Literature
You Are What You Meet
“So this makes me a bonnet-wearing, blood-sucking, 30-something, single, serial-killing hobbit sharing my summer holidays backpacking through Thailand with three other children and a dog called Timmy.”
Potato, Potato, Tomato, Tomato, Book Covers.
My U.K. and U.S.A. cover designs have now been developed. I’m delighted with both of them, but they are markedly different.
Blurby be Kind
I promise, here and now, that I will pay it forward with good grace when the time comes.
Now in Paperback! Interview with Vanessa Gebbie & Bloomsbury’s paperback editor.
“Traditionally, the paperback is the main life of the book and 9 out of 10 print books purchased are paperbacks.”
The Coward’s Tale – Interview with Vanessa Gebbie
Today I’m thrilled to welcome Vanessa Gebbie to my blog, to talk about her novel The Coward’s Tale, which launched officially three days ago (7th November 2011). I was lucky enough to have an advance copy to read, and it’s an absolute treasure. The writing is so lyrical I felt as though it was being read …
It’s the Book-Recommendation Swap Shop
Here is my proposal. In the spirit of Swapshop, I’m going to tell you what books I’ve read and enjoyed this year and my top 5 recommendations for Christmas gifts (or your wish lists). In return, could you please tell me the top 5 books you’ve read this year that you would recommend?
Ode to books
My name is Claire and I like books made of paper.
Read ‘Bone Fire’ at The View From Here – Front View
Click to read A.J. Ashworth’s haunting short story ‘Bone Fire’.
Literary ladies, canons, bottoms and inspiration.
When you start listing Newnham alumnae it reads like a ‘Who’s who?’ of literature…
Whatever You Love, or feel vaguely ambivalent towards…
What is it about a novel that can divide readers this way? How are we, as writers, supposed to digest this kind of reception to our work?
Double Standards Recycling Angst
Why does disposing of a book feel so personal?
The Illicit Pleasures of Dorothy Whipple
You can’t judge a person by the cover of the book they’re reading if you can’t see the cover.
Lit. Mag. Review – Fractured West
If you like short stories and flash fiction, check out my review of Fractured West over on Pank Magazine’s blog!
