Author of popular mystery novels has personal story of faith and grace

“The source of justice is not vengeance but charity.” This quote from St Bridget of Sweden appears just before Chapter one of Susan Furlong’s latest mystery novel, Shattered Justice. But you won’t find Shattered Justice in your local Catholic bookstore. The third and final instalment of Furlong’s popular Bone Gap Travellers series, like its predecessors, is gritty crime fiction. There... Read More

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August 3, 2020

German author says retired Pope Benedict is ‘extremely frail’

An author with a long and close relationship to retired Pope Benedict XVI told a German newspaper that the 93-year-old retired pope is “extremely frail”. Peter Seewald, the author who has published four wide-ranging book-length interviews with the retired pope, was quoted in today’s edition of the Bavarian newspaper Passauer Neue Presse. Seewald said he visited... Read More

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July 8, 2020

Top author backs CAFOD project

CAFOD has launched a new creative writing project for young people, with the intention of capturing their thoughts and feelings as we emerge from the Covid-19 lockdown as part of the Catholic aid agency’s Summer of Hope campaign. Award-winning Catholic author Frank Cottrell-Boyce is supporting the project. To take part, young people need to say... Read More

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April 16, 2019

Author believes Notre Dame rafters probably burned first before structure fell

Notre Dame Cathedral’s huge wooden rafters were probably engulfed by flames before the roof collapsed onto the stone vaults below, historical novelist Ken Follett has said. The building’s spire and much of the roof were completely destroyed in the fire which continued to rage through Monday night. Best-selling author Mr Follett, who has researched cathedrals... Read More

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April 3, 2019

Author and scriptwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce visits Princethorpe College

On International Children’s Book Day, Tuesday 2nd April, and as part of Stratford Literary Festival’s Schools Week, Princethorpe College was delighted to welcome into school award-winning author and scriptwriter, Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Frank’s first children’s book, Millions, won the CILIP Carnegie Medal, and was made into a film by Danny Boyle. His latest book Runaway Robot... Read More

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