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The time-travelling bookworm: another journey into my distant past!

17/12/2018 nsford 17 Comments

OK, eighteen years is not really that distant but it certainly feels that way. Are you ready for another trip…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, children's fiction, reading, YA fiction

Recommended author: David Wiesner

15/12/2018 nsford 5 Comments

Welcome to another post in my ‘recommended author’ series! Last month I featured Sue Townsend; this month I’m looking at…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, David Wiesner, picture books, reading

How to save a life: 6 new things I learned about first aid

13/12/2018 nsford 13 Comments

I recently went on a three day First Aid at Work course. It was intense and often uncomfortable but I…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: first aid, health, learning, writing

10 writers I’d love to have coffee with

11/12/2018 nsford 16 Comments

For the record, I prefer tea to coffee. However, in my part of the world, ‘tea’ can also mean the…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, coffee, reading, tea, writers, writing

Review of ‘Everything Under’ by Daisy Johnson

09/12/2018 nsford 17 Comments

Shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize, this unsettling novel is about words, wildness and water. The author pieces together…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Daisy Johnson, fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Me Mam. Me Dad. Me.’ by Malcolm Duffy

07/12/2018 nsford 3 Comments

‘It was the day the clocks went back. That’s when I decided to kill him.’ 14-year-old Danny is a proud…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: blog tour, books, Malcolm Duffy, reviews, YA fiction

Review of ‘Once Upon A River’ by Diane Setterfield

02/12/2018 nsford 22 Comments

This book is extraordinary. It’s so different from anything I’ve read lately. There are quite a number of characters in…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Diane Setterfield, fiction, reviews

Pineapples and toilets: Weird books from my shelf

29/11/2018 nsford 27 Comments

Confession. I own some books that are just a bit eccentric. Unlike the respectable volumes of classic fiction, reference guides,…

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Posted in: Random, Reading Filed under: books, non-fiction, random

Review of ‘The Word is Murder’ by Anthony Horowitz

26/11/2018 nsford 6 Comments

Detective stories are not usually my kind of book. However, I made an exception for Anthony Horowitz. I really liked…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, crime fiction, fiction, reviews

5 myths about writing fiction

24/11/2018 nsford 13 Comments

As an aspiring writer, I’ve read many tips from writers and literary agents. There are lists of writing tips all…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: fiction, writing

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