interview

In the Booth with Ruth – Carly Rumbol, Artist

April 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

I have been incredibly lucky to have some strong female influences in my life – growing up my maternal grandmother was the true matriarch, the definitive heart of a huge family, strong, stubborn, and kind. Then there was my Aunty P – another tenacious, independent woman, who loved to create gift cards and spent many a happy afternoon mooching around craft fairs with me.

How Was The Party?: A Year Living With Alzheimer’s – Writer Laura Bridgeman Discusses Her New Book

March 16, 2016 // 10 Comments

I started writing as a way through the process. Of navigating what was happening. It started off as a blog. Then it just grew. People started having an active interest in it. The writing. The experience. I kept going. I didn't know it was going to be a book when I started. I was just writing as a way to get through.

Author Natalie Savvides Discusses Her New Book ‘Full Circle’

February 20, 2016 // 4 Comments

From my early teens I have written diaries documenting these struggles: my thoughts, feelings, dreams, desires and innermost emotions are expressed through periods of bullying, dieting, drinking too much, heartache, chasing the wrong things in life, the wrong men, living in different counties, and ultimately searching for my peace and, of course, true love and balance.

‘Britain’s Toughest Women’: Author Robin Barratt Discusses His Latest Book

April 21, 2015 // 5 Comments

I have had quite a number of other books published focusing on tough things; bouncers, bodyguards, gangsters, criminality, but almost always male-dominated. And so I initially thought; why not do a book about women within these environments? And then...

‘Losing It’ by Helen Lederer – An Interview and Book Review

February 15, 2015 // 5 Comments

Not only has the comedian, writer and actress written a brilliantly funny new novel, which has already received praise from Joanna Lumley, Stephen Fry and Ben Elton among other comedy legends, she has also invented a new genre and created a new...

Mentor to Entrepreneurs, Mark Sephton, Talks About His New Book ‘Inside Job’

November 20, 2014 // 3 Comments

'Inside Job' is built on your capability to work on the way you think, act and behave. Your beliefs about who you are determine your behaviour. The way we think, our attitude and mindset toward ourselves is an ’inside job’. Discovering your own identity and purpose is paramount to achieving extraordinary shifts in the way you live, develop and advance.

If You Follow One Dog on Facebook Make It Alice in Wooferland

November 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

Alice in Wooferland is a retired racing Greyhound. Her career was cut short and like so many Greyhounds globally, she was discarded. But Alice was one of the fortunate ones. She was rescued, unlike many more that are killed. Based in Sydney, Australia, Alice has...

In the Booth with Ruth – Tim Lee, Musician

November 1, 2014 // 2 Comments

I try to take the Jonathan Richman approach of always writing the truth of whatever I’m feeling or observing at the time... My songs are usually about love, heartache or trying to understand the way I or other people around me act. It’s kind of a diary way of writing, so there is a lot of whinging in there too, as you would expect in any diary!

Author Allen Miles Discusses His New Book ‘This Is How You Disappear’

October 26, 2014 // 1 Comment

I had the opportunity to have a short story, which is included in this collection, published as an e-book about eighteen months ago, but as it was only ten thousand words, the publisher suggested I do another short as a bonus. The bonus story that I wrote was called This Is How You Disappear...

In the Booth with Ruth – Tiki Black, Singer/Songwriter

October 14, 2014 // 6 Comments

I wanted my music to be minimalist, deep and universal. I also hope it to be revelatory and inspirational. It is my way of quietly digging up the proverbial dirt to show its golden side (or silver lining), like the alchemist I think an artist is.

Director Adam Lawrence, Producer Ramfis Myrthil & Actor Don DiPaolo Discuss Their Short Film ‘Love and the Small Print’

October 7, 2014 // 4 Comments

Can you tell me about your short film Love and the Small Print? Adam Lawrence: Love and the Small Print is the story of three couples that face the challenges (the not so

In the Booth with Ruth – Tracey Helton, Writer

September 29, 2014 // 4 Comments

Because of the documentary Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street, I felt as if people had all sorts of ideas of who I was without asking me. I like to write my own narrative. I have been branching out lately and doing more journalistic pieces. This is a new genre for me. Very exciting stuff.

In the Booth with Ruth – Coati Mundi, Musician

September 22, 2014 // 5 Comments

When did you first take an interest in music? As a practitioner when I was in my late teens just before graduating from high school. As a listener, however, I was interested

In the Booth with Ruth – Jonathan Tarplee, Singer/Songwriter

September 8, 2014 // 6 Comments

I'm highly motivated by a desire to try to help stop the global catastrophe that is all around us, caused by rampant greed, environmental destruction and war, so a lot of my songs in the past have been protest songs. But actually the solo album I've been working on lately is all songs about love, loss and human relationships of one sort or another...