Introducing Shepherd

Hi all. I was recently introduced to the Shepherd website, which is a nice alternative to the more well-known book recommendation/review sites. I've posted the link on my Facebook author page  and wanted to share it here as well. Shepherd allows authors to introduce a book of their own and add a list of recommended reads by other authors. It also allows reviewers to create their own categories, for instance, [...]

2023-05-25T15:28:52+10:00May 25th, 2023|

Book of the Month: Hear Me Roar

September's book is Hear Me Roar, edited by Liz Grzyb and published by Ticonderoga. The subtitle is 17 Stories of Real Women and Unreal Worlds. As the editor says in her introduction, the anthology features ‘the stories of women who, every day, need to be strong and brave in many different ways that aren’t always recognised as such.’ I love the fact that these stories are not all about warrior [...]

2020-02-09T06:34:16+11:00September 2nd, 2015|

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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