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…
My Lockdown Books: Fifty Three
I met Brian Conaghan a few years ago at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. I was chairing a panel event he was part of. We…
My Lockdown Books: Thirty Two
This is a piece I wrote a couple of years ago. I don't think I can improve upon it. To the Edge of the…
My Lockdown Books: Twenty One
I was an unofficial champion for this series right from the beginning as a friend of mine was then working for Nosy Crow, the hugely…
The Things That Will Not Stand by Michael Gerard Bauer
Last month Michael Gerard Bauer won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for his young adult novel, The Things That Will Not Stand. I should clarify…
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Two from Barrington Stoke
Barrington Stoke never fails to impress me. As a publishing house it is constant and consistent in its efforts to make great stories available to…
Tin by Padraig Kenny
I've been chairing events this week at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. I missed last year due to illness so I'm particularly delighted to be…
Elizabeth Wein
The Edinburgh International Book Festival is drawing near and I am, once again, looking forward to introducing and chairing events. One of these is with…
Too Busy Reading to Blog!
It's true! I seem to have been reading non-stop all summer: for The Scotsman, for the Edinburgh International Book Festival and for our own book…
Book Festivals and Book Launches
Over the last few weeks I've met and listened to about as many authors as I could cope with! Without exception they've been lovely people…
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