Monthly Archives: March 2011
Russell Brand – My Booky Wook
In truth, Russell Brand’s ‘private’ life has been anything but - so even before you think to yourself; ‘Hmmmm, I might buy this book’, you will already have a fairly good idea of the nature of its content. But as well as covering all of... more
Behind the Screens – Part 14
Well, here it is! I promised (or rather, warned) all of you dear readers that I would be doing a video blog from now on for the purpose of keeping you all up to date. Since this is my first attempt, please feel free to suggest ways of improving my... more
Marion Zimmer Bradley – The Planet Savers
First published in the 1958 issue of Amazing Stories magazine, this short novel has seen a reincarnation over the years. A longer form was published in 1960, only to find out that some of the material was not written by Bradley. Kindle has... more
Nature and Nurture of a Serial Killer
Characters are the basis of any piece of writing, whether it is fiction or non-fiction. If the characters are not believable, then the whole story falls down around them; as such writers generally draw on elements we find with real life... more
Posted in Featured Articles
Tagged Gratuity, Horror, Killing, Psychology, Snuff, Thriller
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Bram Stoker – Dracula’s Guests
A collection of nine short stories and one novel guaranteed to leave a bad taste in our mouth which – fortunately - isn’t blood. I’ve not read Dracula, but after reading this anthology I’m more likely to trust Stephanie Meyer with giving me... more
World Book Night 2011
As many of you may know, Saturday March 5th was the first ever 'World Book Night', where a staggering one million books were given away for free in the UK in order to promote reading. The day before, on March 4th, I went to the launch in Trafalgar... more
Posted in Events
Tagged Blogger, Duffy, Event, Interview, Poetry, The World's Wife, WBN, World Book Night
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Christopher De Hamel – Scribes and Illuminators
Those who know me usually have to put up with my talking about medieval manuscripts. Not only do I find them fascinating generally, but they have also played a large part in my University career. This review originates in the compulsory reading... more
Posted in Non-Fiction, Reviews
Tagged Manuscript, Medieval, Old English, Referencing, Research, Review
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Stephen King – The Dark Half
Wow, it only feels like yesterday that some poor fool gave me the chance to rant about Stephen king, and one year later... I’m still ranting about horror, classically literature and my deep hatred of all things Twilight. Although that’s not... more
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