12 August 2024
Tabloid scandals ready-made for a modern Becky Sharp
The tabloid scandals of the UK’s recent history are prime fodder for the eponymous heroine of Becky. The chronicles of this razor-sharp young woman provide a lively modern version of Thackeray’s Vanity Fair. They offer a sparkling antidote to the millions of words spilled by these seedy events. Their framework is clearly based on those… Continue Reading
12 August 2024
Tabloid scandals ready-made for a modern Becky Sharp
11 March 2023
Crime so cosy that it makes an excellent nightcap
3 March 2023
BOGOF value in two-author tartan noir mystery thriller
9 November 2022
Crime tale thrills along worldwide tourist trails
16 February 2022
Book of the year has so many answers to the one big dilemma
24 November 2021
Lets eat Grandma and to hell with punctuation
28 October 2021
Teen waif a heart-breaker hero of gripping crime tale
15 October 2021
Chilling mystery among Sweden’s forest-dwellers
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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