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Half of a Yellow Sun, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a review
Why did I know nothing about Biafra? In the late 1960s there were terrible acts of genocide against the Igbo people in Nigeria....
carmillavoiez
Oct 14, 20171 min read
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Ghosts of Duff House, six days of October Frights, day five
It’s a beautiful house, built in 1735 by the architect William Adam. A house that is almost three hundred years old is bound to have some...
carmillavoiez
Oct 14, 20176 min read
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Paraskevidekatriaphobia, six days of October Frights, day four
Paraskevidekatriaphobia means fear of the date Friday 13th. It seems odd that fear and superstition has grown up around the number 13 and...
carmillavoiez
Oct 13, 20172 min read
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Adam Nevill, six days of October Frights, day three
That wonderful feeling when someone you’ve thought of as a contemporary and peer makes it to the big time. With the release on Friday...
carmillavoiez
Oct 12, 20173 min read
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Political Vampires, six days of October Frights, day two
Yesterday, for the October Frights blog hop I wrote about zombies, so today it's vampires. At the bottom of this post you'll find links...
carmillavoiez
Oct 11, 201710 min read
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Zombie Punks Fuck Off - six days of October Frights, day one
Happy Halloween brain-eaters. Z Nation season 4 is alive and kicking and The Walking Dead will start again very soon. Add to these...
carmillavoiez
Oct 10, 20175 min read
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Third Time the Charm
The Darker Side of Fiction was my third large-scale, multi-author book-signing/convention and it was the best so far. I’ve got the bug....
carmillavoiez
Oct 9, 20172 min read
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October Frights Blog Hop Rafflecopter
Prizes include a signed copy of Starblood the Graphic Novel #OctoberFrights #Starblood
carmillavoiez
Oct 2, 20171 min read
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Ten days until The Darker Side of Fiction
Have you got your tickets yet? The day event tickets and Evening Darker Ball tickets are available .... come and join us. Genres...
carmillavoiez
Sep 26, 20171 min read
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October Frights and Starblood the Graphic Novel
From October 10th to 15th a community of horror writers and bloggers will be participating in a blog hop. I’ll add a link at the end of...
carmillavoiez
Sep 23, 20172 min read
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Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk - a review
Fight Club packs a lot into a very short read. It critiques class and masculinity in America. It looks at mental illness in the forms of...
carmillavoiez
Sep 16, 20175 min read
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The Paying Guests, by Sarah Waters - a review
"The Barbers had said they would arrive by three. It was like waiting to begin a journey." The Paying Guests is about a love triangle...
carmillavoiez
Sep 15, 20171 min read
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Coming soon - October Frights Blog Hop
I'm delighted to be part of this year's October Frights Blog Hop along with - "Are You Afraid of the Dark?", "GirlZombieAuthors", Lavinia...
carmillavoiez
Sep 12, 20171 min read
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Ooops I outgrew my clothes
I held onto them hoping I would somehow shrink effortlessly, but the time has come to decide between accepting my new body shape or...
carmillavoiez
Sep 11, 20171 min read
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Darker Side of Fiction, Featuring Tracie Podger
Next month authors and readers will come together in Peterborough (UK) to celebrate the Darker Side of Fiction. This week I’ll be posting...
carmillavoiez
Sep 5, 20173 min read
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Darker Side of Fiction, Featuring Lavinia Urban
Next month authors and readers will come together in Peterborough (UK) to celebrate the Darker Side of Fiction. This week I’ll be posting...
carmillavoiez
Sep 4, 20172 min read
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Darker Side of Fiction, Featuring Max Hardy
Next month authors and readers will come together in Peterborough (UK) to celebrate the Darker Side of Fiction. This week I’ll be posting...
carmillavoiez
Sep 3, 20173 min read
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England's Hidden Reverse, David Keenan - a review
Photo : Tibet and Stapleton, 1991. (photo Ruth Bayer) England’s Hidden Reverse is an impressive, illustrated, hard backed volume coupled...
carmillavoiez
Sep 2, 20172 min read
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Darker Side of Fiction, Featuring Joey Paul
Next month authors and readers will come together in Peterborough (UK) to celebrate the Darker Side of Fiction. This week I’ll be posting...
carmillavoiez
Sep 2, 20174 min read
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Darker Side of Fiction, Featuring Rob Shepherd
Next month authors and readers will come together in Peterborough (UK) to celebrate the Darker Side of Fiction. This week I’ll be posting...
carmillavoiez
Sep 1, 20176 min read
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