About five or six years ago, I spent a couple of nights in a hotel in downtown Manhattan, New York. I didn’t get a wink of sleep. The...

The key to being a writer (indeed, the key to an examined life) is observation. It's about noticing the little things. What colours were...

Last night I had the pleasure of attending the book launch of writer Sita Brahmachari. She was launching her latest teen book, Kite S...

I guess it goes back to my teenage years, but reading fiction brings up a lot of guilt for me. I hated school with a passion, and be...

It was 1994, and I was awoken from a dream by a voice saying that I would write ‘the beautiful birth book’. I can tell you, almost ...

The first time I left my native Australia was when I moved to New Zealand at the age of twenty three. As the plane lowered over Au...

My favourite time of day to write is just before dawn. I thrive on the still and quiet of early morning. When it's just me and the birds...

My debut novel, Mosaic, was launched this week at a party in my favourite bookshop: Wordsworth Bookshop and Cafe, here in the Cumbrian marke...

    Fancy something tasty for morning tea?   225g chopped dates 50 walnuts 325ml water 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WSt3Qhde1Yc Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who attended the breastfeeding demonstration on ...

SHAME on the BBC six o’clock news journalist who said the BBC couldn’t show breastfeeding on the six o’clock news… when one of our protestor...

A report from Veronika Robinson, Editor of The Mother magazine: Families throughout the UK will demonstrate in Parliament Square on Friday (...

Dear Ms Harman Please make Breastfeeding in Public EQUAL for all breastfed children The Equality bill to encourage women’s confidence in bre...

The breastfeeding petition has now reached more than 6,000 signatures in just a few short weeks, making it one of the 20 most supported peti...

At Least 12 Babies Die in Glaxo Vaccine Trials in Argentina Trading Markets provides news of interest to investors: On July 10, it reported ...

Hi veronika, please would you include this link in your blog. There is only a short time left for people to sign it. It's to help lone p...

http://www.uniteforlife.org/ http://www.babywhys.org/

Introducing (big drum roll....) Hathor the Cow Goddess http://www.hathorthecowgoddess.com/

One of my main concerns when watching Outlaw Births the other night, was the portrayal of how high the risks are for a placenta not coming o...

The British unassisted childbirth documentary “Outlaw Births” will air in the UK tonight (July 9th) on Channel 5 at 9pm. There is also thi...