Review: “The Lighthouse” by Alison Moore
Let’s kick off with a disclaimer. There is, let’s face it, no way that I’m going to give this book
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"A Genuine Comic Talent" – Jonathan Coe
Let’s kick off with a disclaimer. There is, let’s face it, no way that I’m going to give this book
This is pretty cool. 3hundredand65 is a story built up from tweets, one per day, over an entire year (which
Just realised, what with catching up on reviews and stuff, I haven’t mentioned my forthcoming workshop in Luton on “unleashing
The unfortunate truth about a lot of anthologies produced by groups of writers (and I’ve been in a few) is
Continue readingReview: “Pangea: An Anthology of Stories from Around the Globe”
I should start this with a disclaimer: Tania Hershman is a friend of mine. Not only that, she has very
Continue readingReview: “My Mother Was An Upright Piano”, by Tania Hershman
Today I’m over at Dan Purdue’s excellent Lies, Ink blog being interviewed about what it’s like to have been published
Last time I announced a Bridport shortlisting, it brought an utterly astounding amount of traffic to the blog, so I’m
The prizegiving ceremony for the Bristol Short Story Prize is quite a dramatic affair. First of all, the names of
Continue readingThe Late Review: “Enough” by Valerie O’Riordan and “Braking Distance” by Calum Kerr
Writers are – let’s make no bones about this – an odd bunch. No surprises there – we all know
Back in June I was asked by the tiny imprint Route Publishing if I’d like a copy of this book.
Continue readingThe Late Review: “Rites” by Sophie Coulombeau