Published by Handheld Press Publication date – 6 July 2021 Source – review copy In 2003 the former Women’s Press editor and literary critic Sarah LeFanu published her acclaimed biography of Rose Macaulay with Virago Press. As well as writing the biography, LeFanu was keeping a detailed journal of her research trips and her processes…
Month: August 2021
A Numbers Game by R J Dark – extract
A Numbers Game by R J Dark was published by Wavesback on 4 June 2021. Today I have an extract to share. Trolley Mick I heard him coming before I saw him. Kyle, or Ronaldo, went outside and gave some signal, then the whine of an electric motor heralded Trolley Mick’s arrival. In the eighties…
Heather Barnett – Q&A
Heather Barnett’s debut novel, Acts of Kindness, was published by Serpentine Books on 5 March 2021. Heather kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about Acts of Kindness. It’s a light-hearted mystery which follows Bella Black as she moves out of London to her dream job in a sleepy Wiltshire…
Skin Care by Caroline Hirons – review
Published by HQ Publication date – 25 June 2020 Source – review copy Caroline Hirons is the authority in skincare – and for the first time, she’s sharing her knowledge with the world. With over 100 million views of her blog and over 13 million views of her YouTube videos, she cuts out the jargon,…
Sue Divin – Q&A
Sue Divin’s novel, Guard Your Heart was published by Macmillan Children’s on 1 April 2021. Sue kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about Guard Your Heart. Guard Your Heart is a YA/Crossover Romeo and Juliet set in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 2016. It’s a contemporary, gritty and fast paced…
The Wild Before by Piers Torday – extract
Piers Torday’s novels include The Last Wild, The Dark Wild, The Wild Beyond and The Lost Magician. His latest novel, The Wild Before, was published by Quercus Children’s on 19 August 2021. Today I have an extract to share. Little-Hare was wondering whether there might be a more romantic way to find a mate, when…
The Grifter by Ali Gunn and Sean Campbell – extract
The Grifter by Ali Gunn and Sean Campbell was published by Partners in Crime on 15 August 2021. Today I have an extract to share. The click-clack of my crutches on the cobblestones made him look up. He flicked the stub in my direction. ‘Spare a couple of quid, mate?’ People usually ignored me. It…
Caroline Grace-Cassidy – Q&A
Caroline Grace-Cassidy’s novel The Unexpected Love Story of Lexie Byrne (Aged 39 1/2) was published by Black and White on 12 August 2021. Caroline kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about The Unexpected Love Story of Lexie Byrne (Aged 39 ½) The book is about a woman who has…
Six Degrees of Separation – from Postcards from the Edge to This is Going to Hurt
Six Degrees of Separation is the brainchild of Kate from Books Are My Favourite and My Best. Each month there is a different starter book and through six books, with what can be, on my part, extremely tenuous links, you see which book you end up at. The starter book this month is Postcards from the…
Guilty Creatures edited by Martin Edwards – review
Published by The British Library Publication date – 10 June 2021 Source – review copy Since the dawn of the crime fiction genre, animals of all kinds have played a memorable part in countless mysteries, and in a variety of roles: the perpetrator, the key witness, the sleuth’s trusted companion. This collection of fourteen stories…
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