You can’t judge a book by its cover

All English speaking people know that this phrase is very true – people are more than what we can see on the outside.  More than once in my life I […]

M is for MEMORIES – latest novel out soon

My latest novel is finished and due to be published any day.  Entitled “M is for MEMORIES”, it is a mystery story is about a famous artist, Nancy Miller.  She […]

H IS FOR HAWK

Wow!  What a wonderful book.  As soon as I saw the cover I knew I wanted to read this book.This is a real-life account of how Helen Macdonald trained a […]

New writer JESSIE BURTON

The Miniaturist by Jesse Burton This is a beautifully written story about a young country girl who marries a rich merchant. When she arrives in Amsterdam she discovers that all […]

Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche

Some time ago a friend, who spends part of her time working at an NGO orphanage in Kenya, asked me if I had read any African authors.  The only one […]

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

At a recent Indie Book Fair, I met some people from Ingram Spark who print and publish books for independent authors, among other things.  As sponsors of the Book Fair […]

MY FIRST INDIE AUTHOR FAIR

Last Sunday I was lucky enough to take part in the first Indie Author Fair, part of the Chorleywood Literary Festival.  It was a small event held in Chorleywood Memorial […]

Authors’ Corner chats with Keith Dixon

Today AUTHORS’ CORNER talks to the crime writer Keith DixonGood morning Keith, welcome to Authors’ Corner. Hi, Joan, and thanks for inviting me.To date you have six successful novels to your […]