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April 10, 2014
Barren Island Books – Louise Caiola
Welcome to a special giveaway edition of Barren Island Books, the author interview series that’s in no wayrelated to a popular music-based radio programme.You know the rules bynow: my guests are exiled to a remote island with only five books for company, selected from the categories I give them. It’s up to them to make sure they choose wisely, because they’re going to be stuck with those books for a long, long time …
Today my interviewee is Louise Caiola, author of The Making of Nebraska Br...
Today my interviewee is Louise Caiola, author of The Making of Nebraska Br...
March 23, 2014
Who's afraid of the one-star review?
I know a lot of people who won't leave negative reviews on books they have read. If they can't say something nice, they don't say nothin' at all.
The funny thing is, as a reader, I love the one- and two-star reviews. If I'm considering a book purchase, they're the ones I go to first. Because, let's face it, most books with more than a handful of reviews tend to average out at around four stars, so the overall star rating isn't much of a guide. And when you start looking at them individually, a...
The funny thing is, as a reader, I love the one- and two-star reviews. If I'm considering a book purchase, they're the ones I go to first. Because, let's face it, most books with more than a handful of reviews tend to average out at around four stars, so the overall star rating isn't much of a guide. And when you start looking at them individually, a...
March 6, 2014
Jim Webster on Classic Sci-Fi
I have neglected my blogging duties recently, for a variety of reasons, but this week I interrupt the radio silence to bring you a special broadcast from Jim Webster. Jim is a fantasy author who has
previously taken the Barren Island Books challenge
on this very blog, but now he's branched out into sci-fi. And after I revealed my ignorance by being unable to identify the slide rule in the classic sci-fi book cover he'd posted, he decided he'd better come and fill me in on a few things. Take i...
January 31, 2014
Barren Island Books – Lucy Middlemass
Welcome to Barren Island Books, an interview show in no way related to a popular music-based radio programme. Every Thursday, I will be exiling my latest guest to a remote island with only five books for company, selected from the categories I give them. It’s up to them to make sure they choose wisely, because they’re going to be stuck with these books for a long, long time …
My interviewee this week is Lucy Middlemass, author of Jinger Barley and the Murkle Moon and Lying About Sarah, and co...
My interviewee this week is Lucy Middlemass, author of Jinger Barley and the Murkle Moon and Lying About Sarah, and co...
January 16, 2014
Barren Island Books – Tonia Marlowe
Welcome to Barren Island Books, an interview show in no way related to a popular music-based radio programme. Every Thursday, I will be exiling my latest guest to a remote island with only five books for company, selected from the categories I give them. It’s up to them to make sure they choose wisely, because they’re going to be stuck with these books for a long, long time …
My interviewee this week is Tonia Marlowe, author of futuristic crime thriller Strange Bodies, now available on Amazon...
My interviewee this week is Tonia Marlowe, author of futuristic crime thriller Strange Bodies, now available on Amazon...
January 9, 2014
Barren Island Books – Jane Dougherty
Welcome to Barren Island Books, an interview show in no way related to a popular music-based radio programme. Every Thursday, I will be exiling my latest guest to a remote island with only five books for company, selected from the categories I give them. It’s up to them to make sure they choose wisely, because they’re going to be stuck with these books for a long, long time …
My interviewee this week is Jane Dougherty, author of The Green Woman series (the first of which is The Dark Citadel )....
My interviewee this week is Jane Dougherty, author of The Green Woman series (the first of which is The Dark Citadel )....
January 2, 2014
Barren Island Books – Kristen Mazzola
Happy 2014, everyone, and welcome to a new year of Barren Island Books, an interview show in no way related to a popular music-based radio programme. You know how it works by now. Every Thursday, I exile my latest guest to a remote island with only five books for company, selected from the categories I give them. It’s up to them to make sure they choose wisely, because they’re going to be stuck with these books for a long, long time …
My interviewee this week is Kristen Mazzola, author of Crash...
My interviewee this week is Kristen Mazzola, author of Crash...
