Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder (blogged about it here) was possibly my favourite book of last year and so when another Twitter user alerted me to an email discussion about the book I was happy to be included. It’s a while since I participated in serious literary criticism (Euripides may have been involved!) and at first I was a … Continue reading State of Wonder: further explorations
We completely missed the TV series 24 first time round but when I spotted it on the charity shop bargain DVD shelf I thought it might while away the dark evenings (that’s dark as in a wet August rather than ‘deep and dark December’) And so for the last couple of weeks we’ve been reliving Jack … Continue reading From screen to page: 24 hours of plotting
If my reading week has been subject to cosmic influences, I blame Shirley Wright’s Time Out of Mind, even better IMO in its final version than it was when I first read it around a year ago. I had no hesitation in giving it 5 stars on Amazon – a rare occurrence! And its Cornish … Continue reading Heaven and earth: some books for the weekend
Pauline Barclay who really has achieved global reach from her home in sunny Lanzarote is probably known to most of you already either as an indie author and the power (or one of the powers!) behind the Famous Five Plus author network. Today she has been kind enough to invite me to her blog where … Continue reading Virtual sunshine
Readers may remember that a month or so ago I mentioned Gill Hamer’s The Charter in a blog about genre which got a very lively response. Having just spent a great (and sunny!) week on Anglesey where the book is set, what better time to welcome back Gill who is also providing a free e-copy of her novel to one … Continue reading More about The Charter – and a giveaway!
Ali Bacon, Author 