The Fabricated Memoir Problem: Books That Turned Out to Be Lies
Fake addictions, invented childhoods, fabricated atrocities - and the publishers who failed to ask the obvious questions
The Quiet Canon: 10 Science Fiction Novels from the 2000s That Predicted the 2020s
Algorithmic advertising, engineered pandemics, surveillance capitalism and climate collapse - these books saw it all coming.
Hollywood Horrors: Movie Adaptations That Seriously Lost the Plot
Hollywood has always had a complicated relationship with the written word - and readers have the scars to prove it.
The Best (Arguably) Political Biographies and Autobiographies of the Last 20 Years
Whether written by the principals themselves or by the historians who later sift through the wreckage and the glory, political life-writing offers…
Metadata for Indie Authors: The Invisible Engine Behind Your Sales
A practical walkthrough of metadata, focused on self‑publishers using Amazon KDP and IngramSpark, with concrete suggestions for categories,…
Tech conspiracies, locked-in communities, and domestic secrets - the twelve best thrillers of 2025
In 2025, thriller fiction leaned hard into the fears and fractures of modern life: secrets going viral, wealth and privilege warping justice, and…
Masters of Fear: The Evolution of Horror Literature in the 1980s
The 1980s was a pivotal decade for horror literature, with a plethora of talented authors pushing the boundaries of the genre. During this period,…
Amazon’s Kindle Storyteller Award - £20,000 Prize
The Kindle Storyteller Award is a £20,000 literary prize recognising outstanding writing. It is open to writers publishing in English in any genre
