The Jackson Brodie tour of Edinburgh
Many of you will have read at least one book by Kate Atkinson – especially her Jackson Brodie series which has been a very successful television series too. Well, having…
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Meet the author – Tan Twan Eng
Meet the author Tan Twan Eng came to Waterstones recently to showcase his amazing novels set in Malaysia and Asia . His books have been shortlisted for the Man Book Prize 2012 and…
A road trip via books 1
The UK’s Guardian newspaper recently ran an article on 100 cultural figures as they reveal what books are most meaningful to them – the books that shaped their outlook on life…
Reading in the reading den
As I sit here in my writing den, on a cool crisp winter’s evening, I think about all the books I’ve read and how a good book to me is…
Learning Swedish with Camilla Läckberg
Camilla Läckberg is a writer who inspires me for a number of reasons: not only due to her amazing ability to write utter compelling crime fiction but for her passion…
