Books · Children's Fiction · Young Adult Fiction

What I’m Reading Wednesday


On Wednesdays I do a quick blog of everything I'm reading/have read/am going to start reading this week. What I've Read: *Oath Breaker by Michelle Paver What I'm Reading: * Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman (Short Story collection) * Poe edited by Ellen Datlow, various authors. (Short story collection) * King of the Crags… Continue reading What I’m Reading Wednesday

Books · Writing

Short Story Collections – How Do You Eat Yours?


I like a good short story just as much as any novel but I find I haven't got the stamina to read a whole book of them all at once. You might be thinking, 'that makes no sense', but it does. Honest. When you approach a novel you are committing yourself to one big story… Continue reading Short Story Collections – How Do You Eat Yours?

Books · Family · Parenting

‘Kids hate reading’ and other stories.


If I had a pound for every time I heard someone say 'kids these days hate reading' or '****'s too young/old for books', I may not be a millionaire but I'd certainly have some extra pocket-money. They're wrong, obviously, but nothing I do or say seems to be able to convince them otherwise. Probably because… Continue reading ‘Kids hate reading’ and other stories.