First ImpressionsMay We Feed the King is a really intriguing new kind of historical novel that quite surprised me. Going in, I'd seen a reader response ...

First ImpressionsI love an engaging family epic that gets into all the messiness and drama of family life, and there's certainly a lot of that in ...

The 2026 Booker season is officially here, and after making my predictions I'm relieved to say the book I was surest about made it: "John of John" by ...

Dubai oh Dubai! A continuation of the travails and tribulations and the struggles I’m going through in my writing. These are just little hints I’m ...

I enjoy it when immersive historical fiction introduces me to fascinating individuals from the past. It inspires me to want to find out more about them. ...

And just like that, another season of the Booker Prize comes to an end! It's been so enjoyable reading and discussing all the books listed for this ...

Hello friends! Let me cut to the chase! The “experts” tell me I have to blog rrrreggggularly. By that they mean, every day, every week or every other ...

Several versions of this novel exist as it was published in a serialised form and numerous subsequent book form editions of the novel contained many ...

Another season of The Women’s Prize has come to a close! As always, it’s been such a pleasure reading many of the titles from both the fiction and ...

Between plagues, marauders and horrific weather (destructive storms and unpredictable ice locking in the cove) I'm certainly glad I didn't live on the ...