It’s been exactly a month since The Honeymoon Suite (Vertiges) came out in France, and it’s been a wild and wonderful ride.

With the UK publication day for The Honeymoon Suite just around the corner, I now have my very first author events booked!

I’ve created a designated events page on here, so if any of you were hoping to catch me, you can see where I’ll be and when.

If you’ve been meaning to pre-order a copy of my debut novel, The Honeymoon Suite but haven’t quite got around to it yet - I’ve got excellent news for you!

Bookshop.org are including it in their May pre-order offer, which means that if you pre-order between the 13th and 17th of May, you’ll get 20% off!

There are loads of brilliant books included in the offer, and the best bit is that a portion of every sale goes to indie bookshops across the UK.

Noch mehr aufregende Buchneuigkeiten von mir! Ich freue mich riesig, bestätigen zu können, dass „Die Hochzeitssuite“ am 1. Juli in Deutschland als E-Book erscheint, die Taschenbuchausgabe folgt am 17. Juli. Der deutsche Titel lautet „Er Lügt“ und das Buch kann ab sofort vorbestellt werden. Seht euch nur das wunderschöne, stimmungsvolle Cover an, das mein deutscher Verlag Rowohlt entworfen hat. Es ist so herrlich unheimlich – ich bin begeistert!

More exciting book news from me! I’m delighted to confirm that The Honeymoon Suite will be published in Germany on the 1st of July in e-book format, with the paperback to follow on the 17th of July. The German title will be Er Lügt and it’s available for pre-order now. Just look at the gorgeous, moody cover my German publisher Rowohlt has come up with. It’s so deliciously sinister, I love it!

While The Honeymoon Suite isn’t officially out until the 18th of June in the UK, for those of you who are desperate for an early peek, the great news is that it’s now available to request over on NetGalley!

I’m so excited to finally be able to share the cover for The Honeymoon Suite!

Bonjour ! J'ai une excellente nouvelle à vous annoncer. Mon roman, « La Suite nuptiale », paraîtra en France le 7 mai sous le titre « Vertigo ». Vous pouvez le précommander dès maintenant. Et regardez cette magnifique couverture !

Hello! I have some wonderful news to share. My novel, ‘The Honeymoon Suite’ will be published in France on May the 7th under the title ‘Vertigo’ or ‘Dizziness’. You can pre-order it now. And look at this gorgeous cover!

2026 looks set to be a thrilling year in more ways than one. Not only is my own psychological thriller, The Honeymoon Suite, out in June (eek), but there are oodles of excellent-sounding thriller novels hitting the shelves this year.

At the risk of finally toppling my already epic TBR pile, here (in no particular order) are just 26 of the psychological thrillers I can’t wait to read in 2026!

As a Rebecca myself, I’m obviously delighted to announce that 2026 is apparently the year that the Rebeccas will be rising up and taking over the (literary) world!

Kind of.

How do I know this?

Well, in the debut WhatsApp chat that I’m part of, there are a whopping eight Rebeccas including myself. Which, in a group chat of around 47, means we make up approximately 17% of the debut population, apparently! (Although, honestly maths has never been my strong point, so please no one @ me about these dubious figures!)

So, without further ado, may I introduce you to the debut Rebeccas set to take the book world by storm in 2026 with their brilliant books!

My debut year is finally here and I both can and can’t-quite believe it!

Honestly, I’m not normally one to wish the days away, but when you’re counting down to publication, it can be hard not to want time to hurry up just a little.

I signed my book deal back in autumn 2024, at which point summer 2026 felt like a whole lifetime away, but suddenly here we are! At the start of 2026! And I can finally say, ‘My book comes out this year!’

I’m just dropping by to let you all know that my debut novel The Call of the Void has had a change of title!

What’s In a Name?

I think lots of readers assume that the title a book has when it hits the shelves is the one it’s always had - certainly that’s what I used to think - but in reality, that’s almost never the case!

There are lots of reasons why a book title might change before publication…

I’m SO excited to share some fantastic news with you all today…The Call of the Void is going overseas!

Rights have now sold in a number of countries…

Even typing that feels so utterly surreal, but it’s true!

I’m delighted to share that I’ve signed a two-book deal.

The moment I met my brilliant editor Christina Demosthenous, I knew she was the one, and I couldn’t be happier that The Call of the Void has been picked up by Renegade/Dialogue (Hachette) for publication in July 2026.

I’m beyond thrilled to share that I HAVE A LITERARY AGENT!!

I’m now represented by Laura Williams at Greene & Heaton Literary Agency.

Laura’s enthusiasm for my novel is infectious, which is helping hugely as I work my way through revisions and polish it up, ready to send out to publishers (eek!)

What an exciting couple of months it’s been! First I learned that I’d been longlisted for the Women’s Prize Discoveries Prize, and then, a few short weeks later, I found out that I was shortlisted for The Northern Writers’ Awards Sid Chaplin Award for working class writers.

I’m over the moon to share that I’ve been longlisted for Discoveries 2022!

A partnership between the Women’s Prize, Curtis Brown, and Audible, the Discoveries Prize is aimed at unpublished female writers in the UK and Ireland, and aims to find and support new talent.

Being longlisted out of over 2,000 entries is an incredible feeling and such an enormous boost (not to mention a huge vote of confidence for my current WIP!)

Hello! I’m Rebecca and I was named after a Daphne du Maurier novel.

I’m the kind of person who says ‘sorry’ when someone else stands on my foot, and then apologises for saying it. What I lack in assertiveness and social grace, I make up for with sparkling wit. Or something.

Let’s Banish the Term ‘Guilty Pleasure’ From Our Reading Conversations

The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘guilty pleasure’ as:

“something that one enjoys, despite feeling that it is not generally held in high regard.”

I.e. something we should feel embarrassed about enjoying.

When it comes to books, most of us could name a so-called guilty pleasure, either our own or someone else’s. We’ve certainly been told often enough what sorts of books qualify for the title. But I’d argue that these books — and we as readers — deserve better.

I think when it comes to reading, our pleasure should come without a side-order of guilt. Here’s why I think you should read what you want — whatever that might be — without apology.

After 5 Years, Here Are the Things I’ll Miss Most (and a Few I Won’t!)

After over five years of working in libraries, last month I hung up my badge, shrugged off my cardigan, sheepishly returned my long-overdue books, and bid a tearful farewell to librarian life.

Here, I’m sharing some of the highs and lows of my career in libraries.

10 Tips For Raising a Bookworm

We’re all individuals, so not every child will fall in love with reading instantly but there are ways that you can encourage a love of reading without seeming like a pushy parent. So if you want to learn how to get your kids to love reading, here are my top ten tips for raising a bookworm.