In this bumper edition, we interview a wealth of authors about their books. Rebecca Spargo tells more about her novel which follows a mother who discover her son has been up to no good (see page 17); and Fiona Goggin about her novel set in Victorian London, featuring a young woman who is extraordinarily tall (see page 33). We interview Paul Brand about his book on the debates behind assisted dying (see page 14); Michael Lewis and David Musgrove about their history of the Bayeux Tapestry (see page 16); Brigid Lowe about her memoir of wild swimming in Scotland (see page 19);
Maurits Chabot about his book of true stories featuring people from different sides of a divide coming together (see page 29); and Dr Miki Fujito about her guide to the Japanese practice of seijaku (see page 35).
For younger readers, we interview Steve Cole about his new story following a band of pets in a
postapocalyptic world (see page 44); Jeffrey Brown about his funny tale about a lost brick (see page 45); Sally Nicholl about her YA novel following the daughter of an online influencer (see page 46); Sarah Massini about her picture book featuring a grumpy tiger (see page 49).