The Second Penfold mystery! A kidnap, a theft, and a murderous moon-worshipping cult: Detective Sergeant Milburn has his work cut …
Strange Hotel
Book review – Strange Hotel by Eimear McBride This is a slim novel. But the slender prose is delectable. The …
Visions of Durham
This page shows a variety of images from Durham City in the north of England. Durham is the main setting …
Poetry
I am not a poet. But I love words and ideas. Brilliant wordplay can spotlight both, and that’s arguably best …
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Competitions
Beat back 2021 – Win a paperback! To bring some cheer to the struggle that is 2020, I’m offering a …
To Have and Have Not
Book review – To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway As a thirsty and aspiring fiction writer, you’ve got …
Main Street to Nowhere
Book review – Main Street by Sinclair Lewis I was attracted to reading Sinclair Lewis’s Main Street when I discovered …
Pedestrian Brooklyn
Book review – Brooklyn by Colm Toibin I was excited to get a free copy of Colm Toibin’s acclaimed 2009 …
Build The Wall!
John Lanchester’s Booker Prize longlisted novel drags us around a dismal post-apocalyptic future through the eyes of Kavanagh. As a …