Happy New Year! Has anyone got any resolutions? I don’t so much go in for resolutions (never truly understood the ‘picking an arbitrary date on the calendar and becoming a new person after that’ thing), but I have a couple of personal goals. One for writing & one for reading. My writing one is to…… Continue reading Happy New Year
It’s that time of year again where authors far and wide have no idea that some random little blog on the internet is giving out non-tangible awards. There will be no mention of bad books. There are a couple I have read this year that are truly terrible. And, due to the fact that they…… Continue reading Swords & Spectres 2025 Book Awards
As the title implies; I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas. And, if you don’t celebrate the holiday, there’s no reason you can’t have a pleasant day regardless 🙂 I’ll mostly be spending mine with family, when not working. It’s the first Christmas week I’ll have worked in a decade. Done quite well of…… Continue reading Hope Everyone Has a Wonderful Christmas
Introducing the three unlikeliest sleuths you’ll ever meet… Every Thursday, three retired school teachers have their ‘coffee o’clock’ sessions at the Thirsk Garden Centre café. But one fateful week, as they are catching up with a slice of cake, they bump into their ex-colleague, Topsy. By the next Thursday, Topsy’s dead. The last thing Liz,…… Continue reading A Spoonful of Murder by J.M Hall – An Audio Book Review
What if the British Museum isn’t a carefully ordered cross section of history but is in instead a palatial trophy cabinet of colonial loot – swarming with volatile and errant spirits? When artist and writer Noah Angell first heard murmurs of ghostly sightings at the British Museum he had to find out more. What started…… Continue reading Ghosts of the British Museum by Noah Angel – A Book Review
Spend a year in the company of the ancient Egyptians, during the twenty-sixth and final year of the reign of Amenhotep II (c.1400 BC), which saw a royal transition bringing Thutmose IV to the throne of Upper and Lower Egypt. While builders from the secluded village of royal tomb workers rush to complete Amenhotep’s tomb,…… Continue reading A Year in the Life of Ancient Egypt by Dr Donald P. Ryan – An Audio Book Review
The world of unknowable objects – magical items that most people have no idea possess powers – has been quiet for decades . . . But three current members of a secret society have remained watchful, meeting every six months in the basement of a bookshop in London. They are pledged to protect their archive…… Continue reading The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown – An Audio Book Review
I’ve been in one of those reading/listening moods where I’m actually getting through a fair amount. So, I decided to stock up on a selection of goodies to look forward to. Now, my main problem is that I see what I have ahead of me and want to start them all at the same time.…… Continue reading Latest Book Haul/Binge
Treasure Island is Robert Louis Stevenson’s timeless adventure novel that has captivated readers for generations. Set sail with young Jim Hawkins as he embarks on a perilous journey to uncover a hidden treasure on a mysterious island. Alongside a crew of colorful characters, including the cunning Long John Silver, Jim faces mutiny, danger, and moral…… Continue reading Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson – A Book Review
The definitive history of Rome’s golden age – antiquity’s ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatnessThe Pax Romana has long been revered as a golden age. At its peak, the Roman Empire stretched from Scotland to Arabia, and contained perhaps a quarter of humanity. It was the wealthiest and most formidable state the world…… Continue reading Pax: War & Peace in Rome’s Golden Age by Tom Holland – An Audio Book Review
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