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Madeeha Qureshi, known as @madeeha_eats on Instagram (296k followers), is a recipe developer, culinary motivational speaker, international guest chef and consultant and judge for international cookery competitions. A finalist on MasterChef 2021, Madeeha has captivated audiences with her unique blend of traditional and modern culinary techniques. Born and raised in Saudi Arabia, Madeeha developed a deep appreciation for locally sourced ingredients which inspired her distinctive cooking style. Her approachable yet innovative dishes blend authentic flavours with modern twists, making Saudi and Middle Eastern cooking accessible to home cooks everywhere.

Matthew Qvortrup is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Coventry University, Visiting Professor at the Australian National University in Canberra, and the acclaimed author of 'Angela Merkel: Europe’s Most Influential Leader'. He regularly appears on broadcast media and writes for publications including Philosophy Now, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Guardian and The Times. He also appears as a regular commentator for the BBC, on both radio and television. His recent titles include 'Great Minds on Small Things' (Duckworth, 2023) and 'I Want to Break Free' (MUP, 2022).

James Raven is a consummate crime writer, also writing under the pseudonyms Jaime Raven, JP Carter, and most recently Alex Pine. A regular on numerous Amazon best seller charts, his newest novel The Christmas Killer arrives in Autumn 2020. Before becoming a full time writer he worked in television and journalism.

Tony Nourmand is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of R|A|P. He comes to publishing from a successful career in gallery ownership, art and film. Tony was the consultant for vintage movie posters at Christie’s, London. For twenty years, he co-owned the largest collection of film posters in Europe, and opened the groundbreaking Reel Poster Gallery in London. After publishing art books of film posters, he closed the gallery, and founded Reel Art Press Limited, a publisher of luxury books on films and contemporary music culture.

Salman Rushdie is a renowned British-Indian author known for his literary contributions and controversial works.

Ray Russell is the publisher of Tartarus Press and authored a collection of short stories, Bloody Baudelaire, published in German. “Backgammon”, a short story from the collection, is currently filming.

Rusti is a prolific Romanian author of 14 works of fiction. Her novel Lizoanca was awarded the Ion Creangă Prize of The Romanian Academy and hailed as “one of the most powerful contemporary Romanian novels”. Her first volume to be published in the UK, The Book of Perilous Dishes (Neem Tree, 2022), has been translated into German, Spanish and Hungarian and tells a tale of sorcerers and magical culinary recipes.

Ryan is a fantasy writer and medical man with both science and fantasy tomes on his list. His four-book series will commence this spring. Snowmelt River, published by Jo Fletcher, is a popular volume.

Samaraweera is a London-based novelist. Vicky Had One Eye Open was published in 2008 by Burning House and was shortlisted for World Book Day’s ‘Spread the Word’ prize.

Nils Schou is a well loved Danish playwright, novelist and screenwriter, whose young adult series Fucking Forelsket is wildly popular. His first novel, Salinger's Letters, was translated and published by Sandstone Press.

Adam Sharp is an English writer, originally from Manchester but currently living in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He's also lived in London, Melbourne, Sydney, Queensland, the Channel Islands, the Canary Islands, Mexico, and Nashville (he's not very good at staying still). Adam has had over 30 jobs (he's not a very loyal employee either). Some of the things he's been paid to do are as follows: catching footballs, teaching sport in kindergartens, changing nappies, washing dishes, reviewing music, serving sandwiches in casinos, juggling bottles, and walking on stilts. He is the author of The Correct Order of Biscuits and The Wheel is Spinning but the Hamster is Dead.

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Lois Shearing is a freelance journalist and author. They are the author of Bi the Way: The Bisexual Guide to Life (2021) and the co-editor of It Ain't Over Til the Bisexual Speaks: An Anthology of Bisexual Voices (2024). Their writing on sex, sexuality, gender, relationship, digital culture and politics has appeared in Cosmopolitan, the Independent, Mashable, the Metro and Gay Times, among others. Their trade book 'Pink-pilled' was released in 2025.

Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was a prolific Belgian-French author renowned for his Inspector Maigret series and numerous other novels.

Singer is a world-renowned molecular biologist and pioneering researcher of genetic code. In 1992 she was awarded the National Medal of Science, and was the first woman to win the Vannevar Bush Award in 1999. Singer is President Emerita of the Carnegie Institute in DC. In public Singer is a vocal science advocate, and widely respected voice in the philosophy of science discourse. Her book Blossoms, on flowers will soon be published with OUP.

Smith is the author of Treblinka Survivor | The Life and Death of Hershl Sperling, which was published by The History Press in 2010.