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Alan Garner is one of those rare writers who resists easy categorisation. Although he’s often grouped with children’s or YA authors, that label doesn’t quite capture what he does. His books may feature young protagonists and be marketed toward younger readers, but the emotional weight, structural complexity, and linguistic precision

I’m hoping that the film Project Hail Mary might tempt a few more people to try reading science fiction. I’ve been a lover of science fiction since I first read Robert Heinlein way back in the 1970s. I’m a Trekkie and a Whovian and loved Blake’s Seven, but books are

There has been a bit of a thing recently for books that retell classic tales from the perspective of a different character, or which give the original story a new slant with an updated setting.  Here are some of my favourites of the genre   James by Percival Everett –

I was amazed and delighted earlier this month to be selected as part of Small Business Saturday’s #SmallBiz100 list of the hundred most impressive small businesses in the UK. I’m a big fan of Small Britain Saturday and their campaign to get more of us to shop local and shop

It seems that everyone is in love with dragons at the moment with Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, and its sequel Iron Flame both riding high in the bestseller charts.  So here’s my round up of books to read if you’ve caught the dragon bug and need more.   Dragonflight