The message is clear: libraries matter. Their solid presence at the heart of our towns sends the proud signal that everyone - whoever they are, whatever their educational background, whatever their age or their needs - is welcome.

First performed in July 2009 it won a broadcasting press publicity award that same year. Mosse has also contributed a number of essays and stories to anthologies and collections including Modern Delight (a book inspired by J. A regular guest on UK radio and television Kate Mosse presented the BBC Four literary chat show Readers' and Writers' Roadshow and appears on the BBC Breakfast News and BBC2's The Review Show.

She is best known for her 2005 novel Labyrinth which has been translated into more than 37 languages.