How to Self Publish – Tips from Harrogate Crime Writing Festival

A few weeks ago, I went further north than I had ever traveled before. Well, almost. I was later reminded by my mother that the Lake District is in fact not the Peak District and, also, really far away from us in the south. (I was young, car journeys always felt long.) Anyway, my second-furthest-north-ever…

Book Club: ‘The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.’ by Adelle Waldman

Love is a subject that most can relate to; it is a common, sometimes confused, theme between us all. There is an incredible number of books on our shelves which explore a woman’s loss of love, how she survives through the pain of a break-up or divorce and how she triumphs and moves on. What…

Sebastian Faulks ‘A Possible Life’ – an Unsatisfying Read

Having previously read and greatly enjoyed Birdsong and The Girl at the Lion D’Or, I was very much looking forward to reading another Sebastian Faulks, in fact, one of his most recent efforts, as A Possible Life was published in 2012. Faulks has become known and respected for his historical fiction which often finds itself in…