After my latest post, I realised there were a few more titles inspired by the Brontës that I'd missed from my list. Here they are: A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett Becoming Jane Eyre by Sheila Kohler Blame it on the Brontës by Annie Sereno Dear Jane by Marina DelVecchio Glass Town Wars by… Continue reading More Bronte-Inspired Fiction
I'm pleased to announce that my latest novel, Death in Angria, has just had its final proofs approved. Inspired by the Brontë juvenilia (what else), it should be hitting bookshops soon (published by Olympia). Whilst there is no release date yet, I can share with you the cover and blurb. In honour of this, I… Continue reading Death in Angria and Other Bronte-Inspired Fiction
Reader, it's been a while. As much as I love blogging and the Brontë juvenilia, writing about it doesn't pay the bills, and I have a day job to do. Also, I've recently been working on edits to a murder mystery novella I've written called Death in Angria. As the title suggests, it's set in… Continue reading Military Conversations by Charlotte Brontë
Wishing a happy belated birthday to Anne Brontë, born on 17th January 1820 in Thornton. She was an English novelist and poet and her works include the proto-feminist novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. She was also the youngest of the Brontë literary family. Although this post features a belated birthday wish for Anne, I… Continue reading Celebrating Anne Brontë
It's that time of year again when we bookworms begin reviewing our reading challenges and annual book haul. This year I've read an interesting mix of genres and I've struggled to narrow it down to a top 5, but I've finally done it. So here are my top 5 reads from 2023 (and a cheeky… Continue reading Favourite Reads of 2023
As we prepare to bid farewell to 2023, it’s time to plan our 2024 reading challenges. I’m setting myself a target of 40 new books to read on Goodreads in addition to the individual challenges below. Do you have any reading challenges planned for 2024? A book with a nationality in the title A book… Continue reading Reading Challenge 2024
As 2023 draws to an end and I’m unlikely to finish any more books between now and 2024 I thought I’d provide the results of my 2023 Reading Challenge. At the start of the year, I set myself a challenge of reading 45 books I hadn’t previously read and some individual tasks. Currently, on Goodreads,… Continue reading Reading Challenge 2023: The Results
Reader, it's been a while. I've been so busy with my day job recently that every time the weekend has rolled around, I've had to use it to recharge my batteries rather than blog. That doesn't mean I haven't been productive though; I've recently started work on a novel inspired by Charlotte and Branwell's characters… Continue reading Hymns from the Sisters by Emma Conally-Barklem
Four Dreamers and Emily by Stevie Davies is the story of four individuals whose paths cross thanks to the Brontës and a literary conference in Haworth. The dreamers are Marianne, a lecturer and overworked wife and mother; an elderly and lonely widower named Timothy; a young waitress called Sharon; and Eileen who is a sixty-something… Continue reading Four Dreamers and Emily by Stevie Davies
The new novel in the wonderful, wild, and wacky St. Mary's Chronicles is finally here. The Good, the Bad and the History is Jodi Taylor's fourteenth in the series. Despite this, the series is still offering up new surprises at every turn. Below is a spoiler-free review of the novel. Synopsis It had to happen.… Continue reading The Good, the Bad and the History (St. Mary’s #14)
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