Author Archives: Rel

September 2026 book blog

Posted on October 16, 2026 by Rel

Unusually, most of my September reads were library books. Many thanks to Lancashire Libraries for the loan of Mischief Acts, The Galaxy Game, and The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook. ‘Mischief Acts’ by Zoe Gilbert was an impulse borrow from my local … Continue reading →

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August 2026 book blog

Posted on October 15, 2026 by Rel

‘That Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Demon’ by Kimberly Lemming. They call it a palate cleanser. Not that my palate particularly needed to be cleansed, but because this book is SO different to The Dark Tower. It’s short, … Continue reading →

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July 2026 book blog

Posted on August 2, 2026 by Rel

Warning. Spoilers for Stephen King’s ‘The Dark Tower’. ‘The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.’ A couple of days before the end of June, I returned to The Dark Tower for the first time in … Continue reading →

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June 2026 book blog

Posted on July 1, 2026 by Rel

I have read an indecently large number of books in June, only partly mitigated by the heatwave that stopped me from moving other than to get another glass of iced water. Yes, I’m privileged, I no longer have to go … Continue reading →

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May 2026 book blog

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Rel

I spent a lot of time at fairs and markets in May, and read a lot during the downtime when there weren’t any customers around. My first May book was Janny Wurts’ short story collection ‘That Way Lies Camelot’. This … Continue reading →

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April 2026 book blog

Posted on May 1, 2026 by Rel

Reading the whole of Maas’s Crescent City in March didn’t put me off the big books, and I dived straight into a re-read of Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’ It’s been eleven and a half years since I last re-read this … Continue reading →

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March 2026 book blog

Posted on April 9, 2026 by Rel

I kicked off the month with ‘Night Shift’ another King re-read, and his first short story collection. A re-read. How many times now? I have no idea. I remember buying this copy at Blackwell’s book shop in Liverpool, near the … Continue reading →

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February 2026 book blog

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Rel

I’m on a reading binge right now, and I’m absolutely loving it. So, February kicked off with a re-read of The Shining the third book of my King re-read. I did spend a fair bit of time expecting scenes from … Continue reading →

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January 2026 book blog

Posted on February 14, 2026 by Rel

Starting the new year with a novel about Shakespeare by an indie writer kinda strikes me as good and right. There are rumours that William Shakespeare spent some time at Hoghton Tower in Lancashire during his teenage years. Pete Hartley … Continue reading →

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Book signings, events and stalls in 2026

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Rel

These are my first events of 2026. Signed books are also available via my ebay page. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276570998880 Library visits Sat 17th Jan – 11 am – Accrington Library – St James’ St, Accrington, Lancashire,BB5 1NQ Tue 20th Jan – 2 … Continue reading →

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