Author: Bella Madge

In 2024, YA author Bill Wood rocked the genre with his debut novel Let’s Split Up – which rose through the charts to become the UK’s fastest selling YA debut of the year. And now, he’s picked up the pen (and knife!) once more to carve out an all-new, bloody addition of his spine-tingling trilogy – Be Right Back. Be Right Back, available in stores now, sees the Sanera Four initially split up by college and life-commitments – one year on from the devastating Carrington Ghoul murders. But, as they reunite in Sanera for their debut interview, tragedy strikes during the town’s…

On the 12th September 2013, the Peaky Blinders was born onto our screens. A cocktail of war, bloodshed, family ties and crime was shaken and blended for viewing pleasure – and it spilled across the world with a ferocity. Soon, everyone would come to know the dealings of Tommy Shelby and his fearsome gang. And so, for showrunner Steven Knight, it was vital that his story end as it once began: in fire, brimstone and with peak Peaky shenanigans. Knight has seemingly been set on a filmic conclusion for some time, with director Tom Harper recalling that he ‘spoke to me…

In this latest snippet of Bella’s interview with screenwriter Billy Ray the two discuss his work on The Hunger Games franchise.

Bella and screenwriter/author Billy Ray talk all about his brilliant debut novel, Burn the Water, available in book stores now.

Bella calls screenwriter Billy Ray’s debut fictional novel Burn the Water “a book of many threads” in her ⭐⭐⭐⭐ review. Available in stores March 12.

Bella speaks with celebrated screenwriter Billy Ray for his brand new novel Burn the Water, releasing March 3, 2026.