Ah, Wordsworth and Coleridge. Arguably two of the most important pillars of the first generation of Romantic poets. Wordsworth, famed for his detailing of the simplistic, rustic pleasantries of nature through eloquent verses. Coleridge,[…]
Category: What’s happening in books
BOOK REVIEW: A. C. Wise – Wendy, Darling
Once invited, always welcome. Isn’t that his way? What if the tale of Peter Pan wasn’t so innocent after all?… Set many years after the events of the original Peter Pan narrative in which[…]
BOOK REVIEW: M W Craven – Fearless
Someone from Koenig’s past is trying to find him and they don’t care how they do it.
Book Review – Stephen King: Cujo
For the all of the interceding forty-plus years, it’s safe to say that Stephen King’s seventh full-length novel, Cujo, has not succumbed to the vagaries of time.
Book Review – Mark Billingham – The Last Dance
Mark Billingham The Last Dance Publisher : Sphere Hardcover : 400 pages ISBN-10 : 1408717123 ISBN-13 : 978-1408717127 25 May, 2023. Punchy, sarky and – arguably above all – seriously un-Thorne,[…]
Book Review: Gilly Macmillan – The Fall
A sumptuous feast of intrigue.
Book Review: Mark Dawson – The Driver
Mark Dawson The Driver Publisher: Welbeck Paperback: 352 pages ISBN-10: 178739705X ISBN-13: 978-1787397057 Published: 2nd February, 2023 A little late, but better that than never to ring the bell for one of the best[…]
REVIEW: Clemence Michallon: The Quiet Tenant
The Quiet Tenant Clemence Michallon Publisher: Abacus 320 pages ISBN-10: 0593534646 ISBN-13: 978-0593534649 June 20, 2023 From first word to last, readers of Clemence Michallon’s debut The Quiet Tenant will be confronted with the[…]
INTERVIEW: Dr. Brian May (2008)
In celebration of the 2023 New Year Honours List bestowing a Knighthood on one of the greatest guitarists to pick up the instrument, Brian Harold May (Founder member, guitarist, vocalist, and lyricist with the Rock[…]
Author Q & A: Emma Styles – No Country For Girls.
With her debut novel being described as the ‘Thelma & Louise for a new generation’ Australia-raised and now England-based author Emma Styles tells us exactly how it feels to have No Country For Girls so[…]