It was a close call this month, with four of the books being in the running. But we do have a winner and that winner is... A Rising Man by Abir Mukerjee Captain Sam Wyndham, former Scotland Yard detective, is a new arrival to Calcutta. Desperately … [Read more]
Recently Read – Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman 'Stop it! You're all behaving like animals! Worse than animals - like blankers!' Sephy is a Cross: she lives a life of privilege and power. But she's lonely, and burns with injustice at the world she sees … [Read more]
Virtual Crime Book Club – Video and Voting Choices
Last night we held the third virtual crime book club via Zoom. We discussed Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton. It was an excellent meeting. There were fourteen members present, including some new faces, which is great. As a group we are gradually … [Read more]
Recently Read – The Wall by John Lanchester
The Wall by John Lanchester Ravaged by the Change, an island nation in a time very like our own has built the Wall―an enormous concrete barrier around its entire coastline. Joseph Kavanagh, a new Defender, has one task: to protect his section of the … [Read more]
London Screenwriters Festival
This is a time-sensitive post which will be of interest to writers, be they screenwriters or novel writers. It's an online screenwriters festival that has been a month-long (it's nearly finished, hence the time-sensitivity) but all content is … [Read more]
ProWritingAid – Finishing Your Manuscript
This is an ad. In return for reviewing ProWritingAid on the blog, I will receive a year's license for the software - and after trialling it, I really want the ProWritingAid software - you will see why when you read the blog post below! The … [Read more]
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