Eric Jerome Dickey: The best-selling author dies at 59

The author Jerome Dickey, who was a common feature on the best-sellers list for more than 20 years, has sadly passed away at the age of 59. The US writer created 30 novels about thrilling daring adventures and heart pounding romances that revolved around young African American characters. He also wrote a series of Marvel comics about a love story between X-Men’s Storm and the … Continue reading Eric Jerome Dickey: The best-selling author dies at 59

William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope Review

Who’d have thought that Star Wars and Shakespeare go hand to hand perfectly? Well it turns out that author Ian Doescher did and he hits it out the park with ‘Verily, A New Hope’ the first entry in his Star Wars/Shakespeare saga. As it turns out, the story of Star Wars, with all of its drama, tragedy, romance, humour, and amazing characters fits brilliantly into Shakespeare literary … Continue reading William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope Review

We’re giving away copies of the brilliant Nevada Noir by David Arrowsmith

To celebrate the re-birth of Booklytical we have decided to give five lucky readers a copy of the very brilliant crime thriller Nevada Noir. If you missed our review of this short trilogy you can find that here. I’d recommend giving it a read. The copies of Nevada Noir will be bought through Amazon and will be in kindle format. To enter this giveaway all … Continue reading We’re giving away copies of the brilliant Nevada Noir by David Arrowsmith

The lawsuit over ‘warmer’ Sherlock depicted in Enola Holmes dismissed

The estate of Arthur Conan Doyle has reached an agreement with Netflix that will see a lawsuit brought by the author’s estate dismissed. The lawsuit was filed earlier this year against the streaming company and alleged that the film Enola Holmes infringed upon copyrighted work by depicting a warmer and more emotional version of Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle died in 1930 and while most of his works … Continue reading The lawsuit over ‘warmer’ Sherlock depicted in Enola Holmes dismissed

Richard Osman becomes first debut author to be Christmas No 1

Richard Osman’s mystery novel about a group of elderly wannabe detectives, The Thursday Murder Club, has just become the first ever debut novel to become the Christmas number 1 after selling a staggering 134,514 copies in just one week. The Pointless presenter has beat out the likes of Barack Obama’s memoir A Promised Land and JK Rowling’s The Ickabog to the coverted number 1 spot. Osman’s … Continue reading Richard Osman becomes first debut author to be Christmas No 1

Author Spotlight: D. A. Butcher discusses his life, his struggles, and his love for writing

Author Spotlight is our series that aims to give writers a platform to talk about the artform we all love, writing. This time around D. A. Butcher joins us to talk about his life, his struggles, and his passion for writing. Check out this excellent article. I grew up in London. My mother is Italian and an artist, my father is British and worked on … Continue reading Author Spotlight: D. A. Butcher discusses his life, his struggles, and his love for writing

Author Spotlight: Jon Hartless discusses who can tell stories in a pluralistic society

Author Spotlight is our new series that aims to give a platform for writers to discuss the art form we all love so much. This time we are joined by Jon Hartless as he takes a look at “The right to write – who can tell stories in a pluralistic society?” Let us know your thoughts in the comments below… Recently, voices have been raised … Continue reading Author Spotlight: Jon Hartless discusses who can tell stories in a pluralistic society

Author Spotlight: James Huck discusses his writing method

Author Spotlight is our new series where a guest author writes about their process, their love for the art, and of course, their work. This time out James Huck joins us. I began writing short pieces some time ago, but they were fragments of stories and parts of characters. It wasn’t until I reached a crisis in my career and life that the writing process … Continue reading Author Spotlight: James Huck discusses his writing method

Hollow Road (Maer Cycle book 1) by Dan Fitzgerald Review

On the face of it Hollow Road (The Maer Cycle Book 1) by Dan Fitzgerald sounds like a straightforward and very formulaic fantasy novel. Three characters, Sinnie, Carl, and Finn are sent off on an adventure by a wealthy benefactor, and of course each character has devoted their life to a different profession. Sinnie works for a travelling circus and is a badass with a … Continue reading Hollow Road (Maer Cycle book 1) by Dan Fitzgerald Review