Tag: Amanda James
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Two reviews… Magical Realism #bookreview #books
One reason I decided to include book reviews in my blog now is that these days it can be difficult (especially for those of us who live outside the UK) to have our reviews posted on a certain large online bookstore. Going forward, I’ll have a review post towards the end of most months –…
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Cover Love – with Amanda James… #books #amreading
I read once that the main purpose of a book cover is to attract the reader’s attention. Obviously, it should have something to do with the subject of the book too – you wouldn’t put an image of a vegetable garden on a book called How to Crochet, but the cover needn’t tell the story…
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Classic Comfort Reads… with Mandy James
The idea behind the Classic Comfort posts is that each featured writer chooses a favourite title from the classics – we’ll define ‘classic’ as pre-1940 – and a favourite comfort read, a book they always return to, for whatever reasons. As third book in each post, we’ll have one by the writer. This week, it’s…
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Writing in Cornwall – Mandy James
I’ve never forgotten those childhood holidays in Cornwall – one day I’ll go back. And when I do, I’ll be sure to visit fellow-writer Amanda James. Mandy not only lives in Cornwall, with a lovely sea view and the beach (almost) on her doorstep, she’s set all her books there too. Here she is to…
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The ‘F’ books… #A-Z books 📚
This is an adaptation of something I saw on Twitter – people were posting 26 books in 26 days, each title beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Don’t worry, I’m planning on taking around 26 months to get to Z – each month I’ll post a newish book I’ve enjoyed, plus a children’s…