I’m delighted to announce that my new book ‘A-Z of Warwick‘ is now available online and in all bookshops. This completes my trilogy of Warwickshire books – ‘Paranormal Warwickshire‘, ‘Illustrated Tales of Warwickshire’ and now ‘A-Z of Warwick’. As with all my Warwickshire books, William Shakespeare has something to say, at the head of everyContinue reading “My new book ‘A-Z of Warwick’ is out now from Amberley”
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Book Reviews: ‘A Great Deal of Ingenuity’ by Ruth Leigh, published by Resolute Books 16 July 2023
Today I am pleased to share with you my review of the new book by Ruth Leigh, A Great Deal of Ingenuity. I first wrote about Ruth’s book in my blog post here. BLURB The pages of Pride and Prejudice sparkle with household names. Proud Darcyand prejudiced Elizabeth, book-loving Mr Bennet, the snobbish Bingley sisters,predatoryContinue reading “Book Reviews: ‘A Great Deal of Ingenuity’ by Ruth Leigh, published by Resolute Books 16 July 2023”
A Visit to Warwick Castle 1st April 2023
Today I share a few photos from Warwick Castle which I visited again the other day to see the new trebuchet being fired, and to update some of the information I give in my chapter on the Trebuchet in my forthcoming book A-Z of Warwick. A-Z of Warwick will be published on 15th November 2023Continue reading “A Visit to Warwick Castle 1st April 2023”
A-Z of Warwick nearly complete
I’m pleased to report that my new nonfiction book A-Z of Warwick will soon be complete. Again, as for my previous two books Paranormal Warwickshire and Illustrated Tales of Warwickshire the research has been fascinating. The book will uncover some intriguing stories about the town of Warwick, past, present and future; and will contain 100Continue reading “A-Z of Warwick nearly complete”
Book Review: ‘On This Day She’ by Jo Bell, Tania Hershman and Ailsa Holland
This is a book which will probably arouse many different emotional reactions in the reader: fascination, inspiration, astonishment, disgust, anger, depression… you name the life situation the reader is in, and that will determine his or her response to On This Day She by Jo Bell, Tania Hershman and Ailsa Holland. Many different women, acrossContinue reading “Book Review: ‘On This Day She’ by Jo Bell, Tania Hershman and Ailsa Holland”
Book Review: Lockdown Innit: Poems About Absurdity by MJ Mallon
During the Covid-19 pandemic I have, like many others, have been writing a Covid Diary. Early on, I knew we were entering into such an extraordinary period of history that I felt compelled to record this journey. My own Covid diary since February 2019, perhaps, should be turned into a long narrative poem like TheContinue reading “Book Review: Lockdown Innit: Poems About Absurdity by MJ Mallon”
Paranormal Warwickshire Extracts Part 2: The Saxon Mill and Gaveston’s Cross, Warwick
This is the second in a series of ten posts which will take us up to the date of publication of my new book Paranormal Warwickshire, out from Amberley Publishing on 15th November. This richly illustrated compilation of strange tales from Shakespeare’s county can be pre-ordered now from all online bookstores, and from Warwick BooksContinue reading “Paranormal Warwickshire Extracts Part 2: The Saxon Mill and Gaveston’s Cross, Warwick”
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