In 2003, Steve Bennett and I worked on s series of short stories based on the songs of Chris de Burgh. It was a long, painstaking project, which raised money for Henshaws Society for The Blind & Partially Sighted.
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Category: What’s Happening in Books
Henrik Ibsen – Four Major Plays
REVIEW: A stimulating collection of texts, Four Major Plays is a thorough introduction to some of the most successful works written by 19th-century Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen. Including an Introduction by one of the translators,[…]
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Adam Sisman – The Friendship: Wordsworth and Coleridge
REVIEW: 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,[…]
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A. C. Wise – Wendy, Darling
“Once invited, always welcome. Isn’t that his way?” REVIEW: 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[…]
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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.
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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[…]
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Charlie Higson: Whatever Gets You Through The Night book review
Charlie Higson Whatever Gets You Through The Night Publisher : Little, Brown Language : English Hardcover : 400 pages Published: February 24th, 2022. Being the writer and star of the Fast[…]
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Chris Brookmyre – The Cut
Told in both the present and retrospectively, here is a book, a standalone, that is guaranteed to have its readers second-guessing right to its tumultuous end.
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Jane Harper – The Survivors
Jane Harper The Survivors Publisher : Little, Brown Language : English Hardcover : 384 pages ISBN-10 : 1408711982 ISBN-13 : 978-1408711989 January 21st, 2021 It is difficult to encapsulate the excitement of receiving a copy[…]
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Margaret Murphy – Before He Kills Again
Cassie Rowan is feisty and likable. She desperately wants to do her job well and seems to dislike the fact she has to rely on teamwork to achieve this.
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