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Tense Thriller: The Secret Life Of Carolyn Russell by Gail Aldwin
I have had the privilege of being a member of the brilliant Women Writer's Network for many years now. As well as our work promoting the writing of others and our monthly Tweetchats, we get to share in each other's success! The Secret Life of Carolyn Russell by Gail...
Glorious Bodies: Menopause The Anthology Review and Interview
There are times when you read something that just sings off the page. The passion, intimacy and honesty found in Menopause The Anthology is wonderful. Coming from Arachne Press, I was expecting something good anyway, but I wasn't prepared for how various this...
Powerful Mothers: Mothers Lead by Jenny Wong
I'm so glad to be a member of the Women Writer's Network. We support and promote all kinds of women writers, and it often leads to people contacting me about their books. Jenny Wong got in touch about Mothers Lead, her unuusal memoir written in flash and poetry that...
Cosy Comfort – Winter Lights, Short Story Collection by Deborah Jenkins
As someone whose short stories always end up somewhat on the dark side, it's great to read writers who can craft a story with nuance and depth that still has a hopeful feeling overall. I featured Deborah Jenkins' wonderful novel Braver last year (which has deservedly...
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I'm always enthusiastic about any writing that celebrates women. In Jesi Bender's poetry collection Dangerous Women,...
There's something special about finding a writer who is passionate about the same things you are and brings them into...
Sometimes stories just capture the wonderful essence of what it means to be human. Of where we find our place in the...
The great thing about hosting this site is all the amazing books that appear on my radar. Keely O'Shaughnessy's...
For regular visitors, you may have noticed that my personal blogs have been somewhat erratic of late. While I’m...
For Christmas last year, my mum got a bird box with a camera in it. This spring, we watched tiny, helpless scraggles...
Guest post from Janey Burton, a Publishing Consultant, Editor and Contracts Negotiator. Find out more about her advice...
I'm absolutely thrilled to be welcoming Judy Darley back to the blog. Last year I featured her collection Sky, Light,...
This month I'm thinking about playing – the summer can be a time to really open yourself up in terms of what you...
Tidal waves. volcanoes and sea monsters all find their way into Family and Other Natural Disasters, a short story...