Lyrical, Gothic and Historical: Kate’s Letter Receives Praise from the Historical Novel Society #TueNews

Courage HNS Historical Novel Society review, Kate's letter a tour-de-force

J Lynn Else, reviewing for the Historical Novel Society (HNS), wrote a wonderul critique for our anthology COURAGE: Tales of History, Mystery and Hope, highlighting Kate’s Letter, my contribution: “Woven with magic and folklore, this beguiling tale unfolds with haunting grace.”

31/10/202631/10/2026

Reading Over the Weekend: Blood has a Voice by Hestelle van Staden

Reading over the weekend with Patricia Furstenberg

Welcome to Reading Over the Weekend, where reality can send a chill down your spine without the help of Halloween. This weekend I’m exploring Blood Has a Voice: Stories from the Autopsy Table by Hestelle van Staden, a sobering glimpse into the world of forensic pathology in South Africa, where daily violence leaves its mark, the dead have stories to tell, and someone must listen.

24/10/202626/09/2026

Reading Over the Weekend: Brody Cody Children’s Books by Toni Pike

Welcome to Reading Over the Weekend where we celebrate the BRODY CODY stories by Toni Pike, books that entertain, spark the imagination, and sometimes leave us looking at the world through a child’s eyes.

17/10/202616/10/2026

Reading Over the Weekend: Flights of Fancy by Sally Cronin #SallyCronin

This weekend, I’m stepping into the imaginative world of Sally Cronin with Flights of Fancy, an entertaining collection of eleven stories where murder can raise a smile, love survives beyond loss, and even a parrot can change someone’s life!

10/10/202609/10/2026

Reading Over the Weekend: Miracles & Ghosts Past: A Christmas Collection Two by D.L. Finn

Welcome to Reading Over the Weekend with D.L. Finn’s Miracles & Ghosts Past: A Christmas Collection Two, an exciting set of stories where Christmas magic is found not in glitter and tinsel, but in the quiet places where grief, loneliness, love, and hope meet.

Some books ask to be analysed. Others ask to be noticed. And then there are those that make you pause halfway through a page and say, I want to remember that.