Every day until Christmas Eve I’ll be introducing you to an author whose debut novel came out this year. Today it’s Dervla McTiernan. About Derva McTiernan Dervla McTiernan was born in County Cork, Ireland to a family of seven. She studied corporate law at the National University of Ireland, Galway and the Law Society of […]
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Author Advent: introducing Anne Youngson
Every day until Christmas Eve I’ll be introducing you to an author whose debut novel came out this year. Today it’s Anne Youngson. About Anne Youngson Anne Youngson is retired and lives in Oxfordshire. She has two children and three grandchildren to date. Meet Me at the Museum is her first novel. Tell us about […]
Author Advent: introducing Rachael Blok
Every day until Christmas Eve I’ll be introducing you to an author whose debut novel came out this year. Today it’s Rachael Blok. About Rachael Blok Rachael Blok is a full-time writer living in Hertfordshire. Under the Ice is her debut novel, out on Kindle and in hardback now. It’s available in bookshops and online. […]
Author Advent: introducing Roz Watkins
Every day until Christmas Eve I’ll be introducing you to an author whose debut novel came out this year. Today it’s Roz Watkins. About Roz Watkins Roz Watkins writes the DI Meg Dalton series, which is set in the Peak District where she lives. Her first book, The Devil’s Dice, was the Times crime book […]
The lie
They lied when they said that the years would mend, That time was a healer, That the months would lend, A blanket of comfort to soothe and end The pain you felt. They lied. They lied with their platitudes and their meaning-wells, With death comes to us all, With time will tell, Meaningless […]
Which book format is best?
There have never been so many ways to enjoy a good book, so I asked four writers to champion their favourite format. Hardback, paperback, ebook or audio – which book format is best? TRACY BUCHANAN: in praise of the ebook Tracy Buchanan enjoys ‘book club’ fiction, psychological thrillers and dystopian fiction. Her latest book is […]