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  • The Drago Tree – a review by Jasmina Brankovich

    The Drago Tree – a review by Jasmina Brankovich

    I’m honoured to be re-posting this review of The Drago Treecomposed by Jasmina Brankovich, writer, activist and social critic.


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  • The Street Sweeper by Elliot Perlman

    The Street Sweeper by Elliot Perlman

    What motivates a writer to compose a work of fiction? To entertain? To provide an escape from mundanities?

    To enlighten?

    To invite the reader to consider something new or ponder a fresh perspective on something old? Or to portray in fictional form real events that come alive in the imagination through the characters in a story?
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  • The Birdman’s Wife by Melissa Ashley

    The Birdman’s Wife by Melissa Ashley

    What a delight it is to read stories of historical figures passed over by history probably because they were women. An even greater delight when they are told well, as is very much the case with Melissa Ashley’s The Birdman’s Wife.


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  • On ‘Narziss and Goldmund’ by Hermann Hesse

    On ‘Narziss and Goldmund’ by Hermann Hesse

    First published in 1930, Narziss and Goldmund forms part of a profoundly insightful body of work by Hermann Hesse.


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  • Author Interview – Felicity Banks

    Author Interview – Felicity Banks

    I’m delighted to welcome to my blog, Steampunk author Felicity Banks whose debut Heart of Brass is released today! Happy Publication Day!!



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  • Peace be upon us all

    Peace be upon us all

    It was an ordinary day in September. Summer was nearing its end and a I was about a month into the first time of the new school year. The school day had ended and I walked in the staff room. A few colleagues had the telly on and they were glued to it. I went over to see what was so compelling viewing.
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  • The real Domingo

    The real Domingo

    In the late 1980s I lived on the volcanic desert island of Lanzarote. When I wrote The Drago Tree in 2013, I had no idea the story would take me back.


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  • In conversation with Cli-fi author Sue Parritt

    In conversation with Cli-fi author Sue Parritt

    After reviewing Pia and the Skyman a few days ago, it’s a pleasure to speak with author, Sue Parritt and discover what motivates her to write Climate Fiction.



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  • Ghosts Like Us, Inez Baranay

    Ghosts Like Us, Inez Baranay

    Lately, I’ve started getting into book reviewing. I hadn’t expected to enjoy it so much and it’s becoming something of a compulsion.
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  • All Because of You re-released

    All Because of You re-released

    It’s been a hectic month of moving house and in amongst it all Odyssey Books re-released my short story collection All Because of You: Eleven tales of refuge and hope.



    It’s an eclectic collection and they’re mostly semi-autobiographical. Two were written from the point of view of my former partner, the late Alex Legg, who ought to be remembered forever as one of the world’s genius songwriters. The timing of the release is remarkable. I’ve been invited to run a serie...
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  • Re: Should our troops be re engaged in Iraq?
    by Isobel Blackthorn
    Iraqi Civil War



    As Iraq breaks down into civil war our Prime Minister is making noises that we may have to take part in an 'allied' resolve to interfere again.

    What do you think?
    I think we should never have taken part first time round. Either the US and its allies are profoundly stupid in that they could not envisage the mayhem they would cause given the initial conditions, or profoundly clever, since last I heard of the $2 Trillion the US spent in Iraq, 90...
    21 August 2021, 09:58 PM
  • RESPECT at Pave Festival
    by Isobel Blackthorn



    When musical duo Savannah Rose invited me to speak at their RESPECT show I was honoured and baffled all at once. What would I talk about? With their smooth and dulcet harmonies, Suzanne Diprose and Bree Cleal sing dark and old-school country. Their awareness-raising show depicts how women are portrayed in song lyrics. They are joined by Moonshine Coalition, Heidi & Jules, and The Borrowed Boys. I needed to fit into all that and I dont have a country bone in my body. ...
    16 March 2017, 03:27 PM
  • Isobel Blackthorn speaking at Belgrave library – feat. Savannah Rose
    by Isobel Blackthorn
    What does an audience expect an author talk event will be like? Will there be a powerpoint presentation? A slide show of images of old drafts, with bits of text crossed out and heaps of writing in the margins? Will the author explain her writing process and provide insights into her creative journey?
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    24 February 2017, 11:30 AM
  • The Cabin Sessions in Fear Front’s Spring line up!
    by Isobel Blackthorn
    When Fear Front offered to publish my first horror novel, The Cabin Sessions, a few days ago, something in my personal universe shifted, as though a cog turned and I was moving forward again.
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    8 February 2017, 05:14 PM
  • A Perfect Square reviewed by Kate Braithwaite
    by Isobel Blackthorn
    I am delighted to share this warm, 5 star review of my novel, A Perfect Square, from Kate Braithwaite, author of Charlatan.


    A Perfect Square is a clever, thoughtful literary novel which also manages to have a cracking plot and complex characters.
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    20 January 2017, 01:40 PM
  • Lovesick re-released!
    by Isobel Blackthorn
    My memoir, Lovesick, came out in 2011 to popular acclaim. I decided to re-release the book and give it a new lease of life after a friend and high school teacher told me he thought it should be much more widely read.
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    7 January 2017, 12:46 PM
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