The genus corvus, which includes rooks, crows, ravens, jays, jackdaws, choughs and magpies in its ranks is commonly believed to have the most intelligent of birds, and this is a novel about one such, a magpie, named Tama, who narrates the whole story. ‘Narrated by a bird!?’ I hear you ask. Couldn’t that be a Read More
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Discovering a new indie press – Broken Sleep Books
A few weeks ago, I was directly contacted by a new author, Rosanna Hildyard, to see if I’d like to read her booklet of three short stories, Slaughter, published by Broken Sleep Books. I’m a bit cagey about responding to direct author requests, just in case I don’t get on with their work. (Once I Read More