▁ ▁Daily ▁Mail ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁she ▁began ▁writing ▁a ▁week ly ▁column ▁for ▁the ▁Saturday ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Daily ▁Mail ▁( after ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁role ▁at ▁The ▁Times ), ▁advis ing ▁readers ▁on ▁emot ional ▁and ▁relationship ▁issues , ▁and ▁she ▁cont ributes ▁other ▁comment ▁articles ▁to ▁the ▁paper ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁regular ▁book ▁reviews . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁char itable ▁work ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁degree , ▁Hon ▁D . L itt ., ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bath ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁appointed ▁Honor ary ▁Fellow ▁of ▁Liverpool ▁John ▁Mo ores ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁University ▁College ▁London . ▁Dev out ▁S cept ics ▁( B BC ▁Radio ▁ 4 ) ▁won ▁a ▁Sand ford ▁St ▁Martin ▁Trust ▁award ▁for ▁religious ▁broadcast ing , ▁and ▁the ▁children ' s ▁novel ▁The ▁Vo ices ▁of ▁Sil ence ▁won ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁Public ▁Library ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁c itation ▁and ▁was ▁short list ed ▁for ▁a ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁California . ▁She ▁has ▁won ▁special ▁awards ▁for ▁journal ism ▁from ▁char ities ▁including ▁CR USE . ▁In ▁the ▁' 9 0 s ▁she ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁literary ▁festival ▁in ▁Bath , ▁and ▁introduced ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁' perform er ', ▁Ted ▁Hugh es , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁she ▁was ▁involved