The Great Unboxing When you’ve written a book about immersive theatre and your author copies turn up, you can’t exactly just open the box, can you? With thanks to The Dark Horse in Bath. @annecorlett I mean, when you’ve written a book set in an immersive...
A very immersive book launch The Theatre of Glass and Shadows had the best possible send off with the help of the incredible Sleepwalk Immersive who gave guests a little taste of immersive theatre. @annecorlett I had the most incredible launch night for The Theatre of...
Sightings of The Theatre of Glass and Shadows I don’t think the novelty of seeing something you’ve written on the shelves of bookshops ever wears off. Thank you to everyone who has sent pictures of sightings in various parts of the country. First ever...
The Theatre of Glass and Shadows has its own book trail! The Theatre of Glass and Shadows has its own trail on The Book Trail’s London map. Have a look here for the trail to find out which London locations inspired the Theatre District, whereabouts the district...
Questions, questions... Recently, I’ve been talking about questions in fiction with my online writing group. Our starting point was that the desire for an answer to an interesting question is one of the key things that keeps a reader going to the end of a book. I...
Review - Guilty By Definition by Susie Dent I’ve been excited about Susie Dent’s first novel since it was announced at the Bonnier Fiction Showcase back in November, so I was very pleased to get my hands on a proof copy. It’s as though this book was written for me. I...
Review - We All Hear Stories in the Dark by Rob Shearman My first introduction to Rob Shearman’s short fiction was on an Arvon course some years ago. He was one of the resident tutors, and on the final night, he read his story, Coming Into Land. It was breathtakingly...
Double Review - The Book of Secrets by Anna Mazzola and The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman My reviews of two gothic historical novels featuring mysterious books. The Book of Secrets Anna Mazzola’s latest historical novel is a tense and compelling tale of women...
Review - The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst by Katie Lumsden Katie Lumsden was in my Bath Spa Creative Writing MA group, and I’ve always loved her writing, so I was delighted to receive a proof copy of her second novel. Her HWA Debut Crown shortlisted first novel,...
Double Review - The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey and Deadly Animals by Marie tierney My reviews of two very different books with child protagonists who turn detective. The List of Suspicious Things Jennie Godfrey’s debut is a journey back into the...
