June 2nd 2019
thomas walker June 1st 2019 thomas walker |
5 Geordie Authors from my neck of the woodsJulia was born in 1956 in Hampshire but moved to the Toon in 1980 to start he career as a writer. Darling was predominately a poetry writer with such successes as Sudden Collapses in Public Places (Arc Publications, 2003), The Poetry Cure (Bloodaxe Books Ltd, 2005) and Apology for Absence (Arc Publications, 2005). Darling then went.....Continue Reading
Top 10 places to go to and read in NewcastleFirst on my list is Old Eldon Square right slap bang in the middle of Newcastle's City Centre. I know what your thinking "why would I wanna sit down with a book in the middle of a busy city centre?" I hear you. However it is not what you think. Completed in 1840 with a remarkable war memorial in the centre this makes the tenth spot on my list. Perfect in the summer with an array of cafes and.....Continue Reading
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ABOUT MEMy name is Tom Walker, I am 25 years old and currently live in Glasgow with my fiancee. I am originally from Newcastle upon Tyne, lived in Birmingham whilst I trained as a teacher and now in Glasgow. I teach children with behavioural problems and absolutely love it!! I love to read and get my student's into reading. In the summer of 2014 I went to Ghana to teach children of all ages and help develop their academic abilities including how to read and write. Want to watch my journey? Click below #thebookgeordiesafricanjourney |
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I know this book was published in 2014 however I had been on my TBR shelf for a while and with the new season being released on HBO in June I thought there was no time like the present to get amongst this.
Where to start with this boo...
Where to start with this novel?
Sarah Waters is found to be sneaking her way onto my TBR shelf. Waters is an author I would not necessarily have picked up about 12 months ago. However after losing myself in Fingersmith I quickly wante...
Peter Swanson over the past few months has become one of my favourite thriller writers, dare I even say beating Karin Slaughter!!
Before She Knew Him, is a refreshing thriller with fantastic character development and plot. I think this...
Just finished reading Final Girls and as an avid horror fan I was left disappointed by the end of this novel. I guessed the twist very early on, something that I don't do often. The plot was OKAY. The characters were stereotypical americ...
This book was okay. Definitely not the best thriller I have read but definitely not the worst. Very fast read. Narrative is linear in third person which keeps you engaged. However I felt the characters were not very likeable and were not...
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