Snuggle Down with a Good Book
It’s the perfect time of year to snuggle down with a good book. Here are three terrific reads I’ve recently…
Book Review of an American story
At this momentous time in world history, I offer a book review of Buffalo Soldier by Tanya Landman. It’s an American story for…
Great Teen Reads
Great Teen Reads I love my job. As a school librarian, I get paid to know about top reads….
A level results – the teenage lottery
Yesterday was the day when teenagers across the land got up before noon for the first time since June. As…
Born Not Made: Short Story Contests
In 2010 I was thrilled to be shortlisted in the prestigious Bristol Short Story Prize. Here is the second and…
Short Story Prize: Second Place
Short Story Prize I was thrilled recently to find out that one of my stories had been placed second in a…
What is a Writer?
What is a Writer? This month I gave my first ever talk as a writer. I was both flattered and…
Short Story Contest Success – encouragement a writer needs
Short Story Contest Success I received a surprising and very welcome phone call this week. Graham Jennings of Henshaw Press rang…
Great Contemporary Novels
Here are some great contemporary novels I enjoyed in 2015. Mark Haysom https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25030950-imagine Love, Love Me Do is an absorbing…
Great Crime Novelists for 2016
So we’re finally through that time of the year when loved ones turn to each other and say, “What day…