Five Different Stories About One Thing by Elizabeth Baines, illustrated by Laura Scott

Manchester-based indie publisher Confingo publishes beautiful books, and this volume is the latest in their series of collaborations between authors and artists. It’s a slim little flapped paperback (13 x 16 cm) with quality white pages and full colour illustrations between the five stories. Elizabeth wrote a super novel, which I reviewed for Shiny New Read More

Shiny Linkiness

Just a quick post to direct you towards Shiny New Books where I have two reviews posted this week, both from indie publishers: Mr Cadmus by Peter Ackroyd This is Ackroyd having huge fun with not a Victorian in sight! This novella is a sort of dark, twisted version of a quaint British cosy mystery Read More