This is a new feature that I’m developing: Author Interviews for the Blog. I hope you’ll find it interesting. This will be a monthly or fortnightly feature, posted Wednesdays on alternate weeks to the Kid Lit Blog Hop but may
Book Review: The North Pole Challenge by Kevin George
First of Flea’s Five Christmases Despite the action at the start, where Flea is being bullied at school until he finds himself with strange powers when it snows, this story takes a while to get going. That is to say,
Book Review: The Silver Brumby by Elyne Mitchell
A brumby is an Australian wild horse, and this tale by Elyne Mitchell is the first of a series, which as far as I knew was of just four books, this, The Silver Brumby’s Daughter, Silver Brumbies of the South,
Book Review: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
Unusual for me to review a book that I first read when I was very young, but a friend mentioned her 8 year old was reading it when we were talking about my books. It got me thinking about my
Pirates Second Edition out now
The second edition of The Princelings and the Pirates is out now on Smashwords and Amazon. It will take a little while to be ‘shelved’ online at B&N, Kobo and Sony (the Apple Bookstore) but we are told this has
Book Review: Nashoga by Rebecca Weinstein
It’s a testament to good story telling that even though the whole story led up to the prologue, I still didn’t see it coming! Nashoga is the leader (alpha wolf) of his pack but there is trouble on the loose
Book Review: The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John
This is an enchanting story set in Africa, on a game reserve. The sights and smells of the savannah come pouring from the pages.
One percent more for Pirates cliffhanger
I was watching the author’s information on my Smashwords books, pleased that I was getting a steady stream of people downloading the sample. After a while I thought I ought to be getting a few more conversions to buying the
Book Review: Why We Raise Belgian Horses by Kathryn Judson
This is an interesting way of presenting a historical novel (suitable for all ages), with the basic idea being that you are being told the story of your family history, passed down through the generations. I hope most people have
Free Pirates for Easter
Last chance to get The Princelings and the Pirates for your Kindle (or Kindle App) for nothing! The book will be absolutely free in the run-up to the Easter weekend 5th and 6th April.
Blogging from A to Z starts on Sunday
Back in February I signed up for the A to Z blogging challenge in April. The idea is to post a blog on the letter A on the 1st April, B on the 2nd and so on through the month,
Book Review: Guardian Cats and the Lost Books of Alexandria
Marco is a cat. And one day Marco discovers he can read. After a devastating change to his home circumstances he leaves, finding his way to the Angel Springs library and meeting Cicero and the rest of the Dead Cats
Book Review: Whalesong by Robert Siegel
We are afloat and diving deep into the oceans, following Hruna and his pod around the world. Whalesong follows the humpback whale from his birth through his coming of age and the birth of his first calf. We see the
Book Review: The Dragonfly Pool by Eva Ibbotson
The Dragonfly Pool by Eva Ibbotson Tally likes to help people. She didn’t want to go to boarding school but the war was coming and she got a scholarship which saved her from the dangers of London’s East End. What
Book Review: The Third Pig Detective Agency by Bob Burke
The Pig that built his house of brick lived to fight another day when the wolf tried to huff, puff, and blow his house down. And after a while he turned detective! The first of a delightful series by Bob