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The Book of Fate – A Review

The Book of Fate by Parinoush Saniee, translated by Sara Khalili Little Brown pp 447 Massoumeh is a young woman growing up in Iran in the 1970s. Having met a young man on the way to school, she falls victim to

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The Book of Fate – A Review

The Book of Fate by Parinoush Saniee, translated by Sara Khalili Little Brown pp 447 Massoumeh is a young woman growing up in Iran in the 1970s. Having met a young man on the way to school, she falls victim to

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The Iraqi Christ – A Review

                    The Iraqi Christ by Hassan Blasim, translated by Jonathan Wright Comma Press 140pp From legends of the desert to horrors of the forest, Blasim’s stories blend the fantastic with the everyday,

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The Iraqi Christ – A Review

                    The Iraqi Christ by Hassan Blasim, translated by Jonathan Wright Comma Press 140pp From legends of the desert to horrors of the forest, Blasim’s stories blend the fantastic with the everyday,

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Infinite Sky is out in the world…

Yep, my first book, Infinite Sky, is out, and available in all good book shops and all good online places too. The day it launched, I was bed-ridden with a chest (and lung) infection, but I still had the loveliest

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Infinite Sky is out in the world…

Yep, my first book, Infinite Sky, is out, and available in all good book shops and all good online places too. The day it launched, I was bed-ridden with a chest (and lung) infection, but I still had the loveliest

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The Silence and the Roar – A Review

The Silence and the Roar by Nihad Sirees, translated by Max Weiss If your people have gone mad, your mind can no longer help you.  (pp.159) The Silence and the Roar is a day in the life novel following Fathi Sheen,

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The Silence and the Roar – A Review

The Silence and the Roar by Nihad Sirees, translated by Max Weiss If your people have gone mad, your mind can no longer help you.  (pp.159) The Silence and the Roar is a day in the life novel following Fathi Sheen,

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Interview: Sally Ashton, author of ‘Controller’

Sally Ashton grew up in Yorkshire and from the age of fifteen has been involved with the Writing Squad, (an Arts Council initiative for young, Northern writers). She studied Creative Writing at the University of Warwick and last year finished a Master’s in

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Interview: Sally Ashton, author of ‘Controller’

Sally Ashton grew up in Yorkshire and from the age of fifteen has been involved with the Writing Squad, (an Arts Council initiative for young, Northern writers). She studied Creative Writing at the University of Warwick and last year finished a Master’s in

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Phobia by Jo Brandon Review

Phobia by Jo Brandon Valley Press, 38pp  Jo Brandon’s Phobia marks the first time all of her poems have appeared together. The former editor of Cadaverine has created a collection of poetry that unfurls the truth behind the female experience

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Phobia by Jo Brandon Review

Phobia by Jo Brandon Valley Press, 38pp  Jo Brandon’s Phobia marks the first time all of her poems have appeared together. The former editor of Cadaverine has created a collection of poetry that unfurls the truth behind the female experience

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Sea Swim by John Wedgwood Clarke Review

In Sea Swim, John Wedgewood Clarke uncovers the intimate and imaginative aspect of swimming. Throughout the collection the reader is presented with the nascent dynamic of the physically fettered man as he submerges himself within the new, fluent and lithe sea. As a result, the

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Sea Swim by John Wedgwood Clarke Review

In Sea Swim, John Wedgewood Clarke uncovers the intimate and imaginative aspect of swimming. Throughout the collection the reader is presented with the nascent dynamic of the physically fettered man as he submerges himself within the new, fluent and lithe sea. As a result, the

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Dead Ink’s Wes Brown interviewed by Literature Works

Wes Brown is a writer based in Leeds. He is the director of DEAD INK Publications, Co-ordinator at the National Association of Writers in Education and book critic at Politics on Toast. His debut novel, Shark, was re-published in 2012. Literature Works caught up with Wes

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Dead Ink’s Wes Brown interviewed by Literature Works

Wes Brown is a writer based in Leeds. He is the director of DEAD INK Publications, Co-ordinator at the National Association of Writers in Education and book critic at Politics on Toast. His debut novel, Shark, was re-published in 2012. Literature Works caught up with Wes

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