A quick news and reviews round-up
I've got a new review at The Bookbag this week, for The Affinity Bridge by George Mann, a steampunk mystery that might appeal if you like both Sherlock Holmes and the popular novels of Robert Rankin. Another book that Rankin fans may enjoy (which I don't have time to review properly, I'm currently reading Confluence by Paul McAuley to review for The Bookbag, and it's a huge doorstopper of a volume with a whole trilogy in one book) is Something Borrowed by Paul Magrs which I picked off a library shelf at random, as is my wont, and was captivated by. Frankenstein's monster's wife Brenda is running a B&B in Whitby, and in between washing sheets and frying breakfasts she investigates supernatural mysteries with her best friend Effie. Lovely interplay of old Northern ladies, understated humour, bonkers plot twists, a hint of a romance, and proper tense scary bits. It's part of a series so I shall be going back for more.
As for the news, well the Ilkley Literature Festival programme came out this week, and as part of Ilkley Writers I'll be reading a story at the Fringe again, Thursday 8th October:
