Harry Potter series arrives from HBO over Christmas 2026 (trailer).
Well, it was only a matter of time. In a move that will surprise absolutely nobody who has glanced at
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Jon Courtenay Grimwood heads back into fantasy with John Jarrold in tow (publishing news).
Some books arrive neatly pressed, polished and ready for market. Others spend twenty years rattling chains in the attic, refusing
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Daughter Of Crows (The Academy Of Kindness book 1) by Mark Lawrence (book review).
The three Furies punish the gods for their crimes. In the ancient past, humanity sinned so well that the Fates
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Paved With Good Intentions by Peter McLean (book review).
Eline’s life changes dramatically when she kills Caromir, her husband of twenty years. He lifted his hand to strike her
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The Other Frankenstein by Melissa P. Olson (book review).
Retelling classic novels, particularly if the aim is to give them a more contemporary twist, is always risky. But with
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The Second Chance Cinema by Thea Weiss (book review).
Relationships are difficult things to navigate. Couples often say they have no secrets and tell each other everything. They may
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The Anechoic Chamber And Other Weird Tales by Will Wiles (book review).
I read a great many author collections, and this ‘The Anechoic Chamber And Other Weird’ is Will Wiles’ first and
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The Book Of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso (book review).
Modern society, with most people carrying smartphones, has made writing fiction more problematic if the characters need to do things
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The Return Of The Dwarves (The Dwarves book 1) by Markus Heitz (book review).
Markus Heitz is a German author probably best known in the UK for his ‘Dwarves’ sequence, which is something of
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King Sorrow by Joe Hill (book review).
The butterfly effect is a device that is often used in fiction as a device to link a series of
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