As a writer, you spend a lot of time dreaming about the day your book will finally hit the shelves, and you’ll officially become a published author. Almost as much time, perhaps, as actually writing the book. (Or is that just me?)

In any case, as the day nears, you may find yourself imagining one of two distinct scenarios…

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.

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 !

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.