Writesideleft

29/07/2024

Having launched her literary career in scandal and outrage, she was revered by readers — and, in time, her homeland — as a charismatic change-maker

13/06/2024

Russia under Putin - in the shady corridors of the Kremlin.

13/06/2024

Runner up in International Man Booker.
Next up reading other great world writers - this in translation! - Brazil.

13/06/2024

Just finished. (Dictionary open) The first French novelist to win the Raymond Chandler award.

04/06/2024

In The Times today: every book produced by WSL has been subjected to Mike's gimlet eye & personality. Very lucky to have picked up the paper for the crossword at London Waterloo!

05/04/2024

Other lives: Journalist and broadcaster who edited the Radio 4 Today programme and set up BBC Radio Norfolk

15/03/2024

RIP (at 5 pm today) Mike. We are honoured to have presented your life & wisdom.

12/03/2024

On Amazon & in all good bookshops

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C59F45DZ

12/03/2024

Says the author of The Wonderful World of Jane & Oliver Bloke!

Author Rorie Smith, who has fond memories of Blackpool as a boy, warns that writing a novel is a tough road - and not always appreciated.

08/03/2024

Football ( ) & what’s going on with VAR? (Premier League, Liverpool FCFantasy Premier League The Mighty Reds Margaret Atwood Society FTBook. Com David Beckham

08/03/2024

Endorsed by a thrice-nominated Booker winner.
Why not try it?

We found an even better picture for the Manette cover, courtesy of Birmingham Museum: there will still be limited stock of the original covers which can now be seen as precious First Editions!

08/03/2024

On International Women's Day - forget the multi-taskers, & the beauty & clothes ads. Imagine relying on a guide dog to help you load the laundry, &... to write! A lovely novella, this.

06/03/2024

Just published. Congratulations to Megan (& her trusty guide dog!)
Find it any good bookshops/library, eg:
Amazon
https://amzn.to/49VfyfG
Waterstones
waterstones.com/book/a-referendum-on-debra-and-other-planets/megan-hastings/s-a-harrison/9781739699369

27/02/2024

In the uncertain business of publishing, there is nothing more powerful than a reader who truly loves a book

16/02/2024

Admission is free. From The Bodleian website:

"Write, Cut, Rewrite is an exhibition dedicated to the creative importance of editing in literature, often referred to as ‘killing your darlings.... features abandoned works, such as Jane Austen’s The Watsons, and cases of censorship, such as Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. It also touches on the revisions and rewritings of famous books, offering a unique chance to look over the shoulder of literary greats at the moment of creation.

Highlights include discarded ideas, fundamental changes, deletions, additions, notes and scribbles from great authors such as Mary and Percy Shelley, Jane Austen, James Joyce, Raymond Chandler, Ian Fleming, Samuel Beckett, and John le Carré."

Editing is the hidden secret of great work. The exhibition shines a light on the creative methods writers use

27/11/2023

Categorising fiction may help to sell books, but it says little about how writers write or readers read

13/11/2023

WriteSideLeft goes walkabout & is welcomed in Bordeaux to launch The Wonderful World of Jane & Oliver Bloke. A bonkersly charming novella by Rorie Smith.
More details soon: you can now find it any decent bookshop (including ofc Bradley’s of Bordeaux!)

04/11/2023

What is AI? Have you tried ChatGPT? Is it possible to replicate or mimic the job of the novel- the exploration of human consciousness? Let us know. We’re talking about this in Oxford soon & we’d like your thoughts!

15/10/2023

All about lighthouses!

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/oct/15/a-brief-atlas-lighthouses-end-of-world-remote-jose-luis-gonzales-macias

22/09/2023

Delighted to be commissioned; a private limited edition: the secret life of Today Programme Editor Lucky Mike…

15/09/2023

A book launch in Bordeaux... you are all welcome.

02/09/2023

Most recent reviews for Little Spark: as part of our Indian Summer promotions you can fetch the kindle on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Spark-Jo-Turner-ebook/dp/B09B2FM7M5

02/09/2023

In advance of the publication of "The Blokes...": do grab a kindle copy discounted until 30 September. We'll be heading to Bordeaux (it's also set in Cornwall in a lighthouse, and in Wales) to launch it...

Roughly Oddbins O’Reilly is a Detective Inspector with the Colwyn Bay force. Dr Heinz Pumpernickel is his mysterious writing professor. Roughly produces stories for his writing course that include a description of life on a Cornish lighthouse, the truth about President Obama’s dog a...

27/08/2023

The artist Matt Stevens creates meticulously aged book jackets for his cinematic favourites

26/08/2023

For decades the city was a haven for artists, writers and composers in exile — as well as the occasional revolutionary. Here’s where to follow in their footsteps

22/08/2023

After the stonking better if less well paid than the men performance by Women’s team: this charming novel explores the future of the beautiful game: women & LGBT & a whole lot else, recently requested by our foremost football commentator & FT writer!

20/08/2023

Reading & publishing. History & the future. Coming soon: The Wonderful World of… by established author Rorie, who writes in France & Cornwall.
This autumn WriteSideLeft continues to explore hatred & prejudices in the context of history, humour, & lost generations, wrapped up in love & trade. This autumn, we’re daring to look at Brexit & lost faith - authors everywhere stand in fear of the past, but continuously diligently & bravely observe the absurd without fear of their books being burnt, by climate or madmen.

11/08/2023

https://apple.news/AkRGN4d3ZT6yfWseY0F987A

‘You can’t judge a book by its cover” is the worst proverb. Because, as every author, publisher and book jacket designer will tell you, a cover is there to be judged. Get it right and people will pick it up. Fail and a book will languish unloved on the shelf. And as any reader knows, the cover...

03/08/2023

Contrasting perspectives on the author — and the invisible life of his first wife

23/07/2023

https://amzn.eu/d/1yJ3ijv

The perfect summer read (in the shade) - garnering more and more ace reviews: a 'taut little thriller', & Jo the author is likened to Patricia Highsmith. On offer for a short time.

Little Spark eBook : Turner, Jo, Harrison, S A : Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store