Up in the Air with Barrington Stoke
It's always a good day when a book from Barrington Stoke lands on my desk so when two touched down together I was extremely pleased.…
A Posy of Books
Following on from books with colours in their titles we have those blooming with flowers. There are many to choose from on my shelves, particularly…
The Colour of Reading
Back in the days when Moray Libraries still needed me and my expertise, I had some responsibility for our Facebook page. For a while we…
Interview with Linda Newbery
Linda Newbery's writing career to date begins and ends with animal rights. In between is a diverse selection of topics, themes and genres for a…
Continuity Girl by Angela Mack
Well, we're back to career novels with no plot here. The blurb doesn't even mention the main character or the setting. What it talks about…
Out of Nowhere by Paul Dowswell
You may remember that I posted an interview with Paul Dowswell the other week in which I mentioned his most recent book which has been…
Travels of a Nursery Nurse by Beatrice Lloyd
Of its type this is one of the better books I've read recently. I collect career novels more for their social history than their plots…
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Interview with Paul Dowswell
I’ve known Paul Dowswell long enough to have forgotten exactly when we met. It was at an Edinburgh International Book Festival when I was chairing…
Two Young Missionaries: Celia and Margaret in Africa
To say that I was intrigued when I saw a copy of Two Young Missionaries by Nansi Pugh for sale is to put it mildly.…
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The Great Revolt by Paul Dowswell
I've never troubled to hide my feelings about history. With very few exceptions, if it happened before 1800 I'm just not interested. I realise that…
