new books
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I went to a talk by crime writer Elly Griffiths in 2024. I’d read a few of her books in the Dr Ruth Galloway series and enjoyed them. During the talk Elly gave us a few snippets about the new book she was writing which is about time travel. My ears pricked up. A time…
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Today, I’m delighted to be showcasing the latest book in The Eternal Road series by John W. Howell. Take it away, John: I am excited to be here with you today, Esther. There is nothing better than to be in the United Kingdom on a lovely spring day. Also to be with an author of…
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Over the last couple of weekends, I’ve been introducing you to my upcoming series of children’s chapter books for 5-7 year olds. The series is called Saffy’s Secret Quest and the first book in the series is The Secret Dragon. Here’s a little bit about the story to hopefully hook your interest: Saffy’s boring summer…
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I wrote a blog post a while ago, hinting that I would soon have some book news regarding a dragon. Well, I thought it about time I enlightened you. A number of years ago, I wrote a chapter book series for children aged 5-7 years old. There were six books in the series and I…
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Welcome to Friday’s guest writer slot. This week I would like to introduce Heather Beveridge who writes as Hetty Waite. I met the lovely Heather at Swanwick Writing Summer School which I recently attended. We share the same publisher and Heather’s book, Mutate, launched at Swanwick. Of course I purchased a copy (and got it…
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I reported a short while ago that my how-to books had been taken on by a publisher. Two are reprints and there’s also a new title to add. Here’s the new one to add to the series: And here are the other two: More news on them very soon…
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When I was head judge for Writers’ Forum’s short story competition, I read many delightful stories by Mark deMeza. I was thrilled to hear that he has a book coming out on January 27th. It sounds like it’ll make a compelling read. Here’s the blurb: The Thirteenth Child Inspired by a true story, this compelling…
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