Mark Morris (editor). Flame Tree Publishing. (320p) ISBN 9781787584624 I love a good collection of short stories and when I saw this on NetGalley I jumped at the chance of reading it. You often find that an anthology of short stories will often have several good ones, a couple of outstanding stories, and a couple …

Swashbucklers
Dan Hanks. Angry Robot. (400p) ISBN 9780857669384 Let’s start this off with the fact that I’m a great fan of Angry Robot, they always seem to release great books 🙂 Cisco is the only one that remembers Deadman’s Grin, this has not been great for his life and marriage as he also can’t let go. …

Laure van Rensburg – Q&A
Laure Van Rensburg is a French writer living in the UK and an Ink Academy alumna. Her stories have appeared in online magazines and anthologies such as Litro Magazine, Storgy Magazine, The Real Jazz Baby (2020 Best Anthology, Saboteur Awards 2020), and FIVE:2:ONE. She has also placed in competitions including 2018 & 2019 Bath Short …

Cally Taylor – Q&A
C.L. Taylor lives in Bristol with her partner and young son. She started writing fiction in 2005 and her short stories have won several awards and been published by a variety of literary and womens magazines. Cally works in Higher Education and has a degree in Psychology, with particular interest in abnormal and criminal Psychology. …

Sarah Manvel – Q&A
Sarah Manvel is author of YOU RUIN IT WHEN YOU TALK (Open Pen, 2020). She is also the Rotten Tomatoes-approved chief critic for Critic’s Notebook as well as a film, book and art critic for sites including Minor Literatures, Filmotomy, Bookmunch, Curator Magazine and Kamera. She lives in London, and on the internet as @typewritersarah …

Lisa Fantino – Q&A
“By way of introduction for everyone in the ethers. I have literally been writing since I could hold a crayon, so a degree in literature and communications followed by a masters in journalism was a natural progression. I was truly fortunate to be a reporter, anchor and producer in New York City, the toughest media …

Anne Coates – Q&A
Anne is a freelance journalist who has written a series of crime thrillers starring Hannah Weybridge plus a lot of non-fiction books, she can be found at: Twitter @Anne_Coates1 Facebook: AnneCoatesAuthor Website: annecoatesauthor.com Tell me what inspired you to write your novel? Stage Call is my lockdown novel. After Perdition’s Child (number four in my …

Jennifer Walker – Q&A
Today’s Q&A is with Jennifer Walker who’s second book, Finding Aloha has just been published on the 22nd of February by Finch Books. Why not read on and find more about Jennifer and her works. Contact details for Jennifer are: https://www.jenwalkerauthor.com/ linktr.ee/JenWalkerAuthor Twitter Facebook Tell me what inspired you to write your (debut) novel? My …