Gayla Groom explains that she is, “book editor; here’s my portfolio. I put this new book together by reading through five volumes of collections of “wit” from the 1700s and 1800s, on archive.org. None of these had ever been digitized, and some of them still used those s’s that look like f’s; the OCR… Read more »
Author: Myfanwy Cook
Memoirs of a Harrow Childhood by Judith Davies
Judith, who lives in Tavistock, Devon has just published her Memoirs of a Harrow Childhood she explains that it, “took me on a journey into my past life, growing up in Harrow-on-the-Hill between 1943 and 1961 and my life as a daughter of a housemaster at Harrow School, a world-renowned boy’s public school founded… Read more »
Public Universal Friend – A debut historical novel by Jax Willoughby
Jax Willoughby, explains that her novel ‘Comfort’s Rebellion’ based on the Public Universal Friend and is available at <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN85SJQ9>. Jax believes that, “The Friend was America’s first genderfluid preacher, and a regionally known celebrity in New England in the late eighteenth century. I believe nonconforming people have been overlooked throughout history, and would welcome the… Read more »
Charles Dickens dead at his desk by Lyn Squire
Lyn Squire <https://www.lynsquiremysteries.com/> is the debut author of Immortalised to Death (Level Best Books, US, 2023). He was born in Cardiff, South Wales, but is now an American citizen living in Virginia. He explains that, “During a twenty-five-year career as a development specialist at the World Bank in Washington DC, he published over thirty articles… Read more »
Becoming a debut novelist at 82 – Patricia Reis and Sibylline Press
Patricia Reis’ debut historical novel Unsettled will be published later this year. Patricia is 82 years old. She has written a memoir and some nonfiction in the past, but this is her first novel. Unsettled (2) Tip Sheet – Patricia Reis – Unsettled – New (3) Publishing Brilliant Women 50 and Older www.SibyllinePress.com
Sand in the Sandwiches – An evocative memory of a past summer by Kay Willcocks who took part in the Making Memoirs Memorable workshop.
Sand in the Sandwiches There at last my cousins and I were eager to get to the beach, the cries of the gulls seemed to be encouraging us on, but we had to wait. Laden car boots were opened and the windbreaks, bags of food etc were given out – heavier items for the grown-ups… Read more »
Isle of Lewis, Devon and a love of goats
On a recent workshop ‘Making Memoirs Memorable’ that I led to raise funds for Tavistock library <tavistock.library@librariesunlimited.org.uk> Vivienne Bennet joined the group. She had participated in workshops I ran quite sometime ago and it was really brilliant to find out that she had translated her creative dreams into reality. The Meanderings of a Serial Goat… Read more »
Jonathan Vischer’s debut novel delves into the life of Elizabeth Sawyer, who was hanged for witch craft in 1621
The Wonderful Discovery of Elizabeth Sawyer set in London in the 17th century is Jonathan Vischer’s <www.jonathanvischer.com> debut novel. He is a PhD graduate, living in Ireland and Jonathan’s novel will be launched on October the 25th at Queen’s University Belfast <https://www.qub.ac.uk/events/whats-on/listing/launchthewonderfuldiscoveryofelizabethsawyerbyjonathanvischer.html>. Jonathan explains that, “The Wonderful Discovery of Elizabeth Sawyer, examines a case of… Read more »
Is it common bluebells or is it wild garlic? Do they inspire the writer or the chef?
In Devon it is the bluebell season. Gardens and woodlands are tightly packed with them. They are beautiful, but also notorious because they can spread like weeds. My favourite colour for bluebells is dark cobalt blue variety, but of course there are white, pink and lilac coloured ones as well. The cobalt blue-coloured ones seem… Read more »
Mayflower Chronicles: The Tale of Two Cultures, Kathryn Brewster Haueisen & the overshadowed 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower
2020 was the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower leaving Plymouth in the UK and its perilous journey across the Atlantic. In Plymouth a host of events had been organised to mark the anniversary. Sadly, the COVID lockdown in the UK prevented most of these taking place. Including events such as the celebration in print of… Read more »
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