Sport is full of amazing stories. But last night Leicester City achieved one of the most amazing turnarounds in sporting history. They won the English Premier League. To put this in perspective, only four teams have won the Premier League … Continue reading
Chris Dolley
With all the excitement last month about applications that may or may not be able to calculate the number of ebook pages read (see here) Book View Cafe are proud to announce a new family of applications that will revolutionise … Continue reading
In these days of ferry disasters and sinking cruise liners one can be forgiven for thinking that the modern captain, far from being the last to leave the ship, likes to be the first onto the lifeboat. Here’s a story … Continue reading
Here’s a feel good story for Christmas. It’s the true story of one of the most amazing lifeboat rescues ever. The 1899 ‘Overland Launch’ of the Lynmouth Lifeboat. It’s a story about people who go that extra mile. And then … Continue reading
BVC will be publishing the first four Reeves & Worcester steampunk mysteries in October … in a single volume … in trade paperback. If you’d like to win a signed copy – and not wait until October – you can … Continue reading
It’s that time of year again. The incredibly wet, incredibly windy winter has passed into memory and we’ve switched from floods to proto-drought with nothing but full sun forecast for the next fortnight. The weather only does extremes these days. … Continue reading
Time for another garden post. Two weeks ago I mentioned the unusually late spring we’ve been having. Well, summer is now officially here – with the help of 20,000 druids camped out at Stonehenge to see in the Summer Solstice … Continue reading
This week I’ve been thinking about books and narrators. Put the right narrator with the right work and sometimes the result can be magical. And, for me, the absolute pinnacle of this is the combination of the words of Dylan … Continue reading
This has been the most unusual spring I’ve ever experienced. Unusual because – due to the coldest, wettest, latest spring in living memory – all the spring flowering periods have been condensed into one. We’ve had cherries, plums, apples and … Continue reading
I had an unexpected email this week from a Free Cornish Army veteran. For those unaware of my teenage revolutionary past, you can read the full story of the FCA here. Yes, in the fun-loving 1970s, freedom of expression included … Continue reading