{"id":40,"date":"2017-04-13T05:44:59","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T05:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/britishauthors.co.uk\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2025-06-23T00:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T23:29:59","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/britishauthors.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"1.0 Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id40_400edd-76 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id40_400edd-76 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id40_400edd-76 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1144px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:70px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id40_400edd-76 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 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.aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column40_367138-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column40_367138-ab{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column40_367138-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column40_367138-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column40_367138-ab\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40_566daa-d7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40_566daa-d7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40_566daa-d7\"]{margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40_566daa-d7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40_566daa-d7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40_566daa-d7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40_566daa-d7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40_566daa-d7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40_566daa-d7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading40_566daa-d7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40_566daa-d7\">Explore 8456 Books <span>from over 1032 British Authors<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n    \n    <div class=\"search-tab-main-wrap\">\n                    <div class=\"tab-container\">\n            <button class=\"search-tab-link active\" onclick=\"openTab(event, 'search-books')\">Books<\/button>\n                <button class=\"search-tab-link\" onclick=\"openTab(event, 'search-authors')\">Authors<\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"tab-content-container\">\n        \n\n                    <div id=\"search-books\" class=\"search-tab\" style=\"display: block;\">\n                <form action=\"\/books\/\" method=\"get\">\n                    <div class=\"ami-search\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ami-search--inputs\">\n                            <div class=\"ami-search__box location-search-wrap\">\n                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<select name=\"country-search\" type=\"books\" class=\"books-country-search\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"\">Author's Country<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"england\" term_id=\"561\" >England<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"northern-ireland\" term_id=\"597\" >Northern Ireland<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"scotland\" term_id=\"595\" >Scotland<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"wales\" term_id=\"596\" >Wales<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\n                                                                <div class=\"child-state-search books-state-search-box\" style=\"display:none;\">\n                                    <select name=\"state-search\" class=\"books-state-search-dropdown\">\n                                                                            <\/select>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ami-search__box genre-search-wrap\">\n                                <div class=\"top-level-genre-search\">\n                                    <select genre-type=\"books\" name=\"genre-search\" class=\"book-genre-search\">\n                                        <option value=\"\">Genre<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"arts-photography\" term_id=\"577\" >Arts &amp; Photography<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"biographies\" term_id=\"508\" >Biographies<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"business-money\" term_id=\"1322\" >Business &amp; Money<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"childrens-books\" term_id=\"581\" >Children's Books<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"christian-books-bibles\" term_id=\"483\" >Christian Books &amp; Bibles<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"comics-graphic-novels\" term_id=\"664\" >Comics &amp; Graphic Novels<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"computers-technology\" term_id=\"1367\" >Computers &amp; Technology<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"cookbooks-food-wine\" term_id=\"1263\" >Cookbooks, Food &amp; Wine<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"crafts-hobbies-home\" term_id=\"474\" >Crafts, Hobbies &amp; Home<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"education-teaching\" term_id=\"1205\" >Education &amp; Teaching<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"engineering-transportation\" term_id=\"767\" >Engineering &amp; Transportation<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"health-fitness-dieting\" term_id=\"880\" >Health, Fitness &amp; Dieting<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"historical-fiction\" term_id=\"135\" >Historical Fiction<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"history\" term_id=\"536\" >History<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"humor-entertainment\" term_id=\"492\" >Humor &amp; Entertainment<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"law\" term_id=\"960\" >Law<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"lgbtq-books\" term_id=\"847\" >LGBTQ+ Books<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"literature-fiction\" term_id=\"443\" >Literature &amp; Fiction<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"medical-books\" term_id=\"1287\" >Medical Books<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"mystery-thriller-suspense\" term_id=\"18\" >Mystery, Thriller &amp; Suspense<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"parenting-relationships\" term_id=\"1071\" >Parenting &amp; Relationships<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"politics-social-sciences\" term_id=\"539\" >Politics &amp; Social Sciences<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"reference-2\" term_id=\"477\" >Reference<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"religion-spirituality\" term_id=\"487\" >Religion &amp; Spirituality<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"romance\" term_id=\"21\" >Romance<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"science-math\" term_id=\"907\" >Science &amp; Math<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"sff\" term_id=\"19\" >Science Fiction &amp; Fantasy<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"self-help\" term_id=\"138\" >Self Help<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"sports-outdoors\" term_id=\"834\" >Sports &amp; Outdoors<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"teen-young-adult-books\" term_id=\"503\" >Teen &amp; Young Adult Books<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"test-preparation\" term_id=\"1346\" >Test Preparation<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"travel\" term_id=\"533\" >Travel<\/option>\n                                                                            <\/select>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"child-genre-search book-child-genre-search\" style=\"display:none;\">\n                                    <select >\n                                                                            <\/select>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ami-search__box gender-search\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<select name=\"gender-search\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"\">Author's Gender<\/option>\n                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Male\" >Male<\/option>\n                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Female\" >Female<\/option>\n                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"LGBT+\" >LGBT+<\/option>\n                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ami-search__box book-title-search-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"book\" placeholder=\"Book Title (Optional)\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"ami-search__box ami-search__box--submit\">\n                            <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Find Books\" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/form>\n            <\/div>\n            \n                        <div id=\"search-authors\" class=\"search-tab\" >\n                <form action=\"\/authors\/\" method=\"get\">\n                    <div class=\"ami-search\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ami-search--inputs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ami-search__box author-name-search-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"author\" placeholder=\"Author Name\" onfocus=\"this.placeholder = ''\" onblur=\"this.placeholder = 'Author Name'\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ami-search__box location-search-wrap\">\n                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<select name=\"country-search\" type=\"authors\" class=\"authors-country-search\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"\">Country<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"england\" term_id=\"561\" >England<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"northern-ireland\" term_id=\"597\" >Northern Ireland<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"scotland\" term_id=\"595\" >Scotland<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"wales\" term_id=\"596\" >Wales<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\n                                                                <div class=\"child-state-search authors-state-search-box\" style=\"display:none;\">\n                                    <select name=\"state-search\" class=\"authors-state-search-dropdown\">\n                                                                            <\/select>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ami-search__box genre-search-wrap\">\n                                <div class=\"top-level-genre-search\">\n                                    <select genre-type=\"authors\" name=\"genre-search\" class=\"author-genre-search\">\n                                        <option value=\"\">Genre<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"arts-photography\" term_id=\"577\" >Arts &amp; Photography<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"biographies\" term_id=\"508\" >Biographies<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"business-money\" term_id=\"1322\" >Business &amp; Money<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"childrens-books\" term_id=\"581\" >Children's Books<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"christian-books-bibles\" term_id=\"483\" >Christian Books &amp; Bibles<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"comics-graphic-novels\" term_id=\"664\" >Comics &amp; Graphic Novels<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"computers-technology\" term_id=\"1367\" >Computers &amp; Technology<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"cookbooks-food-wine\" term_id=\"1263\" >Cookbooks, Food &amp; Wine<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"crafts-hobbies-home\" term_id=\"474\" >Crafts, Hobbies &amp; Home<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"education-teaching\" term_id=\"1205\" >Education &amp; Teaching<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"engineering-transportation\" term_id=\"767\" >Engineering &amp; Transportation<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"health-fitness-dieting\" term_id=\"880\" >Health, Fitness &amp; Dieting<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"historical-fiction\" term_id=\"135\" >Historical Fiction<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"history\" term_id=\"536\" >History<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"humor-entertainment\" term_id=\"492\" >Humor &amp; Entertainment<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"law\" term_id=\"960\" >Law<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"lgbtq-books\" term_id=\"847\" >LGBTQ+ Books<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"literature-fiction\" term_id=\"443\" >Literature &amp; Fiction<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"medical-books\" term_id=\"1287\" >Medical Books<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"mystery-thriller-suspense\" term_id=\"18\" >Mystery, Thriller &amp; Suspense<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"parenting-relationships\" term_id=\"1071\" >Parenting &amp; Relationships<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"politics-social-sciences\" term_id=\"539\" >Politics &amp; Social Sciences<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"reference-2\" term_id=\"477\" >Reference<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"religion-spirituality\" term_id=\"487\" >Religion &amp; Spirituality<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"romance\" term_id=\"21\" >Romance<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"science-math\" term_id=\"907\" >Science &amp; Math<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"sff\" term_id=\"19\" >Science Fiction &amp; Fantasy<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"self-help\" term_id=\"138\" >Self Help<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"sports-outdoors\" term_id=\"834\" >Sports &amp; Outdoors<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"teen-young-adult-books\" term_id=\"503\" >Teen &amp; Young Adult Books<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"test-preparation\" term_id=\"1346\" >Test Preparation<\/option>\n                                                                                    <option value=\"travel\" term_id=\"533\" >Travel<\/option>\n                                                                            <\/select>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"child-genre-search author-child-genre-search\" style=\"display:none;\">    \n                                    <select >\n                                                                            <\/select>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ami-search__box gender-search\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<select name=\"gender-search\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"\">Gender<\/option>\n                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Male\" >Male<\/option>\n                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Female\" >Female<\/option>\n                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"LGBT+\" 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