This week, we spoke to the lovely Sonia Velton, author of the historical fiction novel Blackberry and Wild Rose. Her second book, a thriller entitled The Image of Her, will be released this Thursday 22nd July.

We spoke to the lovely and talented Polly Crosby ahead of the paperback release of her debut novel, The Illustrated Child, out July 8th. Polly’s second novel, The Unravelling, will be released in January 2022.

We spoke to the brilliant Nell Pattison about where she finds inspiration, signs you might be writing the wrong thing, and the third instalment in her Paige Northwood series, The Silent Suspect.

To celebrate National Tea Day, ME recommends our favourite brews and the books we are reading now.

We spoke to author and journalist Sophie Haydock about how the Austrian artist Egon Schiele inspired her novel, what researching a historical fiction book was like, and how a spontaneous decision changed the course of her life forever.

Aliya Ali-Afzal speaks to us about her Real-Housewives-meets-thriller debut Would I Lie To You?, why it’s so important to do your research on potential agents, and what she’s looking forward to about publication day (spoiler: it involves cake!).

Mushens Entertainment agent Silé Edwards shares her insights into putting together a non-fiction book proposal.

Happy International Women’s Day from all of us here at Mushens Entertainment! To celebrate, Juliet, Silé, and Liza shared their recommendations for books that celebrate womanhood in all its forms.

We spoke to Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf Den, about always doing your research on agents, publication nerves, and writing about Pompeii (without the doom!).

In celebration of LGBTQ+ history month, we spoke to Jack Guinness, creator of The Queer Bible. He shares his experience of transforming his popular website into a book, collaborating with other LGBTQ+ writers and artists, and leaving behind the narrative of the “doomed” queer individual.

The Bone Shard Daughter author talks how Asia has influenced her novels, her favourite epic fantasy stories, and celebrating Lunar New Year in lockdown.

Introducing: Jennifer Saint. The Ariadne author talks Greek mythology, the online book community, and always finishing your book before you submit.

Voracious Reader, Budding Yogi, and Organisational Guru. Kiya Evans talks about how she came to be the assistant at Mushens Entertainment, what she loves to read, and what she is looking forward to at her new job.

To celebrate Halloween, we have compiled some of our favourite Reading Group questions for the spooktacular book, The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell.

With September and October being the busiest months for a literary agent, we asked Juliet Mushens to tell us exactly what she does at work every day. Spoiler alert: there are a lot of emails!

Introducing: Lianne Dillsworth. To celebrate Black History Month, the author of the upcoming Age of Monsters talks about her favourite Black Historical novels, why readers are going to fall in love with her character Zillah, and how crafting a synopsis focuses your writing.

In publishing you hear the dreaded words ‘THE PITCH’ very often. So what is it? Why is it important? And how do you write one? Read this and find out!