An Author's Notebook

People watching:  Kate Williams, founder of Handpicked by Kate Some years ago, I was introduced to a young woman at a party. Around her ...

Many of us will remember where we were last Wednesday. The day a borderline racist and a man who thinks nothing of mocking the disabled be...

For 51 weeks of the year, I rule over my children's diet with a rod of iron. Not too much sugar, oily fish twice a week, live yoghurt an...

On Sunday evening, as I was quietly reading my book, I experienced a zapping sensation in my head. A bit like when you crick your neck, but ...

Some of you will know that my nine-year old son, Tristan , was a finalist in the Henley Literary Festival short-story competition, run by D...

This week I have decided to write a letter to my local member of parliament, John Howell, asking him to help hundreds of child refugees who ...