Author Archives: Wren James

April Favourites | The Raven Cycle | Go Fug Yourself | Meghan Trainor | Outlander |omgcheckplease

So…I’m going to try something a bit new today. I’m kind of obsessed with monthly Favourites features, which is something a lot of Lifestyle and make-up bloggers do. I’ve been wanting to try it out myself, so here goes! I’m not sure if this’ll be a regular thing….but we’ll see! Here are my April favourites.Continue reading “April Favourites | The Raven Cycle | Go Fug Yourself | Meghan Trainor | Outlander |omgcheckplease”

My top ten Book Boyfriends

I’ve seen the idea of ‘book boyfriends’ going around on twitter recently, and it’s such an excellent idea I couldn’t resist writing a list of mine. These are fictional characters who you would totally marry if they were real and available, like, no questions asked. Straight to the alter. So. Here are mine. Note: theseContinue reading “My top ten Book Boyfriends”

The Next Together is a real book!

Today I got to hold my book for the first time as a real physical thing. I’m feeling very emotional and a little tearful about it right now, so please indulge me for this post. Here’s the story of The Next Together, and why this is such a huge huge deal to me. Two weeksContinue reading “The Next Together is a real book!”

My favourite Literary Fiction novels (written by women)

Following up on my post of my Favourite YA novels, and inspired by a discussion on tumblr about my post on female authors, here are my favourite Literary Fiction books, written by women! Basically my blog is now just a place I post book recommendations, I hope you’re all okay with that. My Education –Continue reading “My favourite Literary Fiction novels (written by women)”

Cover reveal for The Next Together + First Chapter!

Yesterday, the cover of my debut novel was revealed, along with the first chapter! Thank you to Lucy at Queen of Contemporary, Daisy Chain Book Reviews, Jim at YAYeahYeah, Hannah at Luna’s Little Library, Sarah Likes Books, Becki at A Word Shaker, Tilly-and-her-books, Manda at Bookmad, and Ink-slingers for their help with the reveal! As you can see, it wasContinue reading “Cover reveal for The Next Together + First Chapter!”

REVIEW: The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton

Catherine Doyle chose The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender as one of her favourite books to be read by our book club. I can definitely see why Cat chose this book as one of her favourites. Her novel Vendetta is all about family, and Ava Lavender is the ultimate family saga. The relationships betweenContinue reading “REVIEW: The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton”

Is women’s writing only considered literary fiction if it’s about men?

Recently I’ve been trying to read prize winning novels, and I’ve noticed a disappointing similarity between most of the books. Critically acclaimed books by women are usually about men.  Out of the last 7 Man Booker prizes awarded to women, 5 have had male protagonists*. Out of the last 7 Baileys/Orange Women’s prize for fiction winners,Continue reading “Is women’s writing only considered literary fiction if it’s about men?”

My favourite Young Adult novels

More than this by Patrick Ness Ness’ writing is sparse and delicious, with a great use of space and emptiness. In particular this book is almost a work of art. It’s one of those amazing books where there’s somehow a cliffhanger at the end of every single chapter, so your heartbeat rises and rises andContinue reading “My favourite Young Adult novels”

Researching history

I recently posted about the historical events and locations in The Next Together, so I thought I’d explain how I did my historical research. If you asked my editor and copyeditor, they’d likely admit that I’m not the best at historical accuracy. I’m not a historian. I’m never going to be as good as authorsContinue reading “Researching history”