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BOOK VERSUS FILM: Where Eagles Dare

Now restrictions are being lifted, who fancies a trip to a Bavarian castle? It’s time for a new Book Versus Film, and today we’re looking… Read More »BOOK VERSUS FILM: Where Eagles Dare

BOOK VERSUS FILM: Watership Down

It’s Easter, and that means bunnies – and that means Watership Down. For this Book Versus Film we’re taking a stroll through real Hampshire countryside… Read More »BOOK VERSUS FILM: Watership Down

BOOK VERSUS FILM: You Were Never Really Here

The Book You Were Never Really Here is a novella by Jonathan Ames. It was originally approximately fifty pages, though it was extended to about… Read More »BOOK VERSUS FILM: You Were Never Really Here

BOOK VERSUS FILM: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Showdown

I watched the old BBC version with Sir Alec Guinness in my childhood. Soon after I had my first experience with Eastern Germany, en route… Read More »BOOK VERSUS FILM: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Showdown

All About Cover Art – Which Is Your Favourite?

All About Cover Art Have you ever decided to read a book simply because you liked the artwork on the cover? There’s a reason why!… Read More »All About Cover Art – Which Is Your Favourite?

CRIMINALLY GOOD: interview with Maxim Jakubowski, author

1) So, who are you and what have you written? I’m Maxim Jakubowski. I was a book worm from an early age and owe my… Read More »CRIMINALLY GOOD: interview with Maxim Jakubowski, author

CRIMINALLY GOOD: interview with author Peter Beck

1) So, who are you & what have you written? Hi there, I’m Peter Beck, the author of DAMNATION, an international, high-octane thriller. Mark Gimenez (author… Read More »CRIMINALLY GOOD: interview with author Peter Beck

Game Over for READY PLAYER ONE – Which is Better?

The Book So, READY PLAYER ONE has got everything that ticks all my boxes: a teen hero and his rag-tag bunch of friends; a shadowy… Read More »Game Over for READY PLAYER ONE – Which is Better?

CRIMINALLY GOOD: Sophie Hannah, author

1) So, who are you & what have you written? I’m Sophie Hannah: a crime writer, a poet and (more recently, and to my huge surprise) the… Read More »CRIMINALLY GOOD: Sophie Hannah, author

The Dark Side of Social Media in THE OTHER TWIN

Something a little different today … Here’s an interview I did with the awesomely prolific Rachel Amphlett, author of the Kay Hunter Series (amongst others!).… Read More »The Dark Side of Social Media in THE OTHER TWIN

Read An Excerpt, ‘Hiding’ by Jenny Morton Potts

Excerpt – ‘Death Row’ When they arrived at Turville, there were many cars in the lot. You might have thought you were attending a concert.… Read More »Read An Excerpt, ‘Hiding’ by Jenny Morton Potts

BEST OF 3: Paul Bassett Davies, author and screenwriter

1) The Polish Officer by Alan Furst Alan Furst is a criminally underrated writer. His books are mainly set in and around the second World… Read More »BEST OF 3: Paul Bassett Davies, author and screenwriter