Life in Lockdown
May 17, 2020
What’s been going on here, existential angst, zooming, the new normal, what I miss and appreciate. … More Life in Lockdown
Category: on other people’s books
A Plague on All Our Houses
March 17, 2020
Originally posted on Timeout2 Blog:
Despite the title, I am hopeful. Being housebound after the longest, coldest winter ever has me straining against the leash. I think that the dog collar around my neck has spikes on it. Hope springs eternal. A couple of weeks ago, hoping to speed spring along, I opened my Beck’s…
It’s that time again…
December 23, 2019
…when bloggers remember they do actually have a blog (my hand is up, have lapsed lately) and people wish each other all sorts of unlikely to be achieved states of mind. Many of us are overcome with a collective impulse to buy stuff, eat too much and do things we don’t really want to but … More It’s that time again…
Update from London
July 18, 2019
It’s been a while since my last post, I know… But it’s quality not quantity, n’est pas? My book news to kick off. The paperback launch of NOT HAVING IT ALL last month went incredibly well, especially given the near non-arrival of the paperbacks. Fortunately, due to an emergency order they made it just in … More Update from London
An extraordinary novel: review of The Colour Of Bee Larkham’s Murder by Sarah J Harris #bookreview
March 25, 2019
My decision to write one-par book reviews from now on has been swiftly overturned by The Colour Of Bee Larkham’s Murder. I totally LOVED this book and felt sad on finishing it last week. I bought the novel after seeing the large number of rave blogger reviews last year (great cover too) and listened to … More An extraordinary novel: review of The Colour Of Bee Larkham’s Murder by Sarah J Harris #bookreview
How far can a comedy go? Getting my next book ready for publication
March 22, 2019
It’s been a while since my last post, as much of my energy lately has been directed to getting my upcoming book (NOT HAVING IT ALL: A brazen comedy about the perils of midlife) ready for publication. Alongside this I’ve been musing on my next novel (radically different from this one, of course), writing a … More How far can a comedy go? Getting my next book ready for publication
Books I’ve read lately…
January 29, 2019
Welcome to my occasional posts discussing my recent reads – usually either particularly enjoyed books, or those that left a big impression on me. I’d recommend them all. The Girl in the Letter by Emily Gunnis Published August 1st 2018 by Review The Girl in the Letter was one of my favourite books of 2018 … More Books I’ve read lately…
#Bookreview Odette by @jessicaduchen
December 18, 2018
Book info Publisher: Unbound Digital Publication Date: December 2018 Author: Jessica Duchen Blurb When a swan crashes through her window at the height of a winter storm, journalist Mitzi Fairweather decides to nurse the injured bird back to health. But at sunset, the swan becomes a woman. This unexpected visitor is Odette, the swan princess … More #Bookreview Odette by @jessicaduchen
Book Review: Bellevue Square by Michael Redhill @noexitpress
August 24, 2018
Book info Published: August 2018 Publisher: No Exit Press Book blurb What happens when the sense you’ve made of things stops making sense? ‘Unsettling and bewildering. I was totally hooked’ – Sam Baker, The Pool Winner of the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize Jean Mason has a doppelganger. She’s never seen her, but others* swear they … More Book Review: Bellevue Square by Michael Redhill @noexitpress
This month I’m reading…
June 28, 2018
Welcome to the first in my monthly(ish) thoughts on the books I’ve read lately and would recommend – some recently published, others less so. These days I’m reading lots of psychological suspense along with a generous dash of crime, ‘book club’ and literary fiction. Everything is Lies by Helen Callaghan Published February 2018 by Penguin … More This month I’m reading…
