My guest today spends her writing time dreaming up cold-blooded murders and suspicious deaths. I’m being very careful to let Lesley Cookman taste our Victoria sponge cake first – you never know, with these mystery writers! Welcome to rainy Yorkshire, Lesley. Good to meet you! Whereabouts do you live, Lesley? On the North Kent Coast…… Continue reading Good to meet you…author Lesley Cookman
Praise Her, Praise Diana, by Anne Rothman-Hicks and Ken Hicks, is a novel some readers may find difficult to read due to the subject matter. Today I’m starting with an extract from the novel, and then, in a twist to my usual interview, Ken and Anne interview themselves about the reason why they wrote the…… Continue reading Praise Her, Praise Diana: a hard-hitting novel with plenty of twists
A few weeks back I interviewed UK author Sara Jayne Townsend (interview here), and I’m delighted to welcome Sara back today, especially as she told me last week how she was “…inspired by a rant in the office on Friday about sexism and how it still exists, and I decided to write my blog post…… Continue reading Strong women in fiction
Today sees a book release with a difference. This is the last stop in Susan Bernhardt’s “progressive dessert online book launch”. Books and pudding – count me in! Here are the previous stops on Susan’s dessert tour this week. Check out the salivatory names of her recipes :) and click on the links to read…… Continue reading Good to meet you…author Susan Bernhardt
It’s nearly the holidays – wooooohoooo! Tomorrow morning, before the sun is even up (although to be fair, at this time of year that could be quite late), me and my husband and our dog will be in a laden down car heading down the motorway to the south coast. We’re spending Christmas in a…… Continue reading Mysteries, crime and romance: six great novels for holiday reading
Helena Fairfax 