The Authors Lounge

04/09/2024

I'm delighted to welcome into the Authors' Lounge next week as this month's first In Conversation with...!
We'll be discussing Regency romance, her new role at the RNA and all things books! Do join us :)!

02/09/2024

Well where did the summer go - how is it September already?!!
Anyway have I got a lot to pack in this month from the world of books. We kick off the Authors Lounge interviews for this month next week with the new Chair of the Romantic Novelists Association Catherine Tinley who will be talking about her latest book and the RNA. More interviews will be announced soon as I pin down dates with some more amazing authors. I'll be hosting A Celebration of Love Stories with Hillingdon Libraries later in the month - have you got your tickets yet? I'm frantically reading as many wonderful proofs as I can before the next round of Secret Squirrel reading for the BBC starts again at the end of the month. It's going to be a packed whirlwind 30 days.
What have you all got planned?!

15/08/2024

Thank you to everyone who expressed an interest in being interviewed yesterday. I've been totally overwhelmed with requests and I have to close the doors now to allow me time to sift through everyone.
Thank you for your patience, I will get back to you but I do this alongside my library work, reading for the BBC and working on my own business. Thanks once again, it's been great to make so many new connections :)

29/07/2024

⭐ INSTA LIVE tonight at 7.30pm BST with
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Please join me and superstar librarian, author interviewer and award-winning author brand photographer Claire Gardner tonight.

We’ll be chatting about my new book Has Anyone Seen My Husband?, which was shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print prize, and would love to hear from you!

All questions, comments and thoughts welcome on the book, writing, getting published, and how to stay cool in a heatwave.

Claire has described the book as ‘whip-smart and savvy… one of the best examples of comic fiction I’ve read in a long time’.

I’m blown away by these kind words and am not feeling any pressure at all to be whip-smart and savvy tonight. (She said, frantically Googling ‘one-liners to guarantee laughs’.)

Has Anyone Seen My Husband? is my third book and is a Laugh Out Loud (Claire said it, so it must be true!!) story about the challenges of being a second wife and dealing with blended families, ex-partners and stepchildren – with a lot of intrigue and chaos thrown in.

My books are inspired by my own struggle to juggle childcare, career, housework, life admin and never-ending laundry. The laundry’s winning.

You can buy the book in paperback, ebook and audiobook through the link in my bio. And/or get the first chapter for free by signing up to my newsletter via my website www.kathleenwhyman.com.

Don’t worry, I won’t spam you. I’m too busy sorting out laundry.

Look forward to seeing you tonight (Monday 29th) at 7.30pm. Just go to and we’ll be there!



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12/03/2024

So delighted to be reunited with this gorgeous human! Great to talk to about her new book The Secret Beach tonight 🤩 Get it on your bookshelves- you have a treat waiting for you 🥰🥰

21/02/2024

As part of Heart Month, We are excited to announce that Dani Atkins will be talking about her latest cosy read 'The Memory of Us' at Ruislip Manor library.
Thursday 29th February 2pm

Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Colleen Hoover.
Booking essential

https://discover.hillingdon.gov.uk/dani-atkins?eventid=5045-4652-1503-8846
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Dani Atkins

21/02/2024

I'm delighted to be interviewing Dani Atkins next week :) The Memory of Us is a great read and I'm looking forward to getting under the skin of it with her! Join us if you can :)!

As part of Heart Month, We are excited to announce that Dani Atkins will be talking about her latest cosy read 'The Memory of Us' at Ruislip Manor library.
Thursday 29th February 2pm

Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Colleen Hoover.
Booking essential

https://discover.hillingdon.gov.uk/dani-atkins?eventid=5045-4652-1503-8846
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Dani Atkins