Tag: reading
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November Reading Round Up

Another busy month filled with great books, featuring a mix of spies, crime, dystopia, World War II – and sometimes a mix of all! A number of the books this month were bought from local bookshops (I always lose money at author events as I buy more than I sell) – please shop local where…
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October Reading Round Up

Here’s the books I managed to read during a busy October, with a definite feel of the Halloween season with classic horror featuring witches, Satan and telekinesis. Also managed to finally complete The Folio Society editions of the original Ian Fleming ‘James Bond’ books, and always a pleasure to take a trip with Michael Palin.…
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September Reading Round Up

Here’s the books I’ve been reading over the last month. Inadvertently appear to have tried to terrify myself with actual war, nuclear war, sharks, vampires and monsters. Gorillas and Gibbons provided some relief. Short reviews available on Goodreads Night Train to Odesa *****Nuclear War ****Quint ***Salem’s Lot ****The Mist ****Gorillas in the Mist *****Cold Comfort…
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Books That Inspired My Writing Journey

As part of the FULL SUN blog tour running this week, I’ve written a guest post for RANDOM THINGS THROUGH MY LETTERBOX blog site, giving a little insight into some of the books that have shaped my reading and writing over the years. You can read the article here: https://randomthingsthroughmyletterbox.blogspot.com/2025/03/full-sun-by-iain-kelly-blog-tour.html Narrowing the choice down to…