by Graeme Cumming | Sep 13, 2021 | Book Reviews, Events |
Way back in the olden days when the words Covid, furlough and lateral-flow didn’t form part of our daily vocabulary, authors went out on the road and saw their readers. They even talked to them and signed books and generally felt connected. As the rules around the...
by Graeme Cumming | Jul 9, 2021 | Book Reviews, Independent Bookshops |
I wrote recently about the first couple of books in the Charlie Fox series. At the time, I said I was considering going back to an old practice of mine, which was to pick an author and read everything of theirs I could get my hands on. Having spread myself quite...
by Graeme Cumming | Jun 4, 2021 | Book Reviews, Events, Meetings |
In recent years, my reading habits have changed. My motives are good. I wanted to broaden the range of authors and genres I was reading – and I have. In the past, I used to find an author I liked and then read everything they had until I’d exhausted their back...
by Graeme Cumming | May 28, 2021 | Book Reviews |
I’d recently prepared a review of the second book in Zoe Sharp’s Charlie Fox series, and was all set to cross-reference it to my review of Killer Instinct. And then I realised that, for reasons that completely elude me now, I didn’t share one after...
by Graeme Cumming | May 14, 2021 | Book Reviews, Life Lessons, Nostalgia |
Towards the end of last year, I read and reviewed The Initiate by Stuart France and Sue Vincent. You can read my thoughts here. It was the first of their books that I’d read and, although not written in a conventional form, it invoked my curiosity sufficiently to want...
by Graeme Cumming | May 7, 2021 | Book Reviews, Independent Bookshops, Meetings |
Regular readers will recall me mentioning the gatherings for authors and book bloggers that take place in Stoke. Organised by Kerry Parsons and Steph Lawrence (click their names to check out their blog sites), they’ve provided a great opportunity to meet up informally...
