Archive for the ‘Books’ Category
Everything is copy – review of Nora Ephron Collected
15 May 2020NORA EPHRON COLLECTED I don’t know about you but I am a sucker for Nora Ephron’s screenplay for When Harry…
Talking with comedy best-seller Paul Bassett Davies
06 May 2020PAUL BASSETT DAVIES I’m really pleased that this week we have a guest appearance by the best-selling comedy writer (and…
Spies like us – review of Kate Atkinson’s Transcription
22 Apr 2020SPIES LIKE US Fiction writers are liars by trade and spy novelists are the biggest liars of all. Their entire…
A plague on both your houses
25 Mar 2020So now we are visited by the plague, it seems. Plague is an archetype that goes back deep into our…
Collateral damage – review of Berta Isla by Javier Marías
19 Feb 2020BERTA ISLA Last month I reviewed the latest, possibly last, novel by one of the giants of spy fiction, Agent…
John le Carré’s new novel Agent Running in the Field – review
15 Jan 2020AGENT RUNNING IN THE FIELD REVIEW There’s something about books written by masters of their craft towards the end of…
The 5 Best True Crime Books of 2019
07 Jan 2020For the first post of the year, I’m delighted to welcome guest-blogger Desiree Villena, a lifelong true crime aficionado. Today…
Interview with award-winning author Louise Doughty
11 Dec 2019LOUISE DOUGHTY Louise Doughty is one of the most interesting authors today. Refusing to be pigeon-holed, every book breaks new…
#IndieAuthorChat Nov 19 & book offer
14 Nov 2019Book offer Christmas is coming and the first presents are on their way. First, I’m hosting a free Twitter chat…
