Some Further Thoughts on DFB
In my less realistic and rational moments (I can't actually write and I don't own the copyright) I imagine writing a follow on novel for…
Some Fan Fiction
Regular readers of this blog will have been unable to avoid the revelation that my favourite mid twentieth century writer is Dorita Fairlie Bruce. I…
Elizabeth Wein
I only meant, last night, to read the first few pages of The Enigma Game to get a feel for it but I ended up…
One Button Benny and the Gigantic Catastrophe by Alan Windram
Benny, a cute and friendly robot, has one button that is to be pressed only in the event of an emergency. We've met Benny before…
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To the Festival
I have always known Edinburgh. I was born here and lived my first five years here. My Mum's parents lived in Musselburgh only a few…
Dorita Fairlie Bruce’s Song of the Clyde
If I ever had to make the decision to keep my entire collection of only one author, my choice would be Dorita Fairlie Bruce. I…
In Priorsford with O Douglas
My first foray into books that were published for adults takes me very close to home. I've known Peebles in the Scottish Borders since I…
My Lockdown Books: Sixty Seven
I reviewed all three books in Teresa Flavin's trilogy, mostly because I loved them and thought that they were well written but partly because I…
My Lockdown Books: Sixty One
I know I'm not alone in having had horrible experiences of being compelled to read books in primary school that I hated. But, hopefully, I'm…
My Lockdown Books: Fifty Eight
Who to trust. What to believe. How to survive. These are the questions battering Jack Shian as he continues his quest to find his father.…
