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The Folded Man – Matt Hill 16 May 2013 | 07:52 am
I am thrilled, proud and a little bit tearful to be welcoming my friend Matt Hill to my blog. His debut, ‘The Folded Man’ is published TODAY. ‘The Folded Man’ was named runner-up in the fiercely compe...
Guest Post: Sue Welfare asks, ‘What’s it all about?’ 14 May 2013 | 07:21 am
I am absolutely thrilled to welcome the super-talented Sue Welfare to my blog today. She’s talking about what it is that makes us all love stories. Over to you, Sue: What’s it all about…? I should nev...
The Foster Husband – Pippa Wright 6 May 2013 | 04:17 pm
To celebrate the launch of the very wonderful ‘The Foster Husband’ by Pippa Wright, I’ve got 3 COPIES to give away and all details can be found after my (gushing) thoughts on the novel: Kate left her ...
Speaking as a Parent: About Bullying 3 May 2013 | 10:20 am
From a parent’s viewpoint, a child being bullied is possibly the first time when you can’t simply ‘make it better’. It appears after years of kissing fingers, placing plasters over cuts, calming tears...
Book Review: A Fucked Up Life In Books 1 May 2013 | 07:52 pm
One of the reasons why I love paper books is because of what I leave in them after or during reading them. My bookmark will be a train ticket, a note from my child, a postcard, a boarding pass, a rece...
Two Liverpool Events: Moby Dick on the Mersey and Book Lover’s Extravaganza 1 May 2013 | 09:15 am
I’m very much looking forward to being involved in two events in Liverpool next week. Moby Dick on the Mersey, May 4th-6th, 2013: Liverpool’s first ever Moby Dick marathon reading takes place at the M...
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton: More reviews and interviews 1 May 2013 | 08:43 am
Three weeks since publication, the reviews are still popping up: The Amazon reviews keep coming, thank you to those who took the time. Author Amanda Jennings wrote a post called ‘When Other Authors In...
Events: Pulp Idol – Wirral Heat 24 Apr 2013 | 08:26 am
It’s that time of year again. The Wirral heat of Pulp Idol, that unique writing competition for unpublished novelists, will take place next Monday (29 April) from 6-8 p.m. at Hope Place, 259 Woodchurc...
A New Chapter: Lime Street and Grants For The Arts 21 Apr 2013 | 04:31 pm
Six weeks ago, I applied to Arts Council England and the National Lottery for ‘Time to Write’ funding. For those who don’t know, Arts Council England supports arts and culture using money from the gov...
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton: Catching Up 21 Apr 2013 | 04:05 pm
Things are slowing down, I’m catching up. People continue to be lovely about me and about ‘The Drowning of Arthur Braxton’. In the last few days: The hour spent talking to Bookcunt is now a blog post....
