Writing about Mental Health

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Writers on Location – Anne Goodwin on the long-stay psychiatric hospital

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ July 21, 2021 ⋅ Leave a comment

Welcome to the final post of the Summer Reads guest programme – if you missed it (or have already read all the books on the original selection – some people do!), Summer Reads Extras was released earlier this week with another five novels that really impressed me. There seem to be even more great books … Continue reading →

Guest Author – Anna Vaught on How a chance sighting of a photograph led to a life-changing adventure

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ May 6, 2020 ⋅ 2 Comments

One way and another it’s taking longer than expected to complete the Spring Spotlight guest season but as you’re about to see, it’s worth the wait. My contribution is going to be no-frills as I spent all of last week in bed with suspected Covid-19 and am under orders to ‘take it very easy’. (Despite … Continue reading →

Guest Author – Catherine Simpson on Writing about Mental Health

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ February 5, 2019 ⋅ 5 Comments

There was a really enthusiastic response to my First Sofa Spotlight of 2019 a couple of weeks ago – many thanks to everyone who got in touch, shared it on social media and entered my one day competition on Twitter. I hope the winners and the rest of you are enjoying the books you chose! … Continue reading →