C Derick Varn is an emerging poet, professional teacher, and arm-chair theorist. He is a member of the Zero Books team. He is also the guest this week as we discuss late 90s ‘zin...

On special offer this month we have the story of Catherine of Braganza, a Portuguese princess, who married Charles II in 1662 and became the merry monarch's Restoration queen. Y...

by Neil Richardson Surfing like other complex tasks requires going with the flow and adapting to new situations as they emerge. Letting go and allowing some chaos into your ...

Finding time to develop your writing skills isn’t always easy, but one great way to achieve this is to go on a residential writing course. It’s a great way to escape from the d...

Britain is a forward-thinking, human-rights protecting beacon of democracy, right? Think again! Written in time for the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Right...

Roundfire Books are delighted to announce that Gilda Trillim - Shepherdess of Rats by Steven L. Peck has been selected as a finalist in the 2017 Whitney Awards in the General Ficti...

On 21st April each year, people all over Britain celebrate their love of tea on National Tea Day. Whether yours is a Rosy Lee, a cuppa or simply a brew, we Brits drink 165 millio...

Reprinted from Jonathan Clatworthy's blog: http://www.clatworthy.org How dare it snow, and mess up our plans? What went wrong? Okay, you and I know that nobody is to bla...

John Hunt Publishing’s various imprints have built a series of Made Easy titles.  They cover a whole multitude of spiritual ideas and disciplines.  It is a collection of brief ...

  Music is my drug of choice. It can lift my spirits, make me cry, laugh, love and return me to my youth and make me feel young again. I have broad musical tastes too, ...