An interview with … Fiona Morgan

Today, I'm welcoming Fiona Morgan to Books and Wine Gums. Fiona's début novel called Free and is published by Pegasus Publishers under their Vanguard Press Imprint. Hi Fiona, tell us a little about your writing to date. I started writing my first novel, Free, purely to see if I could.  I had wanted a hobby and a challenge …

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The Joy of Christmas Book Tag

Ok, so this is a bit like when an unexpected relative or guest turns up on your doorstep, days after the main event, and you've already started packing away the tree. But I'm a sucker for a book tag, and I love lists, so please excuse my tardiness. If it helps, I'll finish off those …

An interview with … Christine Webber

Hello! Today it's the turn of author Christine Webber to answer my questions about writing, inspiration, and desert island character choices.  Christine's new novel, It’s Who We Are, is published on 16th January, 2018. Tell us a little about your writing to date. My writing career began, in the mid-eighties, when I was a news presenter …

An interview with … Chantelle Atkins

Today I'm talking to Chantelle Atkins about inspiration for writing, the impact of Ponyboy Curtis, and finding your readers. Tell us a little about your novels to date.   I write YA and adult. The Mess Of Me was my debut novel in 2013, a YA coming-of-age story about a girl called Lou who finds herself …

Books and Wine Gums’ Top Ten Reads of 2017

This is a pure indulgence on my part - a chance to look back through my book diary and compile my 'top ten' reads. These are books which have wowed and/or surprised me by making me look at things afresh. 2017 has been an exciting year for me in terms of my reading. I *loved* the Booker shortlist (this hasn't …

Virginia Moffatt’s Echo Hall

Echo Hall’s opening chapter, ‘Remembrance’, sees a young woman enter a National Trust property as a tourist. But this country house is more to Phoebe than simply a pleasant day out -  it is where she was born, and she knows that there is far more to the history of her family than the tourist …

An interview with … Louise Walters

Today I'm chatting to Louise Walters, author of Mrs Sinclair’s Suitcase and A Life Between Us. Her third novel, The Road to California, is due out next year. In addition to writing, Louise has also set up her own imprint and she's very excited about publishing her first author! Hi Louise. Tell us a little …

Allie Cresswell’s Tall Chimneys – Blog Tour Review

Tall Chimneys is the story of Evelyn Talbot and her ancestral home. The Jacobean house itself, built in a hollow, is by turns a place of security and a burden to be upheld at all costs. We’re told early on that, ‘The house’s sunken situation was never a happy one.’ A character it its own …

An interview with … Paula Harmon

This morning I'm talking to Paula Harmon about writing habits, Nanny Ogg, and her latest novel, The Cluttering Discombobulator (published by Createspace). Tell us a little about your writing to date, Paula. I have always written but never showed any of it to anyone outside the family till 2015. That year I was encouraged by a friend …

An interview with … Liz Hedgecock

Today I'm welcoming Liz Hedgecock to Books and Wine Gums. Liz is the author of two novels and several short stories and novellas. Her most recent title is Sherlock Holmes and the Deathly Fog. She's published by White Rhino Books. Liz, tell us a little about your novels to date. For some reason (I wish …