After six decades as a prominent primatologist, Dr Jane Goodall stands as one of our most prominent campaigners for the animal world and our natural habitats, and even at 90, she’s not done yet. The times have changed somewhat since Jane Goodall’s childhood, spent around the leafy loveliness of London’s Hampstead. ‘From a young age, […]
Cuddle up on a cosy winter evening with our selection of reads for adults and children. A Little Place in Prague by Julie Caplin The perfect book to cuddle up with on a winter’s night, this romance is set in snowy Prague, so gives all the Christmas feels! When Leo Knight reappears in Anna Love’s […]
Local authors! Let us know about your book releases. Email editorial@livingmags.info. A Difficult Truth by M H Field Set in a village in the Chilterns, this crime-busting tale follows the fortunes of the Reverend Robin Ashford. When he arrives in his new parish, he feels as if he has been there before, and on his […]
Pick your next beach book with our reviews of summer holiday reading from local authors. Perfect Bound By Lindsay Nicholson Published 18 July Lindsay Nicholson will be a familiar name to readers of magazines such as Good Housekeeping and Prima. In this memoir, she describes how, as a hugely successful magazine editor and director, who […]
Our choice of spring reads from local authors. The Deadly Detective Agency By Ann Parker It’s not often you get to solve your own murder, but that’s exactly what happens to Abigail Summers when she wakes up dead! Set in Becklesfield, a fictional village in the Chilterns, Abigail finds herself working with psychic Hayley Moon […]
Cuddle up this winter with one of these books from local authors – there’s something for all ages! Finding Bear By Hannah Gold Our young reviewer Zoe Clark-Monks writes: Finding Bear is the sequel to The Last Bear, and follows the story of April Wood who, having returned from Bear Island, finds out that a […]
As the nights draw in this autumn, pass the evening with a title chosen from our books by local authors. Free Fall By Sherry Hostler We reviewed Sherry’s first book Hypnotic a while ago and couldn’t put it down. Well she’s done it again. This time, she focuses on Ellie who is in an unhappy […]
Heading off on holiday? Take one of our books from local authors to read! The Empire Theatre Murders by Jack Murray If you love a murder mystery, the theatre and period dramas – this is the book for you. Set in the 1920s, it features Kit and Mary Aston who are asked to investigate threatening […]
Read your way into spring with this selection of books from local authors. A Love to Last a Lifetime by Clare Swatman If your first love came back into your life, would you risk a happy marriage for the one that got away? This bittersweet love story charts the dilemma of Erin, who is married […]
Snuggle up this winter and indulge yourself with these great reads from local authors. The Wartime Bookshop By Lesley Eames I read this book in one sitting on a rainy afternoon. Set in a Hertfordshire village during the Second World War, it follows the lives of three very different women, each in need of a […]
A mixed selection of reads from or about the local area. The Feather Thief By Kirk W Johnson This is a slight diversion from our normal book reviews, which generally feature local authors. Our publisher Alison was intrigued by this title and had been wanting to read The Feather Thief for some time. She writes: […]
The latest reads from our bevy of local authors! Hypnotic By Sherry Hostler Is it possible to hypnotise someone to do something unthinkable – like commit a murder? You’ll find out in Sherry Hostler’s debut novel Hypnotic. In this contemporary psychological thriller, Tom takes part in a university experiment – but it’s not what he […]