The author of The Food Of Love Cookery School talks about her new book, her transition from journalist to author, her work in progress, her writing process, her favourite authors, advice for other writers, her inspiration, her research, and lots more.
Month: September 2013
Interview with Marcy Luikart
The author of River Braids talks about her new novel, about how she started writing, her inspirations, her writing style, her themes, her biggest challenges, and more.
Interview with Paddy Bostock
The author of Foot Soldiers talks about his latest novel, how he began writing, about the basis for his book, influences, his other work and work-in-progress, his striking covers, his challenges and lots more.
A review of The Bostonians by Henry James
The Bostonians, a relatively early HJ novel, was published in book form in 1886. (It was originally serialized — as common in the Victorian era — in a magazine over 1885-86.) HJ was born in New York City, but took up residence in England, and had not been to the USA since about 1880. (He did not re-visit the USA until 1905.) With all the detailed descriptions of Boston, New York City, and Cape Cod, I would say that the work is a kind of tour de force, considering how many years HJ had been removed from the locales of the story. One feels very present in the 19th-century streets and landscapes that he writes about.
A review of Cog by K Ceres Wright
We are all simply cogs in a global machine, and nowhere is this more apparent than in Cog. At first glimpse it is a somewhat ordinary story of revenge, greed and power set against a futuristic backdrop. And yes, at its core, Cog is a classic story of family dysfunction with some James Bond-esque thrills and rather groovy technology thrown in.