Nicole Harkin’s Tilting #BlogBlitz #Review

I guess that everyone has a moment in their childhood when they suddenly realise that what is normal in their house doesn’t necessarily happen in other homes. Usually this is something minor, something that ultimately becomes a familiar routine or in-joke. However, for some, this realisation can be more stark, more defining in terms of …

An Interview With … Julie Ryan

Today I'm chatting to Julie Ryan, whose latest book, Pandora’s Prophecy, is published by Amazon. Thanks for dropping by, Julie. Tell us a little about your writing to date. I write romantic mysteries set in Greece. They have been described as ‘not quite thrillers and not quite chick-lit.’ I try to show the other side …

Madam Tulip and the Bones of Chance – Review and a conversation with David Ahern

David Ahern's Derry O'Donnell, together with her fortune-reading alter-ego Madam Tulip, is now on her third adventure, this time in the highlands of Scotland. I was very happy to see that familiar characters are back - there's much to love about Derry's opportunistic father, this time embroiled in buying an ancestral home, and Derry's ever …

An Interview with … Pam Lecky

Today's guest is Pam Lecky, author of The Bowes Inheritance. Her latest novel, No Stone Unturned, is published later this year. Pam has recently been signed by literary agents Herdman & Swainson, and her anthology of short stories, Past Imperfect, will be published on the 6th April. These stories feature settings as diverse as WW1-era Dublin, …

Blogging – the first eight months, or ‘What I’ve learned So Far…’

About eight months ago (the exact date is vague because I prevaricated, unsure about how the hell to actually start) I wrote my first blog post, a review of Maggie O'Farrell's This Must Be The Place. The book itself wasn't significant (although I enjoyed it a good deal) but I guess the timing was. I'd been …

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 …

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 …