Catherine Larner

Dec 10, 2024 | greatbritishlife.co.uk | Catherine Larner

Every day feels like Christmas at Kett’s Books. For staff working here, unpacking the deliveries of books never loses its thrill, introducing customers to new authors is a treat, and being at the centre of the community is like being in one big family. What’s more the fire is lit in the woodburner, there’s bunting strewn across the bookcases, fairy lights are twinkling and there are trees in the bay windows. There’s always a sense of celebration.

Nov 29, 2024 | eadt.co.uk | Catherine Larner

Gainsborough’s name is synonymous with Suffolk, but it was his daughters, one who suffered from mental illness and the other who cared for her, who grabbed Emily Howes’ imagination and inspired her to write a novel about them Visiting the National Gallery on a whim one day, Emily Howes had no idea that a special exhibition of 18th century paintings would affect her so deeply. ‘It was a collection of portraits by Thomas Gainsborough of his family and friends, people he loved,’ she says.

Nov 27, 2024 | premierchristianity.com | Catherine Larner

The horror genre has reached an all-time high in terms of book sales during the past year. There appears to be a heightened interest in the forces of evil and the supernatural. There should therefore be a large market for this new title, and it should make essential and salutary reading among believers and non-believers alike.

Nov 7, 2024 | greatbritishlife.co.uk | Catherine Larner

Gainsborough’s name is synonymous with Suffolk, but it was his daughters, one who suffered from mental illness and the other who cared for her, who grabbed Emily Howes’ imagination and inspired her to write a novel about them Visiting the National Gallery on a whim one day, Emily Howes had no idea that a special exhibition of 18th century paintings would affect her so deeply. ‘It was a collection of portraits by Thomas Gainsborough of his family and friends, people he loved,’ she says.

Nov 4, 2024 | edp24.co.uk | Catherine Larner

In a career spanning 50 years, writer Richard Mabey has educated, entertained and delighted readers with his knowledge and experience of the wonders of the natural world. Now 83, and less active and mobile than he once was, his passion and enthusiasm for the environment remain unabated, and he’s drawn on his home in Norfolk to inspire his latest study of the creativity and ingenuity of plants, insects, birds and animals. ‘I can’t walk great distances anymore,’ he says.