A Cup of Conversation with author, and actor, Kostas Krommydas

Hello and welcome to a very special A Cup of Conversation where I am joined by Kostas Krommydas who many of you I am certain will recognise first and foremost from his role as the local police officer in the popular TV series The Durrells. When Kostas Krommydas wrote his first novel, he took the […]

Home baking with my mum in celebration of Greek Orthodox Easter

72 Hello and welcome to a very special blog post where I welcome you into my home and to one of the most favoured traditions of our Greek Orthodox Easter celebrations. This year our Easter has come a week later as we follow the Julian Calendar and today I am making flaounes with my mum […]

A Cup of Conversation with author Gillian Poucher

42 Hello and welcome to A Cup of Conversation where I am joined by debut author Gillian Poucher who is releasing her book After The Funeral this month. It’s definitely on my To Be read List and in this interview Gillian shares an extract from the book with us as well revealing her writing process […]

The London Book Fair 2019 – an experience full of serendipity.

125 This year was my third visit to the annual The London Book Fair exhibition, Olympia – and quite unlike me I went not armed with lists of people I wanted to connect with or workshops I wanted to attend and author interviews I wanted to listen to but instead went with a relaxed and […]

In celebration of The Summer Will Come by Soulla Christodoulou…one year on.

47 As a way of celebrating the one year anniversary of The Summer Will Come’s release I thought I would share a special interview I did with beadyjansbooks titled “Cyprus: My connection, memories and now”. I hope you enjoy reading this and if you haven’t read my book that it will spike your interest!  Thank […]

Poem from Sunshine after Rain by Soulla Christodoulou

25 Hello! I thought I would share one of my poems from my e-book collection, Sunshine after Rain, available via Amazon, with you. I wrote the poems as a way of distancing myself from my bigger writing projects at the time and it was a lot of fun! This poem is called Head Over Heels. […]

A Cup of Conversation with author Julia Barrett

20 Hello and welcome to A Cup of Conversation where I am joined by debut author Julia Barrett who is releasing her book My Sister is Missing this month. I’ve read the book and it certainly keeps you thinking, feeling and wondering with a pace that keeps you moving swiftly through the book. In this […]

Why would I full-circle back to you? A poem by Soulla Christodoulou

57 Silken bed sheets, lying awake Syrupy images, thinking of you Yearning, imagining  Are you missing me too? Dusty clouds, shadowy skies My heart tears in two Falling slowly to pieces As I recall we’re through I cry into my feathered pillow Wet drops, early morning dew Mascara black smudges Who am I? What should […]