Buy Lies Mistakes and Misunderstandings at half price this week from Monday 28th August! I hope you’re having a wonderful summer. If you’re looking for something to read on holiday or over the weekend you might like to know that my 1930s psychological, gothic novel Lies, Mistakes and Misunderstandings is available at half price … More Lies for less

Today’s coffee shop guest is Alice Castle, author of Death in Dulwich which comes out on September 6th. I so enjoyed reading this cosy crime novel which is the first in a series (see my review on the Katy’s bookshelf page) so I really wanted to know more about Alice – I have an Author … More Crime file – Death in Dulwich

Today’s guest post is from Miriam Drori, co-author of The Women Friends: Selina (see my review on the Katy’s bookshelf 2017 page of this website). But Miriam is here to talk about her non-fiction book on social anxiety which is hot off the press. Over to you, Miriam! The Song that Speaks to Me Paul … More Published today – Social Anxiety Revealed by Miriam Drori

Today is the anniversary of the one of the worst war crimes in Italy – the massacre at Sant Anna di Stazzema, a small mountain village in the Lucca province, Tuscany, during the Second World War. On 12th August 1944 the SS killed 560 people in Sant Anna and the surrounding villages, most of whom … More The tragedy of Sant Anna di Stazzema