When music biographer Lesley-Ann Jones was granted access to Freddie Mercury’s private diaries, she uncovered a side of the icon the world had never seen. In this Q&A, she reflects on her collaboration with 'B', the woman who calls Freddie her father, and how their unlikely friendship shaped 'Love, Freddie'. Jones discusses the emotional process behind the book, her choice to partner with Whitefox for creative freedom, and why Freddie’s private life continues to fascinate over thirty years after his death.

Digital hasn't replaced print, just as print didn’t replace handwriting. And it shouldn’t ever be seen as some hand-to-hand combat or fight to the death anyway, but rather for what it is. A catalyst for new developments and manifestations of the creative imagination that we squeeze into that simple little word, ‘books’.

Author and filmmaker Rebecca Frayn purchased a smallholding in Ibiza to fulfill her dream of reviving the land and establishing an off-grid eco-farm. Her journey, filled with challenges and victories, is detailed in her new book, 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘣𝘪𝘻𝘢.

Women have been writing memoirs since the 14th century, most notably Julian of Norwich (1342), Margery Kempe (1373) and French Princess Margaret of Valois (1553). The autobiographical memoir was a format that allowed them to use their voices in spaces that banned them from speaking.