If you’re hunting for last minute gifts for the lovelies in your life (or your lovely self) I’ve brought together some recommendations of books I’ve reviewed throughout the year. Crime for all tastes Emma Viskic’s Caleb Zelic trilogy began with Resurrection Bay then And Fire Came Down, and the fabulous Darkness for Light came out…
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Narrelle’s summer reading reclist
While not everyone gets a break over summer, it’s always a good time for a reading recommendations list. And given I managed to read (as of 24 December) 159 books and novellas in 2018 (let’s see if I can make it 160 by NYE), I thought I’d share some of my favourites with you! Seasonal…
Read morePre-Order: Grant me the Carving of My Name – A Collection of short stories inspired by Richard III
I am so excited to announce that pre-orders are now available for the ebook of Grant Me the Carving of My Name – a book of short stories inspired by Richard III. The book contains two stories by me – ‘Long Live the King’, a flash fiction about a possible alternative history, and ‘Myth and…
Read moreNarrelle’s Holiday Reading Guide
The end of the calendar year is coming, bringing with it school holidays, the Christmas break, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the solstice and other observances and festivals, including the new year! Whatever the occasion – it’s always a good time for a book, am I right? Seems a good time to suggest a recommended reading list of…
Read moreQuintette of Questions: SM Spencer
This week’s romance release interview is with: SM Spencer 1. What’s the name of your latest book – and how hard was it to pick a title? A Chance for Snow. I wanted to keep to the theme of “A Chance …” and knew this was to be a story set around Christmas, so this…
Read moreXmas Gifts for Writers: The Journal of Infinite Possibility
It’s only November, I know, but Christmas is coming anyway, with all the inevitability of sunrise, vampires in fiction, and a writer’s need for either coffee or wine (or both). Speaking of writer’s needs, here’s a really neat gift idea for the writer in your life. Whether they’ve got thirty books under their sparkly belt…
Read moreNew Sherlock Holmes Xmas story
I’m delighted to announce that I have another short story coming out this year. What’s more, it’s in a Sherlock Holmes anthology that is raising funds for a school housed in Arthur Conan Doyle’s old home, Undershaw. The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part V: Christmas Adventures is the latest anthology from MX…
Read moreGifts for the Writer in Your Life
Christmas is 12 days away, which ought to prompt me to some kind of ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ doggerel, but honestly. I like you all too much to subject you to such dire yuletide whims. (I did once rewrite The Night Before Christmas, with our cat Petra in the leading role, and if my doggerel…
Read moreA few wishes for the new year
If you are one of those people for whom books repurposed as art gives you hives, look away now. For the rest of us, here are some instructions onhow to turn a damaged or unwanted paperback into a little Xmas tree. Which brings me to the season: and whether it is hot or cold where…
Read moreHappy Xmas!
Happy Xmas everyone! And Happy Hanukah to those celebrating that holiday. Not forgetting the solstice celebration! I hope you’re all enjoying the break, whether or not you’re celebrating old traditions, family traditions or just having a few days off work. For those engaged in the gift giving, if you received a Kindle or other e-reader,…
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