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J.C. Squire (1884-1958) bestrode the literary world of the inter-war era like a colossus. A poet, journalist, editor of the New Statesman and presiding genius of the London Mercury, he was much adored and - as a combative traditionalist - much reviled. Evelyn Waugh satirised him in Decline and Fall.

We typically think of a 'chatterbox' as someone who talks a lot but I prefer 'a person who likes to chat'. Isn't that what we all want for our children? A love of language and talking?

Dark Dante unfolds in Florence in the spring of 2000, exactly seven hundred years after Dante Alighieri set his Inferno there; disgusted with the corruption of his contemporaries, the poet decides to punish the ill-doers of his day in his magnificent poem.

When some hear about what I'm writing, they often say "Oh, mindfulness?" To which I say I explain there is more to it. There are references to mindfulness, and you'd expect so, given its popularity; but 'Being' is more expansive.

Rejection: An Agent of success is a non-fiction, inspirational and Christian based book that addresses real life issues in a bold yet sensitive way.

For many years people have suggested I write a book about some of the events and experiences I have had leading groups to the Himalaya and other major mountain ranges in the world.

On a mysterious and far away island, strange things are happening. With no people in sight, a wonderful collection of talking animals are having extraordinary, funny adventures

This is the story through the centuries of a Highland Clan with its ancient homeland on the mainland facing Skye in northwest Scotland. It is a story of survival against the odds.

Ray, a humble, comfortable metals analyst, barely survives a terrorist attack on his city. Forever changed, he quits his job to become a full-time father so he can give his son Billy the protection and attention he deserves. Ray moves with his wife Penny and Billy to an apparently ideal town and for a time finds his fatherhood odyssey fulfilling.

Covers the moment in history when the English Government was trying to introduce a form of Irish self-rule that would unite the whole country. Set in late nineteenth century Ireland, this is a fresh and original story told by ten-year-old narrator, Brede.

Mary Lefley was the last woman to be executed in Lincoln, arraigned for the alleged brutal poisoning of her husband in 1884 with enough arsenic to kill fifty men. Despite there being little hard evidence, including a lack of motive, as well as a total absence of poison in the house.

During a futile attempt to balance his finances, Drake Sanders, a private investigator, is visited by Mrs Francis, a woman who would like to enlist his services to find her missing husband.

Sam Crawford, a recently retired maths lecturer, is on his way with his sister Helen to Granada. He has been booked to give a talk to students at the university on "Pattern Recognition as an Aid to Code Breaking."

Have you ever wondered what happens to all the birds when it rains?They disappear from the sky... so where do they go?!

It is the story of a young happy and ambition girl who grew up and got into the wrong relationship because she fell in love and believed she had met her “Prince Charming.”Unfortunately, the relationship which led into marriage, was not what she thought it will be.She is no longer able to pursue her dreams and finds herself wishing she made a better choice in a man.

Fifteen years later having visited every country in Central and South America Bernard decides it is time to write the final chapter of stories from these extensive travels.

This book covers the hitherto largely unknown story of the British presence in pre-Independence Senegal.

Sunset on Golden Wings continues the story of Maidy and Ruth, although three years have passed since the tragic events of the summer swans first visited the city.

September 1968. Nicola, Becky, Paula and Jo meet on their first day at a Birmingham grammar school and so begins a new chapter for each of them.

"You talk of being in this together but you keep dumping on us. Get this message: we've had enough and we're not the only ones..." After a decade of social injustice, of political chaos, and the aftermath of Covid-19, Britain has become an uncertain country.

Spanning 250 years and six generations of one family, these mini-biographies cover a period of dramatic change in British history from the Georgian period up to the twentieth century.

On the night Odie May and her married lover are due to celebrate him leaving his wife, Odie goes out to buy a bottle of his favourite wine and, on her way home, is murdered by a woman in a lime green coat.

Tells the story of a pandemic from the perspective of the passengers on a small cruise ship in the Antarctic.

Snowcub's narrative targets our one-sided relationship with and exploitation of the animal world seen through the eyes of Rachel, her school's animal rights project leader, and those of the eponymous hero

From the minute she wakes up, Sophie misses her mummy and wants to hug her, feel her stroke her hair and tell her how she's getting on at school. Sophie loves her daddy very much but it's not the same as having her mummy around. However, she learns that somebody you love that much is always with you.

It's Okay to Feel Happy is about a little girl who is finding it difficult to know if she can be excited, pleased or look forward to things now that her mummy has gone. Although she struggles with her loss, she soon learns that her mummy would want her to still enjoy her life.

A modern-day re-working of J.B Priestley's famous play, An Inspector Calls. Deals with university life, social media and 'cancel culture'.

Find Time for Exercise offers an achievable solution - regular exercise - to one of the biggest health issues facing the world today: physical inactivity and its consequent problems, including obesity, reduced life expectancy and a wide range of physical and mental health issues.

The second in the 'Chocolate House Mysteries' series, The Devil's Cathedral captures all the energies of the early eighteenth-century stage with its ruthless ambitions and jealousies. The book weaves its classic whodunit plot around the actual events of April-May 1708.

You live in York UK, you're thinking of paying a visit, or you just like buildings? Then this new work from John Brooke Fieldhouse is a must have! It's a guide book. But it's completely different, it's not what you'd expect from the city of Vikings, Romans, the medieval, the Civil War, the Georgians, and the Victorians.