Author Archives: Rel

Ludluda by Jeff Noon and Steve Beard – a review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Rel

Many thanks to Angry Robot Books for the review copy of Ludluda. I read and loved Gogmagog earlier this year, so this chance to be a part of the online tour for the second book of the duology is very … Continue reading →

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The hole in the pantry

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Rel

I wrote this earlier this week, for a performance with Sid Calderbank, the Lancashire Society, and Lancashire Authors’ Association at Tarleton Library. It’s based on a true story. There was a crack in my grandma’s pantry floor. There probably still … Continue reading →

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September 2024 book blog

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Rel

After the leviathan of a book that was ‘999’, I stuck to shorter volumes in September. The first was ‘Underground’ by Al Ramsay. Al is a local author and we’ve known each other for a while. ‘Underground’ came out around … Continue reading →

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August 2024 book blog

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Rel

I’d say that in August, I was mostly reading books by Tej Turner; with the exception of an absolutely huge anthology that is celebrating its quarter century this year. Strictly speaking, I didn’t finish it until mid September, but I … Continue reading →

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July 2024 book blog

Posted on August 3, 2024 by Rel

Having read ‘Babel’ and ‘The Poppy War’ trilogy, I was keen to read Rebecca F Kuang’s latest, ‘Yellowface’. Money being tight, I’ve been waiting for the paperback, and I confess that I didn’t say no when I spotted an absolutely … Continue reading →

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June 2024 book blog

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Rel

I started reading China Mieville’s ‘Iron Council’ at the end of May. It’s a chunky read, and I finished it in June. I did not want this book to end, I wanted it to continue, through the landscape of my … Continue reading →

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May 2024 book blog

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Rel

May’s reading got off to an excellent start with Jeff Noon and Steve Beard’s ‘Gogmagog’. It’s surprising how much you can get done in a day. Our heroine is a retired riverboat captain, she spends her days becoming more and … Continue reading →

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April 2024 book blog

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Rel

As promised, ‘Earth’ by David Brin. In the afterword of this book, the author talks about the challenges of writing a book set 50 years in the future. It was written at the end of the 1980s and is set … Continue reading →

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March 2024 book blog

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Rel

The Burning God by R. F. Kuang, being the 3rd book in the The Poppy Wars trilogy. Well. First of all, the entire series was fast paced and almost impossible to put down. There was something going on pretty much … Continue reading →

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February 2024 book blog

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Rel

February began with a couple of new paperbacks that had arrived as gifts in December. I didn’t review Ambrose Parry’s ‘A Corruption of Blood’ at the time, but from the vast distance of six weeks, I’ll confirm that it was … Continue reading →

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