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Read of the month

Going, Going, Gone by Nasheema Lennon

28th February 2026

Once the hammer comes down, there’s no getting out… 20 years ago, Imani’s best friend Kaitlin vanished. Now, Kaitlin’s crumbling childhood home is up for auction. Buying this house is Imani’s chance to finally resolve her grief. It might ev…

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Featured author

Simon Whaley

Simon Whaley lives in rural Shropshire, having escaped from Greater London in the late 1990s. His first published piece was a word search puzzle, aged 17, and he’s since written over 1000 articles in publications as varied as BBC Countryfile, Country Walking, Cheshire Life, SelfBuild & Design,…