I’ve had more best friends than boyfriends. With them I’ve had first cigarettes, first drinks, periods, crushes, encountered perverts, drunk too much, gone too far, got hurt, been betrayed, shamed, laughed riotously, spent nights in the woods or walked roads with nowhere to go, endured paralysing boredom, got in real danger, escaped. Usually she was braver and more curious. She was loyal. I can’t even remember the boyfriends, but the best friends I have carried with me. I know that …
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When I was a kid, there was a henna plant outside my grandmother’s apartment. It was one of my favourite things in the world, because every once in a while, …
For the first time I think, ever, I’ve set a book at the same time of year as it’s being released! Hopefully the long dark January evenings will help transport …
Karina (K): The world building in The Betrayals is so atmospherically written you can vividly see and feel the places described. Are there places in our world that inspired Montverre, …
Christmas 2020 promises to be one like no other. Most of us will be at home. There’ll be less visiting but more home fires; less cocktails in bars but more …
For an exceptionally long time now we have told stories during winter to comfort and entertain ourselves during the cold bleak months. This includes folk tales, fairy tales, and ghost …
During the bleak winter months there are two types of stories that seem to resonate best with people. There is the creepy, atmospheric ghost story that will give you chills, …
This Halloween, why not settle down in a comfy chair, ignore the wind and rain outside and read something spooky. Here are some of our booksellers’ favourite spooky reads to …
Your short stories tend to follow you around in the world, but they can take their time about it. When I published my first collection, There Are Little Kingdoms in …
The more time I spend working in the bookshop, the more I learn how likely I am to pick up a book simply because of a beautiful cover. While legend …
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