‘Five on Friday’ is a regular blog feature which is proving popular with readers as well as those taking part. The idea grew out of a Q&A post I was putting together for an author who said they were fed up of either being asked the same questions or asked random (& sometimes bizarre) odd questions.

I’ve opted for a series of standard questions whose answers can be light and fun, or offer the scope for a deeper response depending on how the author wishes to respond. Ideally the answers will be a mix of the two, but I hope the questions are such that they allow readers to get a sense of the author, and their personal likes, desires and hopes. The aim is to learn more about the person behind the books. The feedback from readers has indicated that not only has this feature introduced them to new authors, but also encouraged them to try genres outside their norm based on the fact they ‘like’ an author’s responses and are keen to investigate further. It’s also a reminder to go back and revisit some old favourites.

The following (and me!) have all taken part, just click on their name to see their responses.

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A

Afraid of the Light – author special

Alexander, Rose revisited 2022

Ashman, Rob revisited 2022

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B

Bailey, Murray

Bairden, Sharon

Baldwin, Jackie

Barclay, Linwood revisited 2022

Barrow, Judith

Barton, Cath

Batchelor, Penny

Beckler, David

Beech, Louise

Beevis, Keri

Belfrage, Anna

Benjamin, Tom

Berriman, Amanda revisited 2022

Billingham, Mark

Blake, Mollie revisited 2022

Blake, Sam

Boleyn, Darcie

Booker, Simon

Booth, Sharon

Brookfield, Amanda

Brownlow, Dominic

Browne, Sheryl

Bruce, Alison

Buchan, Elizabeth

Burton, Sarah

Butland, Stephanie (2018) Revisited (2021)

Byrne, Jack

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C

Cable, Jane

Cardew, Lottie

Chase, Clare

Chaudhuri, A A

Chilton, Esther

Chong, Mairi

Clancy, Mary

Coates, Anne (2018) Revisited (2021)

Coleman, Lucy

Copperthwaite, Barbara revisited 2022

Couchman, Vanessa

Craven, M W

Cresswell, Allie

Croft, Elle

Crouch, Robert

Cumming, Graeme (2017) Revisited (2021)

Cummings, Harriet revisited 2022

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D

Davis, Audrey

Delargy, James

Dixon, Patricia (2017) Revisited (2021)

Dowd, Victoria

Doyle, Jill (aka Jill’s Book Cafe)

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E

Edwards, Jan

Edwards, Martin

Ellis, Kate

Enger, Thomas

England, Caroline revisited 2022

Ensor, Jenny

Erskine, Fiona

Evans, David (2017) Revisited (2021)

Ewins, Tim

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F

Featherstone, Sue

Fein, Louise

Fenwick, Liz

Field, Kate revisited 2022

Finch, Paul

Finlay, Caz

Flynn, Clare

Forder, Tony J

Foskett, Keith revisited 2022

Francis, Lynne

Furniss, Jo

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G

Gale, Patrick

Glen, Joanna

Grand, Mary

Green, Erin

Greenwood, Juliet (2017) Revisited (2021)

Greenwood, Ross

Gregory, Louise

Greyson, Christopher

Griffiths, Elly

Griffiths, Rebecca

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H

Hall, Lisa

Halton, Linn B

Hannah, Mari

Hartigan, Cathie

Harvey, Bev

Hayes, Jules

Herwin, Misha

Hewitt, Sue  revisited 2022

Hogan, Faith

Hogan, Ruth revisited 2022

Hollingdrake, Malcolm

Holten, Noelle

Houston, Julie

Howard, Rosie

Huber, Linda, revisited2022

Hughes, Jane Elizabeth

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I

Ironmonger, John

Isaac, Jane

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J

Jackson, David

Jackson, Kiltie

Jackson, Michelle

James, Caroline

James, Daisy

Jeffrey, Diane

Johnson, Julia Claiborne (2017) Revisited (2021)

Johnstone, Doug

Jones, Alan

Jones, Bev

Jordan, Eva

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K

Kedie, Steven

Kelly, Karen

Kirkham, Gina (2017) Revisited (2021)

Kist, Heleen

Kluver, Joy

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L

Lee, M J

Ley, Rosanna

Langdale, Kay

Lingwood, Alison

Lloyd, Chris

Lovekin, Carol

Lumsden, Richard

Lynes, S E

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M

Maine, Sarah

Marsh, Alec

Martin, Heather

Mason, Amanda

May, Nicola

Maycock, B R

McDonald, Chris

McDonnell, Caimh revisited 2022

McGinn, Marjory

McVernon, Lynne

Mark, David

Michael, Simon revisited 2022

Midorawaka, Emily

Miller, Catherine

Minett, Graham

Missen, Belinda

Mitchell, Lucy

Moorcroft, Sue

Moore Thorne

Mullen, Owen

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N

Nolan, Dominic

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O

Osborne, Susi

Oswald, James

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P

Pape, Susan

Perrat, Liza revisited 2022

Petch, Angela

Peters, Glynis

Pollard, Helen (2017) Revisited (2021)

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Q

Quantrill, Nick

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R

Radford, Cherry revisited 2022

Redland, Jessica

Rees-Price, Cheryl

Rhodes, Kate

Riley, Mary-Jane

Robson, Amanda

Rolfe, Helen J

Ruth, Jan

Ryan, W C

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S

Sargeant, Rachel

Scott, Eliza J

Scragg, Robert

Selman, Victoria

Shaw, William

Sherratt, Mel

Sigmarsdóttir, Sif 

Sigurðardóttir, Lilja 

Simants, Kate

Sivers, Dave

Skea, Margaret

Smith, Nikki

Smy, Glynis 

Snow, Suzanne

Southward, Adam

Steadman, Helen

Stonehill, Rebecca

Stoneley, Zara

Stormont, Anne

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T

Taylor, Matson

Trotter, Janet MacLeod  revisited 2022

Tyce, Harriet

Tyler, Terry (2018) Revisited (2021)

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U & V

Videcette, David (2017) Revisited (2021)

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W

Wainwright, Noreen

Waller, Anita

Walters, Alex

Walters, Louise

Ward, Sarah

Watson, Sue

Webber, Christine (2018) Revisited (2021)

Whitelaw, Jonathan

Wilfred, Ian

Wilkinson, Laura

Williams, T A

Wood, Trevor

Wyer, Carol

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XYZ

Yetter, Gabrielle

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