The Hideaway by Pam Smy
The Hideaway is a work of art. I rarely get precious or over-excited about books as objects. I buy and collect them for their contents.…
The Climbers by Keith Gray
Once upon a time I saw Keith Gray fairly often at book festivals and library events at both of which I often found myself interviewing…
This Book is Cruelty Free: Animals and Us by Linda Newbery
Right at the beginning of her published writing career, more years ago than she or I would like to remember, animal rights was something about…
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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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