Published by Orenda Books Publication date – 15 January 2016 Translated by Quentin Bates Source – review copy “Siglufjörður: an idyllically quiet fishing village on the northernmost tip of Iceland, accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thór Arason: a local policeman, whose tumultuous past and uneasy relationships with the villagers continue to haunt…
Month: January 2016
The Song Collector by Natasha Solomons – Review
Published by Sceptre Publication date – 24 March 2016 (paperback edition) Source – Netgalley review copy “By the author of Mr Rosenblum’s List, this is a captivating tale of passion and music, ancient songs and nostalgia, of the ties that bind and the ones we are prepared to sever. Fox, as the celebrated composer Harry…
Fahrenheit Press Exclusive – Introducing Fidelis Morgan
Today I’m delighted to be able to exclusively reveal the latest author to be published by Fahrenheit Press. Fidelis Morgan has joined the Fahrenheit Press ranks and her first novel to be published by them, The Murder Quadrille is released today. Fidelis is an actor, director and author, having starred in Never Let Me Go…
A Christmas in Disguise by Katie Fforde – review
Published by Cornerstone Digital Publication date – 25 November 2015 Source – Netgalley review copy “When Jo’s friend Andi asks if she’ll stand in to cook Christmas lunch for her employer, Jo reluctantly agrees. She knows Andi will lose her job if she doesn’t, and wants to help out her friend. Jo is nervous because…
Getting an agent or going it alone – Guest post by J. Paul Henderson
Today I am pleased to welcome J. Paul Henderson, author of Last Bus to Coffeeville, to the blog. Paul’s latest novel The Last of the Bowmans was published by No Exit Press on 21 January 2016. Paul has kindly written a guest post about the publishing process and getting an agent or not as the case…
Finding Margaret – Guest post by Catherine Hokin
Today I’m pleased to welcome author Catherine Hokin to the blog. Catherine’s novel, Blood and Roses was published by Yolk Publishing on 13 January 2016. Here Catherine talks about how she first came across Margaret of Anjou. FINDING MARGARET The Wars of the Roses: that’s a well-mined seam that’s surely been well and truly ‘done’? That’s usually the…
God Bless the Screenwriter – Guest post from Stefan Ahnhem
Today I have a guest post from Stefan Ahnhem, author of Victim Without a Face which was published by Head of Zeus on 7 January 2016. Here Stefan talks about screenwriters who are turning to novel writing. God bless the screenwriter Since Maj Sjöwall and her husband Per Wahlöö had their big breakthrough with their…
Toppling the TBR pile – Sceptre 2016 titles
Those eagle-eyed amongst may have noticed that I didn’t include any Sceptre titles in my Hodder and Stoughton Toppling the TBR pile post a few weeks ago. Well that may have been because I couldn’t see any catalogue. I’ve now managed to rectify that and it couldn’t come at a better time. 2016 marks the…
The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hamer – Review
Published by Faber and Faber Publication date – 24 December 2015 (paperback edition) Source – review copy “Shortlisted for the 2015 Costa First Novel Award Eight-year-old Carmel has always been different – sensitive, distracted, with an heartstopping tendency to go missing. Her mother Beth, newly single, worries about her daughter’s strangeness, especially as she is…
You and Me, Always by Jill Mansell – Review
Published by Headline Publication date 28 January 2016 Source – review copy 4 of 5 stars “It’s Lily’s twenty-fifth birthday. And she’s about to open the very last letter written to her by the beloved mother she loved so much… A warm, poignant and unputdownable novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of THREE AMAZING…
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