An Interview with … Richard Wall

Today I'm chatting to Richard Wall, author of Fat Man Blues, about his influences, his writing, and his plans for the future. Hi Richard. Tell us a little about your writing to date. I have a bunch of short stories as ebooks on Amazon Kindle, which I have vague ideas of compiling into a paperback …

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James Hartley’s The Invisible Hand – Blog Tour post and Giveaway

Macbeth has featured on the English syllabuses for so many, many years that it's a safe bet as Hartley's choice for his first foray into his planned Shakespeare's Moon sequence. Using key events from the Scottish play as his starting point, he establishes a narrative in which Sam, a student at St. Francis de Sales …

Alice Broadway’s Ink – a compelling debut

I always think that a map at the start of a novel bodes well. A map of a settlement, Saintstone, which features shops, a school, a museum, and a Flayers building promises much. When this is accompanied by an arrow pointing off map towards ‘Featherstone; Blanks exiled here’, you know you’re heading off into fascinating …

An Interview with … John Mayer

Hello! Today I'm chatting to John Mayer. His latest book, The Trust, is the fourth novel in The Parliament House Books series. The next in the collection, The House, is in development. So, tell us a little about your writing to date, John. I’ve written all kinds of things from newspaper articles, journal articles, legal …

An Interview with … Val Portelli

Today I'm chatting to Val Portelli (Voinks) about writing, her inspirations and the joys of self-publishing. Her latest novel, Spirit of Technology, is out now. A message from a stranger. A modern day woman responds to an e-mail from an unknown contact. Against her better judgement she continues the correspondence with a man who tells …

Elizabeth Strout’s My Name is Lucy Barton

Such is the level of praise heaped on Strout’s My Name is Lucy Barton that it is almost impossible to come to it without preconceptions. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but this wasn’t it – that’s not to say it isn’t brilliant, however. Essentially, Strout’s narrative is far more episodic than perhaps I’d …

An Interview with … Cathie Devitt

Hello! Today I'm staying warm indoors and chatting to Cathie Devitt. Her most recent novel, Don't Doubt the Magic! is the second in a trilogy featuring her heroine Bernice O'Hanlon . This, together with Part One,  Don't Drink and Fly!, is published by Roundfire. Tell us a little about your writing life to date. I have …