So there have been a few unexpectedly good things that have come about as a result of Me Before You, and one of them has been the messages from readers. […] Read More

Most evenings I can be found on a sofa, with laptop on lap, cat/dog at feet and tweeting sarkily (BGT, The Voice) or overenthusiastically (Homeland, Mad Men) about the telly, […] Read More

of Me Before You’s moment in the sun (at least as far as the Richard and Judy Book Club is concerned). So I thought I’d put up my interview with […] Read More

I have a friend who says being an author is basically being paid to be disappointed once a year. There have been years when, I have to admit, I have […] Read More

I love broadsheets (I have to; one pays half my mortgage) but this weekend I read my way through the annual Best Books of 2011 features and found my jaw […] Read More

I saw this yesterday and have watched it several times since. (You may have done too; it’s all over the interwebs) It is one of those rare bits of film […] Read More

TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. No purchase necessary to enter the competition. 2. This competition is open to UK residents aged 18 years or over, with the exception of employees of […] Read More

I’m not a huge theatregoer. I struggle to dispel the suspicion that a lot of it is more fun for those taking part than those paying to watch. I loved […] Read More

I am a quarter Scottish. My segmented heritage shines through in my peelly wally complexion, my love of haggis, and my grandmother’s Mac-based surname. Despite this, I have only been […] Read More

It’s dangerous meeting your heroes, especially literary ones. At a party, I once spied one of my favourite writers; someone whose writing had inspired me to do it myself, whose […] Read More