Bok Tours, Book Review Directory, Books

Book Tours – Meet Jim Nesbitt, author of “The Last Second Chance”

I am trialling a new feature on my blog - Book Tours!  First cab off the rank is Jim Nesbitt, self-published author of the just released detective/mystery/noir novel   "The Last Second Chance". Ed Earl Burch, a cashiered vice and homicide detective, has his life narrowed down to chasing financial fugitives from the carnage of… Continue reading Book Tours – Meet Jim Nesbitt, author of “The Last Second Chance”

Book Shops, Travel

Travels to Hobart

My apologies for the lack of post but I've been in Hobart, Tasmania (that's the little island at the bottom right-hand side of Australia for those who don't know much about the land of Oz). I attended my husband's cousin's wedding (congratulations to Alex and Elena) but still managed to get around to a couple… Continue reading Travels to Hobart

Book Review Directory, Books, Reviews

February Book Review Round Up

A bit of a slow month as I only read six books, but it was a good mix. All good and all three to four star raters: ****    "Australia's best Garden Guides: Climbers and Creepers" by Allen Gilbert ***1/2   "Elemental Kingdoms: Darkness Descends" by Peter Arvo and Lauren Arvo ***     "Anita Cobby The Crime… Continue reading February Book Review Round Up

Vanity Press, Writers Journey

Update on my Vanity Press post

A member of my writer's group has recently (this week) been on the receiving end of a set of emails and text messages from a Vanity Press company.  He's being offered a "great" half-price "deal" on publishing packages. When I looked at what was included in the package, 90% of it can be sourced for free by the author directly… Continue reading Update on my Vanity Press post