Category Archives: Indie authors

Writers Turn to Crime?

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Derek Birks

I am very pleased to welcome two writer friends and collaborators to the blog today: Alison Morton and Helen Hollick, both of whom I met for the first time at the 2012 Historical Novel Society Conference in London. Crikey, what … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Serpent Sword by Matthew Harffy

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Derek Birks

Saxon England is a period of which I am particularly fond and thus I was very pleased to find a new author writing about it. The Serpent Sword is an excellent debut from Matthew Harffy  – a writer I expect to … Continue reading →

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The Harrogate Interview

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Derek Birks

I was delighted to be interviewed for the Review whilst I was at the fantastic Harrogate History Festival last month and I very much enjoyed talking to Sharon Bennett Connolly and Jayne Smith. You can find the interview at The … Continue reading →

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A Funny Thing Happened at Foyles – I Came Out!

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Derek Birks

I’ve been busy of late, polishing up the first draft of The Last Shroud ready for the editor, doing some last minute research and also engaging in a fair bit of walking in Dorset and Yorkshire. Still, amongst all those … Continue reading →

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