Here is the second half of my interview with Katerina Cosgrove, author of Bone Ash Sky (see my review here). We talked about how conflicts and opposing beliefs can affect personal relationships, and how really we are all more similar than we are different. This interview was transcribed and edited from an audio recording so… Continue reading Interview with Katerina Cosgrove: Part Two
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Interview with Katerina Cosgrove: Part One
After reading her novel Bone Ash Sky, I was lucky enough to be invited to interview author Katerina Cosgrove at the offices of her publisher, Hardie Grant. Bone Ash Sky is Katerina's second novel and "is the story of an American journalist who goes home to unravel three generations of war and genocide, love and renewal,… Continue reading Interview with Katerina Cosgrove: Part One
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Bone Ash Sky by Katerina Cosgrove
Like most people I hear about the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East on the news, and see them in the paper, and people's comments all over the internet. But am I really engaged with it? To be honest I never have been, as I have no personal connection to the Middle East and have… Continue reading Bone Ash Sky by Katerina Cosgrove
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Leave of Absence by Tanya J. Peterson
This review is part of the blog tour for Tanya J. Peterson's new novel Leave of Absence, published in April this year by Inkwater Press. When Leave of Absence was offered to me by Inkwater Press, it immediately appealed to me because of the subject matter. Author Tanya J. Peterson is a qualified counsellor and chose… Continue reading Leave of Absence by Tanya J. Peterson
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Laura Lamont’s Life In Pictures by Emma Straub
What attracts people to fame? Narcissism? Feelings of inadequacy? A need to be loved? For Laura Lamont, it's all these things; but it wasn't always. Laura Lamont the movie star begins life as Elsa Emerson, a young girl growing up in Door County, Wisconsin, in the 1920s and 30s. Her parents run a theatre in… Continue reading Laura Lamont’s Life In Pictures by Emma Straub
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Midnight in St. Petersburg by Vanora Bennett
At university I signed up for a course called Demonic Literature, and started doing some of the reading in the summer holidays. When term began, we were told the course had been cancelled - cue mass anger from English Lit students (i.e. ineffectual grumbling). I had already read and annotated over half of Dostoyevsky's Demons for… Continue reading Midnight in St. Petersburg by Vanora Bennett
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The Desmond Elliott Prize for Debut Fiction 2013
This is the first year that I've followed the Desmond Elliott Prize for debut fiction, and I'm excited about it already. The longlist of ten debut novels (all have to be written in English and published in the UK) was announced on 25th April, and the shortlist will be announced on 23rd May. The winner… Continue reading The Desmond Elliott Prize for Debut Fiction 2013
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2013 Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist Announced!
So here it is! The shortlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2013. I had no idea how many would be chosen when I made my predictions, and luckily all those on the shortlist are ones I predicted would be! But like I said, I chose a very wide range of possible titles. Still quite… Continue reading 2013 Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist Announced!
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The President’s Hat by Antoine Laurain
The President's Hat is a charming little novel that really cheered me up on a dreary afternoon, and I am glad Gallic Books sent it to me. Set in 1986, the novel tells the story of a hat that belongs to French President Francois Mitterand; Daniel is sitting in a Paris bistro when the President… Continue reading The President’s Hat by Antoine Laurain
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Women’s Prize Longlist Announced! But Who Will Be On The Shortlist?
What was once The Orange Prize for Fiction is now The Women's Prize for Fiction, which I think is a better name anyway. Today the longlist of titles for 2013 has been announced and already the internet is 'abuzz' with profiles of the authors, varying cover art, and the shock of Hilary Mantel going up… Continue reading Women’s Prize Longlist Announced! But Who Will Be On The Shortlist?
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