There’s no such place as paradise
When I tell people I’m living in Barbados, the reactions are interesting. Words that come up a lot are “exotic”, “paradise”, “idyllic” and “jealous”.…
What we did before Google
Whatever did we do before the internet? How did we manage before Google? I’m hearing these questions more often these days, usually…
Capitalism & Slavery
This book does an excellent job of showing exactly how the development of British capitalism was dependent on slavery. The author is Eric…
Beauty? No, thanks
As a side note to my post last week on the cafes I have killed, I wanted to add one more thing…
Liebster Award reloaded
It was great to be nominated for the Liebster Award by Caroline of Beauty is a Sleeping Cat. Thanks, Caroline! In the…
The cafe killer
I have a confession to make. I’m a natural born killer. Don’t worry – I don’t kill people, or even butterflies. I kill cafes. All…
The Silk Peacock by Hilary West
This is an interesting and very varied collection of short stories. The overall style is literary fiction, but there are some murder…
The Twitterati: literary fiction writers to follow on Twitter
A blog post listing all the writers on Twitter would probably take me a lifetime to compile, and cause WordPress to explode…
Who needs Paradise? by Paula Harrold
I first met Paula Harrold when she was a pink-haired Oxford theology student who decorated her bedroom wall with a large scythe.…