Hannah Fielding's Blog, page 61
January 12, 2017
A print book resurgence?
Recently, the arts news has been full of a major comeback: that of the vinyl record. In 2016, vinyl sales in the UK reached 3.2 million, which is the highest […]
January 9, 2017
An inspirational composer: Manuel de Falla
After all the vibrancy and jubilant cacophony of December, January always feels a quiet month to me: the silence of a snow-covered field, the gentle crackle of logs on the […]
January 5, 2017
Tradition: the preservation of fire
Over the years, I have been fortunate enough to travel to Spain several times, and each of these visits provided rich inspiration for my Andalucían Nights trilogy, spanning Indiscretion, Masquerade […]
January 2, 2017
Mistress of the night: the moon
This holiday season, I have been fortune enough to do some stargazing. The night skies have been velvety blankets sprinkled with stars, and the moon… magnifique! I have always been […]
December 29, 2016
The art of the gingerbread house
Knusper, knusper, knäuschen, wer knuspert an meinem Häuschen? Nibble, nibble, gnaw Who is nibbling at my little house? So says the witch in the children’s fairy-tale ‘Hansel and Gretel’ by […]
December 26, 2016
Celebrating Boxing Day
I was in my twenties when I first came to England. I recall vividly my first Christmas; it was bitterly cold, which was a shock after a lifetime of Christmases […]
December 21, 2016
Midwinter’s Eve Giveaway Hop: Win a British Museum silk scarf
Thank you for visiting my blog on the Bookhounds’ Midwinter’s Eve Giveaway Hop. I’m thrilled to be giving away this beautiful silk scarf by the British Museum: A silk scarf […]
December 19, 2016
Two wheels move the soul
In my latest book, Legacy, the heroine Luna is a scientist, with a first-class honours degree in Molecular Biology from Princeton, followed by a PhD in Science Communication. She’s bold, […]
December 15, 2016
Writing for oneself – without expectation
‘You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.’ So said Nobel Prize-winning writer Saul Bellow. I was reminded of this quotation […]
December 12, 2016
The case of the missing romance novels in 2016
Amazon.com has recently released a list of the top twenty bestselling books published in 2016, based on both print and Kindle sales. Here it is: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, […]
