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I read a book and I liked it. Find out why on July 19th.

My flash fiction ‘Everything Lost’ was published in this year’s FlashFlood online event. I hope you enjoy it.  

First of all, I was lucky enough to be sent a review copy of this book by the publisher. If you’ve read my review of her first novel (A Song For Issy Bradley), you’d probably guess that I would have … Continue reading →

This book arrived in the post mid morning, and I’d finished it by bedtime. Every minute away from it was a minute I wanted to be back in Heidi Ryan’s difficult, terrifying world. Gwyneth Jones has given us another heroic … Continue reading →

Chorley and District Writers’ Circle, of which I am a member, will be joining Lancashire Authors at their Chorley event on Saturday 21st June at 1:30 pm at St George’s Church Hall, Halliwell Street, Chorley. I have quite a long … Continue reading →

The final book in John Marsden’s ‘Tomorrow’ series gives the young reader that rare and unusual gift – no easy conclusion. Since we were introduced to Ellie Linton in ‘Tomorrow, when the war begins’, we’ve followed an extraordinary and vivid … Continue reading →

You can find a review of Impossible Spaces, which mentions ‘Mistfall’, here.   

Hic Dragones presents… A Night of Strange and Dark Fictions as part of Prestwich Book Festival Monday 27th May, 7.30pm, Prestwich British Legion (near Heaton Park tram station) Tickets £6 (+ booking fee) in advance from the festival’s ventbrite shop. … Continue reading →

I’ve had a story accepted for the next Hic Dragones anthology, Impossible Spaces.  Watch this space for more news.