Latest Quacks
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LESSON 5: WRITING’S NOT A COMPETITION -BUT ARE YOU WINNING?
It’s when someone in your class is getting a round of applause for a paragraph they’ve written, that you begin to see how people become arseholes during Monopoly.
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TOUR TALES: GETTING INTO TROUBLE.
Having an audience following you around is fabulous when everything is going smoothly, but not so fabulous when you’re being yelled at.
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AMSTERDAM: A FRIENDSHIP TEST
When Hermione opened her egg sandwich on the Eurostar, I was reminded of why I don’t do group holidays.
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THAT TIME I KICKED A BOY
Now, there are many life skills I picked up when growing up with brothers, one being that, the quickest way to solve a dispute is to physically attack your opponent.
Hello. I’m Mary Newnham, a London-based author. I write women’s fiction comedy books. The Quack is a personal blog about writing, dating, travelling and friendship. Click here to know more.
‘AMY ELMAN DOESN’T FEEL SEXY’ JANUARY 2026
Amy Elman’s To Do List:
– Start wedding planning
– Buy lingerie
– Have sex again
Amy has her entire life planned out: marry her fiancé Josh, move out of their London flat and live happily ever after in the countryside. There’s just one problem – Amy and Josh haven’t had sex in 180 days. She’s counted. So when Josh’s family decide to throw them a surprise wedding, Amy scrambles to cross everything off her to-do list… including Josh. With the help of a glass of red wine (or two), Amy steps out of her star-patterned pyjamas and into a world of too-tight lingerie and sex-positive affirmations. As the big day approaches, will Amy’s luck finally turn around? Will her and Josh be one of those couples who just never have sex? Or will she start to realise that love isn’t something that can be checked off a list so easily?
Readers have fallen in love with Amy Elman Doesn’t Feel Sexy:
‘This book was hilarious, chaotic, and ultimately deeply satisfying’ Reader review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
‘I loved getting to know Amy and see her grow throughout the story’ Reader review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
‘I absolutely loved this book… It’s hilarious and very easy to read’ Reader review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
‘A funny, heartwarming book, that made me laugh out loud’ Reader review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Coming out January 22nd 2026
‘THIS ISN’T HAPPINESS’ (GERMAN TRANSLATION) OUT NOW
Amy und Josh sind seit zehn Jahren ein Paar, man hat sich gut eingerichtet, alles läuft prima. So prima, dass die eigentlich geplante Hochzeit immer wieder verschoben wird, und das schon seit Jahren. Als Josh‘ Eltern der Geduldsfaden reißt und sie kurzerhand einen Trautermin festlegen, kann Amy eine unangenehme Wahrheit nicht länger verdrängen: Ihr Liebesleben ist komplett erlahmt. Es knistert nicht mehr, Josh kuschelt lieber mit seinem Seitenschläferkissen als mit ihr, und sie selbst findet Astronomie-Podcasts mittlerweile überraschend sinnlich. Wie konnte das passieren? In ihrem Bestreben, der Beziehung neuen Schwung zu verleihen, greift sie zu immer extremeren Maßnahmen
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