We are getting very close to Christmas and the Southern Hemisphere Summer. Lots of reading inspiration. Here are my reviews for November: **** "Days at the Morisaki Bookshop" by Satoshi Yagisawa **** "The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies" by Alison Goodman ***** "Crook Manifesto" by Colson Whitehead You can see my full review list for …
October Reviews
I spent most of October in Japan and generally travelling about. But I still got some reading in. Here are my reviews for October: **** "Sight: The Delta Girls Book One" by Juliet Madison **** "The Death Mask Murders" by Laraine Stephens **** "Hiroshima Peace Memorial Exhibition Guide" by Hiroshima Museum You can see my …
First draft joy
There's nothing quite like writing "The end" at the bottom of a first draft. Today I finished the first draft of what I hope will be the first of my new cosy mystery series "Squadron". I still have a lot of work to do, and already have pages of notes of changes to make and …
September Reviews
Spring has sprung here in the Southern Hemisphere. I can't believe how quickly the year is moving. Here are my reviews for September: **** "Tales from the Cafe" by Toshikazu Kawaguchi **** "The Dictionary People: The unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary" by Sarah Ogilvie ***** "Second Act in Appleton Green" by Kate …

