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The Year of the Gun by Chris Nickson – Review
By Sandra Callard Good crime novels are manna from heaven to readers of the genre, and Chris Nickson’s second novel ... -
The Valley Press Anthology of Yorkshire Poetry – Review
By Joe Forshaw It can be said that to be Yorkshire bred is to be born either with a cricket ... -
The Break by Marian Keyes – Review
By Rachael Popow At one point during Marian Keyes’ new novel The Break, the heroine and narrator Amy complains that ... -
Strolling Player: The Life and Career of Albert Finney by Gabriel Hershman – Review
By Roger Crow During a spot of tidying up I find a microcassette of my interview with Albert Finney. It ... -
The Zealot’s Bones by DM Mark – Book Review
By Sarah Morgan It’s 1849, and Hull is a far cry from being the UK’s City of Culture. Rather than ... -
Poems for Pensioners by Andy Seed – Review
By Joe Forshaw There are over 13 million people in the UK over 65 years of age. 13 million people ... -
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen – Review
By Daisy (aged 10) and Jayne Crow (mum) Daisy says… I really enjoyed reading this classic Hans Christian-Anderson novel and ... -
David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBT Music by Darryl W Bullock – ...
By Rachael Popow This year marks the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales, but ... -
Smoke Over Malibu by Tim Walker – Review
By Rachael Popow Wonder Woman, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming… there’s been no shortage of superhero films ... -
British Lorries of the 1950s & 1960s by Malcolm Bobbitt – Review
by Colin Barnett When you’re fuming at being stuck behind a 44-tonne artic overtaking another on the A1, it’s easy ... -
The Madonna of the Pool by Helen Stancey – Book Review
By Sarah Morgan What qualities should a short story hold? Well, it can never outstay its welcome – it should ... -
October: The Story of the Russian Revolution by China Miéville – Review
By Barney Bardsley The history of the Russian Revolution is not for the faint-hearted. It was one of the great ...