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Meet Corinne Pollard

Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). This week, it’s Corinne Pollard’s turn – West Yorkshire lass, dark fantasy and horror lover, and drabble queen.

Meet Kat Day

Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). This week, we head into the world of podcasts to meet Kat Day, editor at PseudoPod.

After Death

After Death by Dean Koontz Thomas & Mercer, pb, £6.99 Reviewed by John Dodd I’ve never read Dean Koontz before, and given the volume of work he’s put out there over the years, that always seemed like a massive oversight.  After Death begins with Michael Mace walking into the offices… Read More »After Death

My Brother’s Keeper

My Brother’s Keeper by Tim Powers Head of Zeus, pb, £9.19 Reviewed by John Dodd A tale of the Brontes, but unlike any tale you’ve ever heard of them before, Brothers Keeper is the story of all the Brontes, Charlotte, Emily, Anne, and lesser known Branwell.  All stories hide within… Read More »My Brother’s Keeper

Meet LS Delorme

Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). This week, we head to Paris to meet Lexy, aka LS Delorme, an ex-rock musician and biochemist whose latest release is a new adult cross-genre paranormal romance.

The Lake Boy

The Lake Boy by Adam Robert Newcon Press, ebook, £2.99, Reviewed by Sarah Deeming Cynthia lives with her brother, George, the local minister of a small parish in Cumbria. The hope is the remoteness of this new parish will cure Cynthia of her sinfulness. As she strives to contain her… Read More »The Lake Boy

The Butcher of the Forest

The Butcher Of The Forest, by Premee Mohamed. Titan Books, hb, £11.95 Reviewed by Steven Poore Better known, in this book cellar at least, for her Indiana Jones/Lex Luthor/Cthulhu warp-speed romp across a modern world threatened by mistakenly-summoned Ancient Ones, Beneath The Rising (Solaris, 2020), Premee Mohamed is evidently creeping… Read More »The Butcher of the Forest

Celebrating the women of SFFH

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We asked our Discord members community for their recommendations of SFFH women to celebrate this International Women’s Day. Here’s what they had to say.

Shown is a graphic that has a sunny forest background with a book resting on a felled tree trunk. The book has grass, trees and a house growing from the open pages. Top left is a black and white photo of Paul A. Green. He has short, dark hair and is wearing glasses while looking straight at the camera. Top right is Anna Smith Spark, who has short dark hair with a slight curl. She is wearing a dark top and sitting with her arms crossed. Middle left is Marve Michael Anson. She smiling, has long, curly, dark hair and is wearing glasses. She is wearing an orange jumper. Middle right is Shona Kinsella, who has long, black, wavy hair that hangs over right side of her face. Centre left is Eden Royce, who has curly, shoulder-length black hair. She is wearing glasses and smiling at the camera. Centre right is the BFS logo, a red and black dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. On the bottom left is J E Hannaford who has wavy red hair and is wearing a silver necklace. Bottom right is Leia Talon, who is wearing a purple, fluffy hat. Strands of blonde hair are hanging down as she looks at the camera from an angle. At the top are lines of black text, saying 'BFS Online Presents: The Book Journey.’ Below are lines of black text, saying ‘Join us for readings from Paul A. Green, Anna Smith Spark, Marve Michael Anson, Shona Kinsella, Eden Royce, Leia Talon’. At the bottom are lines of black text saying ‘Saturday 13th April, 10am to 6pm. Tickets from BFS website.’

BFS Online: The Book Journey – Readings

We have six readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror – to help you find your next book (or add to that beautiful TBR pile). Bring your favourite tipple and enjoy some first-rate readings from the SFFH community.