I did have a bit of a fangirl moment when Mr Carey agreed to answer some questions for me it has to be said – The Girl with all The Gifts was an amazing read (you can find my review in a while) and one of a couple of books… Continue reading
So I caught up with the lovely Alex Marwood again recently and, you know, asked her stuff about her two terrific books – it turns out that Stephen King kind of likes them as well. I always said he had good taste… Here is what she had to tell me…. Continue reading
So I recently read “Dodger” by James Benmore – review to follow – but first I tracked him down to find out some more about the novel as well as some other things and here is what he had to tell me. How did it start for you,… Continue reading
The latest instalment of the Cherringham mysteries is now available – Murder by Moonlight – and I was lucky enough to get co-authors Neil Richards and Matthew Costello to answer a few questions for me on writing together and other interesting titbits – here is what they had to tell… Continue reading
Coming June 5th From Penguin. Thank you for the advanced copy via Netgalley. Maud’s been getting forgetful. She keeps buying peach slices when she has a cupboard full, forgets to drink the cups of tea she’s made and writes notes to remind herself of things. But Maud is determined to… Continue reading
Hélène Gestern was born in 1971. She teaches and researches in the field of linguistics at CNRS and sits on the editorial committee of a literary review dedicated to autobiographical writing. Her first novel, The People in the Photo, won more than 20 literary awards and draws upon, among other… Continue reading
So I was lucky enough to read the amazing “The Dead Wifes Handbook” in advance of its release today, a wonderful story of love, loss and moving on.Hannah was kind enough to answer a few questions for me – Review to follow but first here is what she had to… Continue reading
Thank you to Jo Fletcher Books for the review copy. Pen’s life is all about secrets: the secret of the city’s spirits, deities and monsters her best friend Beth discovered, living just beyond the notice of modern Londoners; the secret of how she got the intricate scars that disfigure her… Continue reading
Talking about publishing today – author of Augustus Baltazar – Neil Bursnoll http://www.bourbonicafro.co.uk/blog/ With traditional publishing you don’t have the problems of finding money for an editor, or pushing your book out to big name papers and magazines to build early interest. When self-publishing, you have to build your presence… Continue reading
Today talking about publishing is author of GodHead – Ken Mooney. http://kenmooneybooks.com/ If I went looking hard enough, I could probably find some of the first things that I wrote. A school copybook here, a discarded Word document there. Looking back, I’m embarrassed to admit that some of… Continue reading
