AUTHORS’ CORNER REVISITED: JG HARLOND
Six years ago I ran a blog called Authors’ Corner and interviewed a number of up and coming authors. I thought it would be fun to see how things had […]
AUTHORS’ CORNER REVISITED: Keith Dixon
Six years ago I ran a blog called Authors’ Corner and interviewed a number of up and coming independent authors. I thought it would be fun to see how things […]
Sardines and Bonfires
Once again it’s time to gather around a bonfire on the beach, eat sardines and celebrate the eve of San Juan, which coincides approximately with Midsummer’s Eve. In the Christian […]
BOOKS TO WHILE AWAY THE HOURS DAY 5
My last book for this week is a real page turner. Set in Iceland it is based on the true story of Agnes Magnusdottir. BURIAL RITES was written by the […]
BOOKS TO WHILE AWAY THE HOURS DAY 4
My book for today is INTO SUEZ by the Welsh novelist, Stevie Davies, whose books have often cropped up on the short list but never claimed a prize. 1949: Egypt’s […]
CHOOSING A BOOK TO WHILE AWAY THE HOURS day 1
While we are all in our own way trying to survive the coronavirus I thought that each day I would share with you one of my favourite books. You will […]
BOOKS TO WHILE AWAY THE HOURS DAY 2
My choice today is THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS by Robert Dodds, and is for lovers of historical fiction. “A gripping and absorbing read” HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY It is 1490. […]
BOOKS TO WHILE AWAY THE HOURS DAY 3
Day three and my choice is by an Irish author (in my opinion some of the best writers come out of Ireland) Niall Williams. His novel “HISTORY OF THE RAIN” […]
International Women´s Day 2020
International Women’s Day, whose theme this year is “I Am Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights,” is celebrated on the 8th March. It was first organised in 1909 in New York by […]
Interview with Melissa Addey
Melissa Addey is an author, speaker and mother of two. I am particularly pleased to have her here today, on my blog, because her passions are so similar to my […]