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Giovanna Fletcher has announced the title of her third full length novel with penguin Michael Joseph! Dream a Little Dream is set to hit the shelves on the 18th June 2015 and you can pre-order it here now. The cover is another fantastic piece from the team at Michael Joseph and ties in perfectly with Gi’s other novels, this will have book lovers everywhere rejoicing, who doesn’t love it when books by the same author or from a series can sit together on your shelf and look perfect together?

Recently I received quiet possibly the most mysterious yet exciting invite ever from the lovely folks at Penguin. When I was told they had an ‘exciting’ invitation for me I thought nothing of it, until I started receiving messages to tell me the courier couldn’t deliver it. Courier? Usually event invites come in the form of a very well designed email, not a signed for next day parcel! What on earth was it?

I just love Liane Moriarty’s work and her novels always have me on edge, they’re full of suspense leaving you hanging every step of the way, Lianes writing is the most un-predictable and I’ve yet to encounter a novel written by her that is predictable. I’ve never been able to guess where the plot is leading and that to me is the making of a perfectly written novel.

The day we’ve been waiting for finally came, Lucy Robinson shot up from her sick bed and bust out yet another show stopping novel, and you know what? Its bloody brilliant! The Unfinished Symphony of You and Me is another side splittingly wonderful novel from Lucy Robinson and I wouldn’t have expected anything less. A tale of both love and self discovery with a twist, as always Lucy’s humour is utterly flawless and bursting with belly-laughs throughout.

The Unfinished Symphony of You and Me is another side splittingly wonderful novel from Lucy Robinson and I wouldn’t have expected anything less. A tale of both love and self discovery with a twist, as always Lucy’s humour is utterly flawless and bursting with belly-laughs throughout.

This is a heartwarming tale of love, friendship and family. Touching on many themes from divorce to the bureaucracy of social services alongside the challenges of being a single parent and still keeping up with the school PTA, Kate Anthony has managed to write about an array of serious subjects whilst also giving it a light hearted side showing it’s not always bad.

We have a treat in store for you budding writers this afternoon, Kate Anthony, author of Beautiful Day has stopped by to share with us her top five writing tips. Kate Anthony grew up in the Midlands. On graduating, she began working as a residential social worker firstly with young offenders and later with vulnerable adults.

Kates debut novel Beautiful day was published by Penguin Michael Joseph on the 10th of April and is available for purchase now!