Gingerbread houses are expected to be BIG this year Every year it ...

In 1403 an enterprising group of booksellers (known as stationers) set up a fraternity of tradesmen. A few hundred years later in 1670, aft...

Tuesday night found me discussing my novel, A Sister for Margot , with a book club from Nettlebed. The prospect of talking about my work wit...

I had a significant birthday the other week: I turned 40. My six-year old son assured me that I was now "properly grown up". This ...

Somewhere in Tanzania there is a boy working long, tedious hours as a night watchman. Scraping together his meagre wages, he has managed to ...

There is a certain field in Henley that is green and pleasant and beloved of local dog walkers. Being the proud, new owner of a Labrador pup...