Monthly Archives: February 2018

More monster mayhem.

Following on from last Friday’s post, here is the final part of a feature on six novels by women writers that originally appeared in Black Static #59:- SIX NOVELS (continued) Alexandra Oliva’s debut novel THE LAST ONE (Penguin pb, 352pp, £7.99) follows … Continue reading →

From the Tunnel of Love album.

Following on from Monday’s post, here is the second part of a feature on six novels written by women writers that originally appeared in Black Static #59:- SIX NOVELS (continued) Michelle Paver is coming from a similar place to Ward with THIN … Continue reading →

That’s Croft, Lara Croft.

Reviews of six novels by women writers that originally appeared in Black Static #59:- SIX NOVELS Angela Marsons made her reputation as an eBook bestseller, subsequently moving over into print. EVIL GAMES (Zaffre Publishing pb, 438pp, £7.99) is the second volume in … Continue reading →

1984 and with the release of Born in the USA it was indeed Glory Days. In 1985 I saw Bruce and the boys perform this and a host of other songs from the album at Wembley Stadium. It was phenomenal.

A review that originally appeared in Black Static #59:- There are nineteen stories in SINGING WITH ALL MY SKIN AND BONE (Undertow Publications pb, 240pp, $17.99), the first collection by American writer Sunny Moraine, two of which are previously unpublished. Written in … Continue reading →

Jennifer Lawrence will be your Valentine, if her handler needs what you have.

A review that originally appeared in Black Static #59:- NIGHTS OF BLOOD WINE (Telos Publishing pb, 220pp, £12.99) by Freda Warrington contains fifteen stories, four of which are previously unpublished, and spans some twenty years of her career. The opening section of … Continue reading →