The Persian Book Club
One of the unexpected joys of publishing a book is that I am sometimes invited by book clubs to speak about my novel. This can be slightly nerve racking because [...]
Literary Friendships #2
My second pair of guests are Sue Braghieri and Hannah van Didden. I first met them at a writing workshop a few years ago and we have been friends since. [...]
Literary Friendships #1
A little while ago I started thinking of literary friendships between women, and I turned naturally enough, to Professor Google. Despite trying the words in different combinations, the Professor thought [...]
The Historian’s Daughter
My publishers have just told me that The Historian's Daughter is now featured on their website as a forthcoming title. This is tremendously exciting and is now starting to feel [...]
Neglecting the Blog
I have been doing a bit of that lately - neglecting the blog, I mean. I've been immersed in submissions for two journals I'm currently editing (both, as guest editor). [...]
On Not Reading Dickens
This post was published in Cafe Dissensus on 8/12/2015 http://cafedissensusblog.com/2015/12/08/on-not-reading-dickens/comment-page-1/
Finding Jasper by Lynne Leonhardt
Lynne Leonhardt's debut novel takes us to a gentler and a more violent time in our history - a paradox that is managed in this novel with grace and clarity. [...]
India Diary – Part Four
The narrow gauge toy train staggered slowly up the steep slopes, up and up – almost 8000 feet up, towards the old summer capital of the British in India – [...]
India Diary – Part Three
The third leg of my journey took me to the nation’s capital, Delhi. We arrived here just before the spring festival of Holi and a friend invited us to her [...]
India Diary – Part Two
My first morning in the town where my parents now live looked like this.This is an army town, once known for its quiet, rustic charm and healing hill station air. [...]
Book Review – What Is Left Over, After
What Is Left Over, After by Natasha Lester Publisher: Fremantle Press, 2010. I always pack more books than I know I will read when I travel because you never know [...]