I’m visiting New Orleans for the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention all this week. I will try to post some news – and some photos – but it’s going to be a busy week. There will be literally thousands of readers and writers here – all talking about romance novels. Wow! New Orleans is also…
My recent reading has been a mixed bag. When I’m writing, I tend to avoid books in the same genre as mine – so that I can’t be unwittingly influenced by what I’m reading. There is no hesitation as I give the book of the month(s) award to….
In the words of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons – Oh, what a night! All the ingredients were there as we celebrated the launch of Flight to Coorah Creek
Last weekend, I stopped by the Horizons Bookshop in Burnham. I met the owner, a woman with a real passion for books and reading, and it occurred to me how much we miss when we buy books online. Forget the argument about real book v e-book – that’s for another day. I’m talking about…
This week we acquired a new fender guitar amp, which was , perhaps, not strictly an essential purchase.. Except it was… I’m sure I’m far from alone in being a fan of Douglas Adams – not only is Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy one of the best things I’ve ever read, there’s also the lesser…
I haven’t done a book post for a while.. and have been reading a lot of books. I thought, with the holidays approaching, this might be a good time to share some of them with you – in case you are looking for gift ideas for a booklover – or something to read…
After my rant last week about spoilers in book reviews – I thought it was probably time I did some reviews here… and I promise – not a spoiler in sight…. I’ll start with one of the most surprising (and biggest) books I’ve read recently… Stephen King 11/22/63 We’ve all heard the question posed…
I tried so hard not to find out who the new Dr Who is going to be. I really did. I avoided websites and FB and twitter – but alas, to no avail. So now I know and I hate that I know. I hate spoilers. And have suddenly developed an overwhelming fear – that…