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Patient 1 by Charlotte Raven review
If you can remember the 90s, you weren’t really there,” writes Charlotte Raven in her memoir, Patient 1: Forgetting and Finding Myself. “I remember so little of it that I must have been more there than practically anyone, Liam Gallagher excepted.” For those…
For want of a motive for the book thief, let's run through some possibilities
For want of a motive for the book thief, let's run through some possibilities
Filippo Bernardini is accused of stealing manuscripts. For money or just a good read?…
The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes by Zoë Playdon review
The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes by Zoë Playdon review
A fascinating transgender life…
Bruno and the Referendum
Bruno and the Referendum
Some thoughts about Bruno and what it means to be European…
TV Deal for Bruno Series!
TV Deal for Bruno Series!
I'm thrilled to announce that Urban Myth Films, makers of 'Atlantis', have acquired television rights to the Bruno…
The Mandibles: A Family 2029-2047 by Lionel Shriver
The Mandibles: A Family 2029-2047 by Lionel Shriver
This biting near-future satire is played out amid a chillingly plausible US economic collapse…
Curtis Sittenfeld: 'It was like the force of Austen's language was irresistible'
Curtis Sittenfeld: 'It was like the force of Austen's language was irresistible'
The author of Eligible on adapting Pride and Prejudice, the 21st-century woman’s lot and being stylistically subsumed by…
Maestra by LS Hilton review - many shades of shocking
Maestra by LS Hilton review - many shades of shocking
The historical biographer’s foray into erotica sends the idea of female emancipation back to the 19th century…
At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier - review
At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier - review
Tracy Chevalier returns to America’s pioneers and a family with a secret struggling to make a living from…
S.J.Parris Guardian Masterclass on Plotting
S.J.Parris Guardian Masterclass on Plotting
Hone your plotting skills in this workshop with S.J.Parris…
The perils of writing about sex: 'Your partner will think it's about them. Or - even worse - someone else'
The perils of writing about sex: 'Your partner will think it's about them. Or - even worse - someone else'
Should you use exotic euphemisms or anatomical detail? Should it be comical, tender or shocking? And what if…
Yuki chan in Brontë Country by Mick Jackson review - frustrating amateur detective story
Yuki chan in Brontë Country by Mick Jackson review - frustrating amateur detective story
The tale of a Japanese student retracing her late mother’s footsteps in Yorkshire is slow to gather momentum…
Treachery selected for World Book Night
Treachery selected for World Book Night
The fourth Giordano Bruno novel is amongst the 15 titles to be handed out on 23rd April 2016…
Giordano Bruno will return in Conspiracy
Giordano Bruno will return in Conspiracy
I'm very pleased to confirm that Giordano Bruno will return in a brand new adventure entitled Conspiracy. Set for…
Katherine Carlyle by Rupert Thomson - resists easy categories
Katherine Carlyle by Rupert Thomson - resists easy categories
A young woman walks out on her life and begins a quest for meaning in Rupert Thomson’s bold…