I’d been writing stories for years, loving the exercise of imagining a character and then discovering what this hero or heroine would do when I began to write their story. Fascinatingly, they started to live their own lives, go in ways I hadn’t planned and do stupid or heroic deeds, which only occurred as I got to know them better. It had become an addiction and I wrote every … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Mary Fitzgerald
Archives for March 2014
Five Adorable Bookish Key Rings
Spare a thought for your key ring. It's loyal, it just hangs there, minding your keys, not asking for anything at all. It's time to show the most underrated of our accessories some literary love. We've scoured the internet for the nicest, book-inspired key rings. 1. This quote from J.R.R. Tolkien is very popular and understandably so. It's inscribed here on a … [Read more...] about Five Adorable Bookish Key Rings
This Week In Books – Our Favourite Links of the Week
Must every YA heroine be petite and scrawny when male leads, by contrast, are more often described using language that would typically indicate power, asks The Atlantic. They have a point. Stephen King’s The Shining has been adapted for stage. That trailer. Gulp. … [Read more...] about This Week In Books – Our Favourite Links of the Week
Friday Book Giveaway! The Missing One by Lucy Atkins
A tense, thrilling novel about a family divided by secrets, and the lengths a mother will go to protect her child, we have three copies of The Missing One by Lucy Atkins to give away this gorgeous Friday. We do love a good, atmospheric cover on a weekend read. The loss of her mother has left Kali McKenzie with too many unanswered questions. But while clearing out Elena's … [Read more...] about Friday Book Giveaway! The Missing One by Lucy Atkins
Review – Melting Ms Frost by Kat Black
Reviewed by Kirsty Nicole Pole Sometimes passion is the only thing that can melt the ice and boy, does this book have a lot of it. Annabel Frost does not tolerate fools gladly. She is outstanding at her job, managing one of the most popular restaurants in town, and has no patience for time wasters. She’s independent, calm and immaculately turned out. She also has no friends, … [Read more...] about Review – Melting Ms Frost by Kat Black