by Sarah Deeming | July 20, 2022 | Blog, Reviews
Set in an alternative history, The Undertakers follows Hetty Rhodes, an escaped slave, as she uses her magic to help the Black community where public services will not. A series of fires in Philadelphia sets Hetty and her husband Benji investigating a case with a...
by Megan Leigh | June 16, 2022 | Blog
In recognition of PRIDE month in the US, we thought we would go back through our extensive collection of podcasts (we have been going for SIX years now!) and pull out some of our favourites that featured trans and nonbinary authors, publishers, and books. We know that...
by Lucy Hounsom | June 9, 2022 | 5 Q's, Blog
To support the incredible Books on the Hill kickstarter “Open Dyslexia: The Sequel” that launched on 7th June, we’re delighted to host historical crime writer J.M. Alvey on the BtGS blog. You may know J.M better as Juliet E. Mckenna. You’ve written...
by Sarah Deeming | April 27, 2022 | Blog, Reviews
War is coming. Helen has run away with Paris and is living in Troy. Menelaus, Helen’s first husband, mobilises his troops, intent on bringing his wife back and punishing Troy. Clytemnestra, Helen’s sister, hopes for a swift resolution, one that brings her...
by Saarah Bhalwani | April 7, 2022 | Blog, Reviews
This fascinating novel, by P. DjèlÍ Clark, took me on a journey that I did not foresee enjoying so much: a detective-style novel that intertwines current social issues with traditional sci-fi tropes. P. Djèlí Clark is an American speculative fiction writer and...
by Sarah Jones | March 10, 2022 | Blog, Reviews
The year is 1893, and witches have been driven out of Salem. There are few women left with the ways, words, or will to cast a spell. The city of New Salem has sprung up as a beacon of modernity and morality. So it comes as a shock to the townspeople when the three...
