Anita Loughrey's blog. This is my journal about my experiences and thoughts on writing. As well as news about me and my books, it includes writing tips, book reviews, author interviews and blog tours.
For more information about me and my books see my website: www.anitaloughrey.com. Follow me on Twitter @amloughrey, Facebook @anitaloughrey.author and on Instagram @anitaloughrey
Another exciting pirate adventure aimed at middle grade. This book is set in 2507 when the ocean levels have risen and there is a golden age of piracy led by the Pirate Federation. The characters’ names, the names of the year groups and the names of their parents’ ships add to the authentic feel of the setting.
Pirate Academy – New Kid on Deck is written from a multi-point-of-view with different chapters jumping from Jacoby’s, Jasmine’s and the new kid Neo’s viewpoints. I enjoyed being able to delve into the thoughts, actions and motivations of the different characters in this way, as it added a greater insight into the children’s characters and beliefs and provided useful backstory. Teo Skaffa’s illustrations also help to bring the story to life. It is the sort of book you can imagine being a big screen movie.
We join our main protagonists Jasmine and Jacoby at one of the nine prestigious Pirate Academies where the world’s greatest pirate captains send their children to train for ten years to become pirate captains themselves. Jasmine’s parents have gone missing and Jacoby is in danger of being expelled. When one of their classmates is whisked away by his parents and Neo mysteriously arrives at the school unusual things begin to happen. At first nobody trusts Neo but he soon proves himself and the big reveal at the end about who he really is was sensational. In fact, I loved the duplicity of some of the characters so you never know who to trust in true pirate fashion.
Excellently written, intense action adventure that keeps you turning the pages with the unpredictable twists and turns.
Always Anthony is written & illustrated by Terri Libenson and was released on May 23rd 2024 by HarperCollins and is the eighth graphic novel in the New York Times bestselling Emmie & Friends series.
Always Anthony is told from the alternating POVs of popular Anthony and timid Leah as they grapple with a bullying incident at school.
From Anthony’s perspective, the book also explores teenage boys and their mental health, and as he struggles to express his feelings throughout the story, Anthony’s journey will resonate with readers.
I’ve never been what you’d call an open book. Not to say I don’t have feelings or anything. I do. I just hide ’em well…
Read either as a standalone or as part of a series, each title in Emmie & Friends has been an instant bestseller, and the series has sold more than 2.3 million copies. Once again, Terri brings back side characters from past books in the series into the spotlight: Anthony, a Black boy with dyslexia, and Leah, a Jewish girl from a single-parent home.
Blurb
Friends. Bullies.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Anthony is TPFW (Too Popular For Words), loves science, hates writing.
Leah is a super-shy nerd who’s finally making friends of her own.
What could they have in common?
A lot more than they thought, as it turns out!
But then one day they witness Anthony’s teammates bullying a sixth grader. What happens next could cement their new friendship—or blow it up forever.
About the Author / Illustrator
Terri Libenson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Emmie & Friends series and the cartoonist of the (now retired) award-winning comic strip The Pajama Diaries.
Terri empty-nests in Cleveland, Ohio, with her husband, Mike. She is the proud mom of two grown daughters and a poodle. You can find her online at www.terrilibenson.com.
It is with great pleasure I join the blog tour for Stuart White who is 7th place finalist in the Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award 2023 (BBNYA) with his middle grade novel, Ghosts of Mars.
The BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 finalists and one overall winner.
If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official. BBNYA is brought to you in association with the @Foliosociety (if you love beautiful books, you NEED to check out their website!) and the book blogger support group @The_WriteReads.
Ghosts of Mars is a fantasy, science fiction novel aimed at the 9+ age range and set twenty years in the future.
Blurb
Mars. 2045. 13-year-old Eva is the first Martian.
And world famous on two planets!
Fame, Type 1 diabetes and a sarcastic AI companion haunt her, but when her dad goes missing on the red planet, she must overcome the ‘Ghosts of Mars’ to save him.
The Martian for middle-grade, full of science, friendship and adventure, with elements of The Sword in the Stone.
With a Type 1 Diabetic main character, Ghosts of Mars explores how life beyond Earth, and the fame and scrutiny that come with it, affects the young people involved, who didn’t sign up for life on Mars. Ten percent of author profits go to Diabetes UK.
My stop on The Write Reads tour takes the form of an author interview.
********
Tell us a little about yourself, the inspiration for Ghosts of Mars and Eva’s use of artificial intelligence.
Hello, I’m Stuart, a biology teacher, writer and Star Wars nerd (just generally a nerd on lots of nerdy things tbh!). I have a couple of kids and even more book babies, up here in ‘Sunny’ Glasgow.
I love space, and Mars specifically appeals to me as a place to go, and with all the chat of inhabiting it within the next 20 years I thought it would be fun to write about it. Then I thought of the least equipped human to live there – someone born on Mars with Type 1 diabetes has got to be up there! – and started throwing rocks at her. I suppose that’s the basis of most good stories. With it being in the near-future I wanted to integrate an element that I suspect will be mainstream by that time (or at least highly developed) and give her an AI companion who inverts the stereotype of evil AI, and is actually her closest companion and friend.
What are the underlying themes of Ghosts of Mars?
The biggest one is never giving up on the things you believe in. Eva has to overcome so many obstacles that would make most give up, but she loves her Dad more than anything in this Solar System and so will go to the ends of Mars for him. And that defiance to go after what she believes in is both a fault and a strength! I also wanted to explore the feeling of not being where you want to be – which is what almost every kid feels at some point – and yearning for a new future in a new place doing ANYTHING but what you are right now, and to bring her back round to thinking ‘there’s no place like home’ which is a lovely theme, I think!
If you and your family were chosen to join Elon Musk’s project to colonise Mars would you go and why?
Absolutely! I’m not sure my wife would agree though, but my kids are quite adventurous so it might just be the 3 of us! I’ve always been obsessed with exploration, first on Earth, but more latterly on moving beyond our planet and inhabiting other planets (for when we inevitably destroy this one!) and how that might work. To be a pioneer of the human race as one of the first people to step foot on another planet would be quite something, right?
In Ghosts of Mars, Eva is dealing with the death of her mother and the guilt over her father’s accident, creating some very emotional scenes. What is the first book that made you cry and how has this influenced your own writing?
I cried reading LOTR (not sure if that was my first or not!) after the scene (SPOILERS!) when Sam thinks Frodo is dead after Shelob attacks. It was very emotional for teenage me and I always think back to that scene when I think about the book (which I’ve re-read at least half a dozen times since!)
What does being a Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) finalist mean to you?
It means a lot – being a writer often means existing in a state of doubt and insecurity about the quality of your work. When you self-publish, I think that’s amplified, and so to get that validation from those who read the most (ie bloggers!) is something special and I’m very honoured to have been a finalist this year.
What writing advice would you give to people aspiring to be a children’s book writer?
Write. Read a lot. Write some more. You can do courses etc but they just help refine craft – the hard yards are done in the writing and reading phases and without those two things the other stuff is just icing on raw flour and eggs.
Is there anything else you would like to tell readers about Ghosts of Mars?
Just that there’s sequel(s) coming (and a prequel already written!) – I love writing in this universe and hope to keep the adventures of Eva Knight going!
What are your social media links where can people find out about you and your books?
Where is the best place for people to buy Ghosts of Mars?
You can buy my books from wherever you usually do, including book stores and my own website (for signed copies!) – all on the linktree above!
********
Author Bio
Stuart is an award-winning author and secondary school teacher. He has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing and founded, and now runs, WriteMentor. In 2020 and 2022 he was placed on the SCWBI Undiscovered Voices longlist and named as an Hononary Mention for his novels Ghosts of Mars and Astra FireStar and the Ripples of Time. In 2023, he won the WriteBlend award for his middle grade debut, Ghosts of Mars.
Stuart was included in The Bookseller’s 2021 list of Rising Stars in the publishing industry.
Praise for Ghosts of Mars
“A thrilling, edge-of-the-seat ride for all space loving adventurers!” Vashti Hardy, Author of Brightstorm
“I loved this book – not only as a type 1 diabetic – but as a fan of brilliant middle-grade stories. Perfectly paced, hugely imaginative and wildly exciting, I predict readers will adore Eva and this stunning space adventure.” AF Steadman, Author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief
I am happy to announce today is my stop on the Ice Cream Boy blog tour.
My stop on the tour is a book review.
********
Title: Ice Cream Boy
Written by: Lindsay Littleson
Published by: Floris Books
Blurb
Twelve-year-old Luca Verani has his future all mapped out: who needs school when he’s going to take over his family’s ice cream cafe? But then his aunt announces she’s selling the struggling business and Luca realises that his nonna’s memory is disappearing. Plus, he’s starting high school and one of his best friends Sitara is being targeted by racist bullies. As Luca’s worries pile up, will his dreams melt away?
Ice Cream Boy is a heart-warming novel from Lindsay Littleson, author of Carnegie-nominated Guardians of the Wild Unicorns. Full of authentic dialogue, gentle humour and true-to-life characters, this engaging middle-grade novel explores the thoughts and feelings of children affected by dementia.
Review
This is a a great book that sensitively deals with dementia in a way young children are able to understand and empathise with. Our main protagonist, Luca considers himself the class clown and sometimes his behaviour in class is questionable. His character arc is excellent and we certainly see Luca mature over the course of the book not only with his attitude to school and his father, but also with his future career prospects, realising he has so many options he can consider.
He is dealing with a lot at home as his grandma is gradually becoming more forgetful and confused. His mother is away working a lot and his estranged dad lives in Italy. The issues of racism are well portrayed and I particularly liked the emphasise on how the children do not have to act like their parents and can make their own choices.
In fact, there is so much to love about Ice Cream Boy and the way family relationships are explored making this book a highly relatable and compelling read.
********
About the Author
Lindsay Littleson is an award-winning middle-grade author from Glasgow, Scotland. Her books include Carnegie-nominated Guardians of the Wild Unicorns, The Secrets of the Last Merfolk and Kelpies Prize-winning The Mixed-Up Summer of Lily McLean, which was also longlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Books Prize.
Inspired by many happy years as a primary teacher, Lindsay’s books have been praised for their believable characters and authentic dialogue. She currently lives in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
In this compilation there are eighteen fantastic retellings of East Asian folktales, myths and legends that have been handed down by word of mouth through the generations. There is an important introduction explaining what countries are included as part of East Asia and why, including what beliefs have influenced them. This gave an overview of East Asian traditions and anthropological insights. The Author’s Note goes on to explain the differences in names across the region and the reasons behind their pronunciations.
These eighteen stories have been divided into five distinct chapters: Origin and Discovery Tales, Festival Stories, Animal Tales, Tales of the Good Wise and Brave, and lastly Ancient Love Stories. Within each chapter each story has its own introduction and useful explanation of the story origins. For me the addition of the source of the story enriched the reading experience and makes this book a useful educational resource for schools and libraries. Each story heading is accompanied by beautiful black and white illustrations by the talented Jocelyn Kao.
Eva Wong-Nava kept me hooked until the very last page. She touched on the virtues and vices of human nature and captured the essence of these enchanting traditional stories, making them totally accessible to children today. I enjoyed her sensational, lyrical writing style ideal for the 8+reader and the subtle cultural details within each story. These stories give an insight into people’s way of life past and present and I was personally able to compare and contrast with my knowledge of Cypriot folktales from my own culture with their Turkish, Greek and Lebanese influences.
Many highlighted societal beliefs and traditions such as the Korean tale, Mr Mole Find a Husband for his Daughter, which vividly displays the quest of a father to find a suitable husband for his daughter, conveying the significance of arranged marriages still prevalent in many cultures today. Others have a lesson attached in the style of Aesop’s Fables such as the Mongolian story, The Not-So-Very-Clever Wolf.
East Asian Folktales Myths and Legends truly is a celebration of the rich cultural heritage of East Asia. This brilliant collection of diverse tales will not only entertain but make you think. A great read.
You can buy copies of Asian Folktales Myths and Legendsby Eva Wong-Nava and Jocelyn Kao from your local bookshop, or online at uk.bookshop.org which supports local, independent bookshops.
Cress Watercress is written by Gregory Maguire and Illustrated by David Litchfield. It was published by Walker Books.
A classic in the making, Cress Watercress is a lavishly illustrated woodland tale with a nostalgic sensibility and modern flair, from the author of the novel Wicked, which inspired the hit musical. Gregory Maguire turns his trademark wit and wisdom to an animal adventure about growing up, moving on and finding community.
When Papa doesn’t return from a nocturnal honey-gathering expedition, Cress holds out hope, but her mother assumes the worst. It’s a dangerous world for rabbits, after all. Mama moves what’s left of the Watercress family to the basement unit of the Broken Arms, a run-down apartment oak with a suspect owl landlord, a nosy mouse superintendent, a rowdy family of squirrels and a pair of songbirds who broadcast everyone’s business. Can a dead tree full of annoying neighbours, and no Papa, ever be home?
In the timeless spirit of E. B. White and The Wind and the Willows – yet thoroughly of its time – this read-aloud and read-alone gem for animal lovers of all ages, features an unforgettable cast that leaps off the page in glowing illustrations by David Litchfield.
Gregory Maguire
Gregory Maguire is the author of the incredibly popular books in the Wicked Years series, including Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which inspired the musical. He is also the author of several books for children, including What-the-Dickens, a New York Times bestseller, and Egg & Spoon, a New York Times Book Review Notable Children’s Book of the Year. Gregory Maguire lives outside Boston.
David Litchfield
David Litchfield started to draw when he was very young, creating comics for his older brother and sister. Since then, his work has appeared in magazines, newspapers, and books and on T-shirts. His first picture book, The Bear and the Piano, won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. He is also the illustrator of Rain Before Rainbows by Smriti Prasadam-Halls and War Is Over by David Almond. David Litchfield lives in Bedfordshire.
Praise for Cress Watercress: …the story strikes a resonant chord: Like Cress, we must all continue to seek pleasure and connections in a dangerous and uncertain world. – The New York Times
David Litchfield’s illustrations have such bright, glowing colours that even the nocturnal scenes seem bathed in light. – The Wall Street Journal
A hungry fox, a sneaky snake, a blundering bear, and “human beanpoles” add drama and suspense to Cress’ mini adventures, which are luminously depicted in Litchfield’s color illustrations. . . this novel of family and friendship will please fans of animal fantasies. – Booklist
The Pirates of Darksea must be one of the best books I’ve read this year. Max Reid’s big brother, Christopher, sends a message in a bottle to the pirate Captain Thomas O’Malley asking if he and Max could go on an adventure with him in the magical realm of Darksea.
Two years later Squawk the Parrot brings an invitation to join them on their pirate ship, The Stolen Sunrise, but Christopher is ill in hospital being treated for cancer. Max decides to go in his brother’s place in the hope he will be able to discover a magical miracle to cure his brother. When he arrives on The Stolen Sunrise, Max discovers Captain Thomas O’Malley has died and his sister Eliza O’Malley is now captain and sent the invitation.
Max befriends the cook’s sister, Ruby and together they embark on an epic quest to save Darksea from being munched by the Dreadmaker and its evil captain Red Fin who is on a mission to get rid of all the stardust in Darksea.
The characters are all well constructed and believable from Max’s motivation for leaving home to Squawk’s hilarious banter. I particularly liked the way the sibling relationship is explored from many different angles such as Ruby’s relationship with her elder brother and how he watches out for her and Max’s desire to save his elder brother taking on a big brother role. But what makes The Pirates of Darksea stand out for me is how all the main characters are being affected by grief and the effect this has on their behaviour. Catherine Doyle cleverly demonstrates how people cope with grief in different ways to how Eliza sleeps a lot and has found it difficult to take on the role of being Captain, to Max’s fear of seeing his brother so ill so is unable to visit him in hospital.
The Darksea world has also been crafted to perfection with the different islands with their magical quirks vividly described. At the launch, I bought another copy of the book as my proof copy did not have the map which for me is a major part of reading the book. Checking where the islands were and the order they were visited so I could work out The Stolen Sunrise’s route added to my enjoyment of the book.
I would highly recommend this book to all KS2 readers who love adventures.
I’m thrilled to welcome Victoria M. Adams to the blog today as part of her blog tour to celebrate the release of her new novel The House at the End of the Sea.
Saffi doesn’t want her new life, living with her dad, little brother and old-fashioned grandparents in their B&B by the sea. She is grieving for her mum and longs for things to go back to normal.
But this new home is anything but normal: the walls change colour, a face appears in the mirror, and the pantry is suddenly filled with fancy food. When a party of extraordinary visitors arrive at midnight, Saffi begins to realise that her family has a dark, magical secret. It will take all her bravery to discover the truth and find a way into another world…
For this tour I am doing an author interview.
********
Tell us your inspiration for The House at the End of the Sea.
There are two origin stories for The House at the End of the Sea. One is a lifelong love of all things legend and fairy tale. Bits and bobs of existing medieval ballads found their way into this book, from Tam Lin to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. I also took inspiration from children’s stories like The Dark is Rising or Tom’s Midnight Garden. But the immediate genesis was the gift given me by a friend, part of her grandmother’s Victorian ornament collection, a small silver bowl with a Persian Qajar-era coin mounted in the base. I thought to myself, ‘How did a coin from nineteenth century Persia find its way into an ornament collection of a woman living in Wales?’ No one knew. So this story began.
What are the underlying themes of The House at the End of the Sea?
If I had to sum it up: ‘Stay uncomfortable.’ The book looks at grief and loss on a personal level, but also colonial histories. The main character, Saffi, has a mixed heritage, Iranian on her mother’s side and British on her father’s. Her British side includes the added complexity of shady family dealings. She has to confront this truth, which other members of the family would rather avoid through denial or shrugging off responsibility. The story asks: ‘Would you rather live with your eyes shut or face the truth, however difficult?’
What is your schedule like when you are writing a book?
I fit writing around a few other activities – teaching, translation work, script work. So really there’s no set schedule – I write when I can. Sometimes a couple of months will go by before I have time to go back to the novel. I always miss it by then!
How did you develop your characters and hone their voices so children can identify with them?
Usually, I’ll think of real people to serve as a template for a character. Sometimes I make an amalgam of people, or put in bits of my own experience. For the main characters in this book, I used some of my own experience for Saffi and based her brother Milo on a little boy I used to know. Birdy is also a mix of two people, though getting his ‘voice’ in dialogue required separate research into accents and speech patterns in East Yorkshire. It’s a particular regional accent, soft compared to some accents in Leeds or Sheffield. I love it.
Are you a plotter or a pantser?
Pants all the way. It’s absolute mayhem. If I have to write an outline it quickly falls apart.
The House at the End of the Sea pulls at your heart strings. What is the first book that made you cry?
Thank you for saying so! I grew up on the books of Paul Gallico, who managed to traumatise me with books like Jennie, about the world’s most excellent cat (spoiler, it ends sadly), and Love of seven Dolls. DO NOT GIVE THESE BOOKS TO YOUR IMPRESSIONABLE EIGHT YEAR OLD. The scars, ye gods. Oh, and Watership Down. RABBITS DIE.
Is there anything else you would like to tell readers about The House at the End of the Sea?
While the story is self-contained, there is space for a sequel and more explorations of the fairy realms. I really do hope I may visit again.
What are your social media links where can people find out about you and your books?
Victoria M. Adams spent her childhood bouncing between Cyprus, Canada and the US with her Iranian mother, trying to achieve first place in the ‘Most Visas Acquired Before Age Eighteen’ sweepstakes.
As an adult, she carried on the nomadic family tradition by adding France and New Zealand to the mix, where she worked as an animator, copywriter, tutor and story coach, in no particular order. Somewhere along the way, she acquired a BA in Film and an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck College. She currently teaches Creative Writing at City Lit and shares her London home with two humans and a feckless cat.
You can discover more about Victoria M. Adams and her books on her instagram @victoriamadams1
I would like to thank Bee from Kaleidoscopic Tours for inviting me to take part in this tour. Thank you.
To follow the rest of the tour take a look at the tour schedule below:
It is with great pleasure I join the blog tour for Kate Foster and her latest book The Bravest Word.
My stop on this amazing tour will be a book review.
********
Title: The Bravest Word
Written by: Kate Foster
Cover by: Thy Bui
Published by: Walker Books
Blurb
A rescue story of love and trust between a boy and a dog from the talented author of Paws.
Matt is a football superstar. He can handle anything. Except lately his chest feels empty and his head is screaming. He can’t concentrate in school or enjoy football anymore, and he is so, so tired. When Matt stumbles across an abandoned dog, there’s no doubt in his mind that he has to save him. But maybe the dog isn’t the only one who needs help.
Review
Matt used to love football but now it makes him anxious and he no longer wants to play, he wants to be alone and avoids his friends, homework is a chore and he feels tired and listless all the time. He does not understand why life does not hold any joy for him anymore. Even his favourite computer game has lost its appeal.
The Bravest Word is an intense emotional portrayal of depression written by someone who has experienced it from the overwhelming sadness, fear and guilt to the physical tightness in the chest and aching limbs. The character development is strong and realistic. I found reading this book to be quite emotional on so many different levels. It is excellently written and covers this more prevalent than recognised mental health issue with sensitivity and compassion, which will help young readers to understand and feel empathy. This book is a positive step in building awareness for a condition that is often overlooked.
Matt and his father find a dog tied and abandoned on their walk and decide to bring it home. Matt agrees to car for the dog, which he names Cliff after his grandad. He reads up about the dog’s behaviour online and recognises that Cliff has dog depression. Matt recognises that some of Cliff’s behaviour and reactions mirror his own and he begins to realise all the tiredness, anger and tears are symptoms of depression.
By highlighting these symptoms, The Bravest Word, will help others to recognise similar symptoms in themselves and others and will be in a better position to help, or will hopefully encourage them to ask for help.
A beautiful compassionate book. I hope to see more from Kate Foster in the future.
********
About the Author
Kate Foster is an award-winning children’s author of middle grade fiction originally from a small town in the southeast of England and now living on the stunning Gold Coast in Australia with her family and second-hand dogs.
She is passionate about encouraging and teaching a wider understanding of autism and mental illness via a positive approach and representation in both her books as well as her presentations and talks.
It is with great excitement I join the blog tour for The Time They Saved Tomorrow by Steve Nallon. My stop on the tour is a book review.
********
Title: The Time They Saved Tomorrow
Written by: Steve Nallon
Cover Design by: Eilidh Maclennan and Amy Turnbull
Published by: Luath Press
Blurb
He can’t lie, he can’t harm but he can save lives.
After their dramatic escape from the devastating fire at the Old Coach Inn, the Swidger railway tunnel takes William Arthur and Granny on to London for what appears to be a new adventure … or is it?
Dark forces that seeks out William Arthur are at play, leading our young hero to doubt his future as a SWIDGER. But then he is given a mysterious red book by an old man with a white beard. William is told to protect it with his life – yet the pages are blank.
A sudden catastrophe changes everything and William and Granny must somehow find a way to put the world back to what it was. Could the blank pages of the mystery red book somehow be the key?
Only time will tell
Blurb for The Time They Saved Tomorrow
Review
The Time They Saved Tomorrow is the second book in The Swidgers series and contains themes of courage, determination and hope. The concept of this series is ingenious in that time can be manipulated by the Swidgers who possess the power prevent disasters and save people from certain peril. But there are those who want to use their power for more devious schemes.
Book Two is set in London with a backdrop of the underground and features many iconic locations to ground the action as well as a mysterious ghost train. William Arthur is given a mysterious red book but the pages are blank. He embarks on a quest to unlock the pages to discover more about the secrets of Time and his own skills, whilst being pursued by The Man in the Macintosh Coat.
Different Swidgers have different skills but all are connected by Time.
‘Aloysois… The Swidger of Time Stopped… You, Alicia… The Swidger of Time Past… And Echo, who hears the world as it is lived… The Swidger of Time Present. But someone’s missing… The Swidger of Time Future… You said, we must look to the past to see what lies ahead. But who is it from my past that will show me my future tonight?’
Quote from The Time They Saved Tomorrow by Steve Nallon
In places it does get a little confusing in that time is not linear and so much is going on but I enjoyed this. My favourite scenes are when we see William using his skills, such as when he unwittingly splits time into alternate time paths and has to endeavour to fix it and when Granny is possessed and turned into a snake.
I loved the way this book encompasses a multitude of scientific theories from Einstein’s relativity, multiple realities and Godel’s Spacetime. Steve Nallon’s expertise at accents and intonation really shines through in the dialogue and William’s voice.
Seeped in science fiction The Time They Saved Tomorrow is a fun and entertaining read.
********
About the author
STEVE NALLON has been a writer and performer in the world of comedy for over forty years. Steve began his performing life with his own comedy act on the Northern Working Men’s Club Circuit in Yorkshire back in the 1970s.
After gaining a degree in Drama and English at the University of Birmingham, Steve became a founding member of the cult satirical comedy series Spitting Image, where for over a decade he voiced many of the programme’s most iconic characters, including Margaret Thatcher, Roy Hattersley, Alan Bennett and The Queen Mum.
Steve’s acting work now ranges from theatre, film and television, to video games, puppetry and audiobooks. As a playwright and comedy writer, Steve has a considerable body of credits to his name, including plays and series for BBC radio, three one-man theatre shows and the satirical book I, Margaret, which he co-wrote with the novelist Tom Holt. Over the years, Steve has contributed to numerous periodicals such as The New Statesman and Musical Stages, and is a much sought after speaker on the lecture circuit for his insightful and amusing talks.
You can follow on X @SteveNallon and on Instagram @stevenallon
To follow the rest of the tour take a look at the schedule:
I would like to thank Kelly at Love Book Tours for inviting me to join this blog tour. Thank you.
Much To Do About Writing 