The Book Stash - Episode 15: Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi

We look at the debut novel (and New York Times bestseller) from Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone. Discover ten tips for writing compelling dialog and Ash shows off her new map for the Rachaya Series.

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Links from this episode:

• Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi
• Ash's editor, Element Editing Services (Kat Betts)
• See Ash's new map on Instagram
• Cartographer, Soraya Corcoran

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Book Review - Colourless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, by Haruki Murakami

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

In my mind this is one of Murakami's finest pieces of work. I immediately want to read it again, much as I did Norwegian Wood. This story is nostalgic, visceral, and true to a Murakami novel, leaves you with more questions than answers. Unlike some of his other novels there were no dragging descriptions to slow down the story (or at least none that I noticed - in 1Q84, for example, he would often spend several pages describing a meal), so it was quite fast paced. It was interesting and kept me guessing all the way through.

If you have never read a Murakami novel, this may be a good place to start.

I have a strong feeling I may be gushing about this book to Steve in a future episode of The Book Stash podcast. For now I need some time to mull it over.

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The Book Stash - Episode 14: Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel

In this special half hour episode, we take a look at Hilary Mantel's Booker prize-winning novel, Wolf Hall (and its TV series). We also talk about the card game Once Upon A Time and Vladimir Propp's fairy tale functions.

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Links from this episode:

• Our writing prompt in card form (Instagram)
• Once Upon A Time - The card game
• Once Upon A Time - The writer's handbook
• Vladimir Propp's fairytale functions on Wikipedia
• Wolf Hall, the TV mini-series
• Wolf Hall, By Hilary Mantel
  

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