JM Reading Live on April 7/8 for Manchester City Library

I'll be appearing in a live (virtual) 24 hour Read-a-Thon on April 7/8, a fund-raising venture for Manchester City Library. I'm one of many authors participating in this event, during which each of us will read briefly from our work, then answer questions about writing, reading and libraries. That's Manchester, New Hampshire, USA, folks, not the English city. The event will be broadcast live on Twitch at:  www.twitch.tv/mcl_foundation For more [...]

2021-04-03T23:24:37+11:00April 3rd, 2021|

Books, Books and More Books

  Yoda has been using the Force to help me sort out some books. Rather a lot of books. This double pile represents a small percentage of the mountain of fantasy works piled up all over my house at present. This year I am one of the five judges for the World Fantasy Awards. These awards are presented annually for the best fantasy works in English, spread over several categories [...]

2020-02-09T06:34:14+11:00February 16th, 2017|

Book(s) of the Month: July 2015

This must be forest month – as well as getting on with writing my own book, which has a tree-loving protagonist, I’ve read two wonderful novels in which forest is not only a vital part of the setting, but an integral part of the story. Both the authors understand the power of folklore and the blurred margins between mythology and history. I’ll start with Uprooted by Naomi Novik, author of [...]

2020-02-09T06:34:16+11:00July 11th, 2015|
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