30 May 2022
Storm-tossed Cornish romance merits more than spellcheck
PERSONAL reasons had me well disposed in favour of this book well before turning a page. It was something I was silently rooting for, willing it to success. Thus the disappointment that descended well before reaching the thrilling finale was all the deeper and saddening. It was, in the words of a phrase rarely heard… Continue Reading
30 May 2022
Storm-tossed Cornish romance merits more than spellcheck
5 April 2022
Billingham’s twister sparks sleepless nights
9 March 2022
Haunted by words as tyrant repeats horrors of the past
16 February 2022
Book of the year has so many answers to the one big dilemma
13 January 2022
Workhouse death brings on 1921 census blues
31 December 2021
Deluded in thinking new year changes anything
20 December 2021
Crime fiction triple treat for Christmas wish lists
18 December 2021
Alco-free bubbles: boozing minus hangovers
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11 May 2022
Editing cutbacks unfair to writers and readers
WITH Covid and staff shortages becoming the default excuse for poor service and faulty products it is sad to see the malaise spreading to the world of publishing. Errors there are so visible and so irritating to readers. For publishers they are so difficult and costly to correct. In specialist areas, editing shortfalls can bring… Continue Reading