02 Aug 2014
There’s a great review for the fascinating A Very Private Diary, edited by Carol Acton, in the Irish Times.
‘Scrupulously edited by Acton, A Very Private Diary conveys a woman’s role in wartime with integrity, humour and pity. As well as being magnificently absorbing, the diary serves as a tonic, so unlike outsized histories of war by academics and others who had not been there.’
02 Aug 2014
Holiday reads: What are Cameron, Miliband, Clegg and Farage packing in their suitcases this summer? Britain’s leaders reveal they plan to devour books about politics, lies, betrayal… and the complexities of the European Union
31 Jul 2014
Music critic Mark Beech’s interview with Dante Magazine is now online here. Mark’s new collection of journalism is published today.
31 Jul 2014
Shaun Walker’s fascinating piece of reportage, Odessa Dreams: The Dark Heart of Ukraine’s Online Marriage Industry has risen to #215 in the overall Kindle bestseller list.
29 Jul 2014
Joyce Mackenzie’s moving debut novel The Gold Mohur Tree has reached #33 in the Amazon bestseller list.
28 Jul 2014
Nicholas Best’s recent Kindle Single Point Lenana has had a great review in the San Francisco Chronicle:
‘If this sounds like a Hollywood blockbuster in miniature - the world gone mad! Can their star-crossed love endure? - it is. But “Point Lenana” proves the irresistibility of a good old-fashioned story well told.’
28 Jul 2014
Vikie Shanks’ TV interview with Ireland AM. Vikie has been generating a huge amount of coverage for her inspiring new memoir Unravelled, recently published by Thistle.
28 Jul 2014
The tragic events of Sonia Oatley’s shocking new memoir Bye Mam, I Love You were serialised this weekend in the Mail.
28 Jul 2014
Today’s Kindle Daily Deal is The Gold Mohur Tree, the powerful debut novel from Joyce Mackenzie. For one day only, the book will be available for just 99p.
25 Jul 2014
Desmond Seward’s Richard III has had a great review from BookReporter.
‘A colorful, authoritative biography that offers a definitive picture of both the age and the man.’