Kate Writes and Reads

Publishing a story collection has been a series of steep learning curves – as soon as I climbed over one, another loomed up. But here we a...

I am pleased to say that I have brought out a collection of my short stories (previously published in The People's Friend, Woman's W...

I read five books in January. Bit of a lazy old nostalgia fest this month. The Scent of Water by Elizabeth Goudge I...

I am somewhat obsessed by names so I can’t believe I’ve written almost 90 blog posts without discussing them. I love choosing my...

I read seven books in December. Shall we Dance? by Maggie Alderson There’s always something very glam about...

Er, well, my answer to the question posed on the cover of this January 1951 magazine, is no .  Sorry, dear. Because to an...

I was given the gorgeous Reading Woman calendar for Christmas and I’m going to use it to mark only writing-related event...