Important Streets in Fiction
Streets, avenues, roads.....to stories All novels have streets and roads in them to be fair - well not those set on the moon and there's a few set in rural…
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To Cook a Bear set in Sweden by Mikael Niemi
Cooking a bear in Sweden? Mikael Niemi Well, that title grabbed me straight away. I love odd and quirky titles. Would there be any cooking of bears involved I asked myself?…
Trapped inside a good book
Books which never let the reader escape.... I'm a bit behind with reading all those lovely novels that drop through my door, but this is perhaps the most excited I've…
HWA Longlist announced!
Historical fiction treats I'm very proud to be a judge on the HWA Debut Crown Awards panel. We get some VERY good novels to read and it's a true pleasure…
The Coral Bride set in Gaspe Peninsula by Roxanne Bouchard
Book set in Gaspe Peninsula Destination: Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec Setting: The rural, seafaring fishing communities of rural Quebec Plot: This isn't just a novel, it's a song. An ode to…
