Relic by Preston & Child
I just finished Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child about an hour ago. I hate the cliche of describing something as a ‘page-turner’ but sometimes it really does apply. … Read More
Category: Books
Book reviews.
Hands on with Amazon’s Print On Demand
The Amazon Print On Demand service always seemed pretty cool and something I wanted to try out on The Uneven Passage of Time. It is my most reviewed book so … Read More
Hard Landing by Stephen Leather
Hard Landing is the first book in the Spider Shepherd series by British author Stephen Leather. I don’t really many thrillers but when I am in the mood for one, … Read More
Getting a professional book cover is essential
I have had a really bad series of book covers for quite a while now. In fact, the cover for my oldest collection of short stories – The Uneven Passage … Read More
Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz (Bond novel)
I got this James Bond book on my birthday, started it yesterday and finished it today. Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz is the perfect beach holiday read and … Read More
Haunted Thailand is now out!
If you are interested in the haunted shenanigans, the occult, ghost, demons, spirits or folklore, then you are in for a treat. A cheap treat too because I am nice … Read More
Haunted Thailand ebook is almost ready
Many moons ago I wrote an article for a Bangkok Magazine called Haunted Thailand. Actually, it was called Ghosts in Thailand or something but my editor changed it and frankly, … Read More
Sandstorm by James Rollins (Sigma Force book 1)
I had been meaning to read a James Rollins book for a while and so I thought I might as well start with Sandstorm as it is the first book … Read More
I really wanted to rant about the subscription model but…
I started writing a whining complaint about the increasing move to the subscription model. This was mostly inspired by a diary app I had been using that one day decided … Read More
Pegg and Frost to adapt Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch is a superb book that I highly recommend. It is the first of a series of novels that concern magic, occult, and weird-as-bollocks occurrences … Read More
I made a new book cover with Procreate
Following last week’s article and the joy of travel websites, I was feeling inspired. I have many passions in life beyond travelling, drawing and writing but those three sound cooler … Read More
Promotion of Travel Book Time!
I have recently been mentally busy. This is the busiest time of year with seemingly everyone I know asking me to write or edit something or other. I am also … Read More
Origin by Dan Brown
I am going to be controversial here and confess that I always enjoy a Dan Brown book and Origin was no exception.
World Without End by Ken Follett
World Without End is an epic tale of medieval life with plenty of excitement and dastardly things going on.
Writing is fun. Here is how to write more…
I have noticed a couple of themes that appear in every writing tips article and they are definitely true. If you are attempting Nanowrimo or want to try out writing a book, this might help a little.
Short, fun travel tales!
I haven’t done this for ages, so it seems the perfect time to publicise my short collection of lighthearted travel tales. “Australia, Morocco, and Thailand. Three True Travel Stories”.
Alan Partridge: Nomad
Nomad is one of the funniest books I have ever read. I guess it helps if you know Alan Partridge as his voice read the book in my head and was all the funnier for it. This is now literally the case as I have also downloaded the audiobook (read by Coogan/ Partridge).
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a great read and it doesn’t really matter if this is your first Poirot or Christie novel.
Cooperworld – a short story
Cooperworld is a 17,000 word short story that looks at the nature of intelligence and consciousness and how meaningless those terms might be.
Australia, Morocco, Thailand. Three true travel stories
I usually give the blurb I wrote but instead I thought it would be nice to include a couple of reviews written on the US Amazon website.