The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart author on writing for her ancestors, tea, and her life-long love affair with words.

You wrote. You put it in a drawer. You hate every word. Now what?

'I think I told a few people to mind their own business.'

Embracing the "f*ck it" moment.

We pick the remarkable brain of Desmond Elliott Prize nominated, Preti Taneja.

'If you don't believe it, you'll never convince anyone else.'

Have you ever read a book that made you bite all of your nails off within the first few chapters? No? Just me then.

'I need at least one big idea, something I’m aching to say.'