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2021 Romantic Novel Awards TV star Larry Lamb Announcing the winners was TV legend Larry Lamb, full of his down to earth wit, he entertained throughout, alongside compère author and broadcaster Jane Wenham-Jones. There were tears, giggles and a few technical hitches but nothing could stop the feel good factor of authors supporting each other. As Milly Johnson said, “It’s like being in a room full of mates.” Unsurprisingly, one topic that most winners referred to was the difficulties that lockdown had posed – to authors, as well as readers. Winner of the Katie Fforde debut award Clar...

Last modified on Thu 17 Dec 2020 10.24 EST Christmas novels are not a new phenomenon. Charles Dickens sold out of his first print run of A Christmas Carol in days in December 1843, while Agatha Christie played on seasonal stresses with titles including The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding in 1923 and Hercule Poirot’s Christmas in 1938. But these days, there are acres of festive crime and rags-to-riches romances under the mistletoe to choose from. All tastes are catered for, whether it’s a love of trains (Edward Marston’s Victorian railway detective story A Christmas Railway Mystery), ...