by Simon Appleby | Aug 21, 2026
Kerry Kaya is the hugely popular author of Essex-based gritty gangland thrillers with strong family dynamics. She grew up on one of the largest council estates in the UK, where she sets her novels. She also works full-time in a busy maternity department for the NHS....
by Simon Appleby | Aug 21, 2026
Jane Dunn is a Sunday Times bestselling historian and biographer and the author of Regency romances with award-winning publisher Boldwood Books. She lives in Berkshire with her husband, the linguist Nicholas Ostler.
by Simon Appleby | Aug 21, 2026
Phoebe MacLeod is the author of several popular romantic comedies including the top ten bestseller, The Fixer Upper. She passed away in 2026.
by Simon Appleby | Aug 21, 2026
Fiona Higgins is the Australian writer of several bestselling contemporary novels. Her work has been widely reviewed, translated internationally, and described as ‘page-turning domestic melodrama for the social media age’. She lives with her family in Sydney....
by Simon Appleby | Aug 21, 2026
Helen McGinn is a much-loved wine expert on TV and in print and an international wine judge. She spent ten years as a supermarket buyer sourcing wines around the world before setting up her award-winning blog (and best-selling wine book) The Knackered Mother’s Wine...
