If I were to tell you about a machine designed to take the basics of a story, then spit it out in whatever genre you chose, you might think I was talking about the computer algorithm which tried to write another Harry Potter book, with delightfully hilarious consequences. Or you might think I was talking … Continue reading BLOG: Synthesising a Bestseller
Author: Emily Morris (website) UK Publisher: Salt Publishing Genre: Non-fiction, memoir Buy Now: ebook | paperback When Emily Morris was a 22-year-old student, she found out she was pregnant. The father of her baby told her to ‘enjoy your impending shitty, snotty, vomitty twenties’ and then disappeared. Despite not feeling maternal, Emily decided to go ahead with … Continue reading REVIEW: My Shitty Twenties – Emily Morris
Author: Jasper Fforde (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Genre: Dystopic Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy, humour, conspiracy Buy now: ebook | hardcover During those bitterly cold four months, the nation is a snow-draped landscape of desolate loneliness, and devoid of human activity. Well, not quite. Your name is Charlie Worthing and it's your first season with … Continue reading REVIEW: Early Riser – Jasper Fforde
On 29th May 2018, independent Norfolk-based publishers Salt tweeted that they were facing challenging times, and asked for support. They requested that twitter followers help them change their fortunes buy buying #JustOneBook. On 30th May, the Bookseller reported that Salt had raised £7,500. At 3:00am on the 6th June 2018, Salt announced that they had … Continue reading BLOG: #JustOneBook
Author: Sophie Page (website) UK Publisher: Arrow/Cornerstone Digital Genre: Romance, contemporary fiction Buy Now: ebook | paperback Bella Greenwood isn't a fairytale girl. If pushed, she'd probably tell you that her perfect wedding would involve a handful of close friends and family. But as she's never met anyone she'd like to marry, it's a moot point. … Continue reading REVIEW: To Marry a Prince – Sophie Page
The 1st September marks one year since I handed in my dissertation and completed my MA. Perhaps the title here is misleading - the news is, there is no news. I had honestly expected to have a job by now – my opening blog in January was optimistic that I would be able to do … Continue reading BLOG: News from the Job Front
Author: Alison Goodman UK Publisher: Walker Books Genre: YA, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Romance Buy Now: ebook | paperback See Also: The Dark Days Club Brighton, July 1812. Lady Helen Wrexhall is spending the summer season in Brighton, where she will continue her Reclaimer training and prepare for her duties as a fully fledged member of the Dark Days Club. … Continue reading REVIEW: the Dark Days Pact – Alison Goodman
Author: Jonathan Green (twitter / website) UK Publisher: Snow Books Genre: Fantasy, horror, choose your own adventure, gaming books Buy Now: paperback Several years after the events of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, Alice finds herself back in Wonderland and called upon to save the world of playing cards and talking animals … Continue reading REVIEW: Alice’s Nightmare in Wonderland – Jonathan Green (Choose Your Own Adventure Gamebook)
Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman UK Publisher: This is now public domain, so it can be got for free from Project Gutenberg. There are also various editions available from different publishers, but I found the kindle edition from Project Gutenberg very readable. Genre: Speculative fiction, feminist literature, classics I can't even remember how I heard about … Continue reading REVIEW: Herland – Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Author: Kate Mascarenhas (twitter / website) UK Publisher: Head of Zeus Genre: Science fiction, murder mystery Release Date: 9th August 2018 Buy Now: ebook | hardcover 1967 -Four female scientists invent a time travel machine. They are on the cusp of fame: the pioneers who opened the world to new possibilities. But then one of them … Continue reading REVIEW: The Psychology of Time Travel – Kate Mascarenhas
