Science fiction, fantasy, dystopian and other forms of speculative fiction are, at their heart, explorations of what it means to be human. They take humans, pick them up and plonk them down into the most unimaginable circumstances, and seek to know what we would be. Historical fiction explores humans as they were; contemporary, humans as […]
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…Okay, that was freaky. Right as I typed the title, the TV in the next room said ‘cherry blossom tree’. Not just that, obviously, it’s part of some sitcom or movie, but still. TIMING. *ahem* Anyway. So! It is January! If you have been one of the sneaky few who has acquired a Cherry Blossom
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I think, when I did my mini book reviews the other week, I did not adequately ramble about the brilliance and amazingness that is The Curiosities. Really. You should read it. I have never, ever enjoyed a collection of short stories more. They are incredibly tight, well-written stories written by superlative authors, and if you
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Because I have found Fun Things recently, and if you really expect me to write a thinky post between Christmas and New Year’s, you’re madder than I am. 1) Nine traits of creative people. This is, somewhat surprisingly, a very insightful article that made me sit back, smiling, and give the happy sigh of the
My last day of work is tomorrow, and I’m vacillating between outright denial and abject sadness. My last day of students was Friday last week, and subsequently I spent the entire weekend as a hermit. Literally. I read three books on Sunday. All of which is to say, I am thinking about the blog, and
Soooooo, Liana Brooks (aka The Twinny One) and I may or may not have had a bizarre conversation the other day. Okay wait, let’s face it: the odds are strong that we did, because most conversations between us involve bizarrity. We’re authors. It happens. Right. No. This conversation was particularly bizarre, and it may or
Found This in August’s Drafts. Oh Dear. Read More »
And so we come to the final giveaway! This one is only, y’know, 23 days late, but hey! Better late than never. I’ll spare you all the squeeing and jumping for joy that went on when To Dust and Other Stories was not only released, but I received paperbacks in the mail :o) Mostly because
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Twenty-year-old Maggie Roads’ parents are legendary in the country music world. She wants nothing more than to follow their example, but the limelight is not reserved for singers who cannot carry a tune, let alone keep a rhythm. When her parents tell her they are getting divorced, Maggie decides it’s time to leave home and
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Those of you playing along on Twitter or Facebook will have noted that today begins our round of THREE GIVEAWAYS IN THREE DAYS. Call it epic schedule fail, call it triple bonus win, call it whatever you like: it’s here. Our first giveaway is to celebrate the book birthday of my wonderful Twinny One, Liana
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Just realised the books I bought as post-marking treats (for when I get through the 22 hours of marking due Thursday, it now being midnight on Friday…) fully epitomise all the possible ways of choosing a book to read. Observe: Exhibit A: bought for title, because hello awesome. Also further convinced by premise –
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