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Strange times …
A quick update: both my planned school visits and my signing day at Avebury for the launch of The Keeper of the Stones are on hold because of the understandable and necessary measures to manage the spread of the coronavirus. … Continue reading
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Tagged about writing, Avebury, coronavirus, Dogs, Fish Publishing, Greyhounds, Jonathan Coe, Number 11, Roz Kay, Short story, The Keeper of the Stones
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Every novel feels like the first: Hazel Gaynor on writing
Guest post by Hazel Gaynor On writing … and writing, and writing, and writing On April 1st, 2014, my debut novel. The Girl Who Came Home was published. I remember the day so clearly: the sense of excitement, the disbelief … Continue reading
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Tagged A Memory of Violets, fairies, Hazel Gaynor, historical fiction, Irish writers, Last Christmas in Paris, New York Times bestseller, novel, The Cottingley Secret, The Girl From the Savoy, The Girl Who Came Home, writing, writing tips
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Sometimes you need to do something different: Kate Ellis
By Roz Kay Kate Ellis is nothing if not prolific. The House of Eyes, just published, is the twentieth novel in her Wesley Peterson series of crime novels set in the South West of England. She has five crime novels … Continue reading
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Tagged A High Mortality of Doves, author, crime fiction, Dartmouth, Devon, interview, Joe Plantagenet, Kate Ellis, Manchester University, Roz DeKett, Roz Kay, The Devil's Priest, The House of Eyes, The Merchant's House, The Right Word, Tradmouth, Wesley Peterson
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It’s about telling a good story: Maha Gargash
By Roz Kay As Maha Gargash notes herself, few books come out of the United Arab Emirates that are written by and about Emiratis. So her second novel, That Other Me, is a rare gem in more ways than one. … Continue reading
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Tagged author, Dubai, Emirati, HarperCollins, interview, Maha Gargash, novel, Roz DeKett, Roz Kay, That Other Me, The Right Word, The Sand Fish, United Arab Emirates, writing
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A different kind of book each time: Lisa Lutz
By Roz Kay “This book is a blueprint for what I would do if I were running from the law,” Lisa Lutz says. The Passenger is Lisa’s ninth book, a crime thriller published on March 1, 2016 by Simon & … Continue reading
We’ve all got a book in us: Elizabeth Jackson
By Roz Kay Elizabeth Jackson’s second novel, Kicking Over The Traces, takes the reader through a dramatic year in the life of her gypsy heroine, Florence. When her mother dies, leaving Florence nothing but a red coat, she gives up … Continue reading
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