June Indies, and how to sell your grandma’s ghost

When my brother and I started celebrating awesome indies, we planned to do it once a month. But now – …

April Indies, and how come it’s so damn hard to DO anything!

It seems like a long time since Pete (my author brother) and I have posted about our favourite monthly indies.  …

November’s outstanding indies!

Rose’s brilliant author brother Peter is writing up this month’s selection of indie goodies, as Rose has absconded with the …

This October, be a man!

…like Miss Appleby. In Emily Larkin’s amusing romance Unmasking Miss Appleby, downtrodden Charlotte Appleby receives a visit from her malicious …

Original, fun, literate…and probably NOT available at a bookstore near you

Are you TIRED of trawling through the latest ‘FREE and 99 cents’ collection of utterly banal and appallingly edited indie …

What would you do with your 15 minutes?

Andy Warhol was supposed to have said that that in the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes (apparently, …

Have you ever had a Brilliant Friend?

Have you ever tried out for Mensa? I did their online quiz once. You get three minutes to answer twenty …

If you could choose a life of adventure or…

spend your time relaxing on the terrace of your villa on the French Riviera, reading good books and checking your …

The Bonobo and the Atheist

Is she a good dog?  Sure she is –  but is she a GOOD dog? ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Why doesn’t the idea …

Breakfast with Buddha

Why so angry? I wish I had the guts to say that to my next door neighbour.  Or, better still, …