Jonathan Pinnock – Writer of Stuff
"A Genuine Comic Talent" – Jonathan Coe
The unfortunate truth about a lot of anthologies produced by groups of writers (and I’ve been in a few) is
Continue readingReview: “Pangea: An Anthology of Stories from Around the Globe”
I should start this with a disclaimer: Tania Hershman is a friend of mine. Not only that, she has very
Continue readingReview: “My Mother Was An Upright Piano”, by Tania Hershman
The prizegiving ceremony for the Bristol Short Story Prize is quite a dramatic affair. First of all, the names of
Continue readingThe Late Review: “Enough” by Valerie O’Riordan and “Braking Distance” by Calum Kerr
Back in June I was asked by the tiny imprint Route Publishing if I’d like a copy of this book.
Continue readingThe Late Review: “Rites” by Sophie Coulombeau
This is a bit awkward, for two reasons. First of all, I read this book (which – full disclosure –
Continue readingThe Late Review: “The Garden of Evening Mists”, by Tan Twan Eng
Just realised that I’ve totally failed to put up a link to my recent interview at Flash Fiction Chronicles (courtesy
Every now and then I do a Twitter search for references to Mrs Darcy. Mostly the results have nothing to
It’s been a while since I last relayed any news about reviews for Mrs Darcy, so here are a few.
A couple of new reviews for Mrs Darcy appeared this week, the first of which – courtesy of the Diary
This is a bit of a first: a joint review of Mrs Darcy and a book called “Death Comes to