Afternoon Drinking

by | Nov 18, 2025 | Uncategorized

An attention-grabbing title for a collection of short stories by Alan Beard, published by Floodgate. The celebratory launch was held at Voce books in Digbeth, Birmingham. The room was crowded with lots of Alan’s writing friends, family and readers of his work....

Nine years on

by | Nov 6, 2025 | Uncategorized

Haunting cover designed by Adam at Cinnamon Press Nine years ago I celebrated the publication of my first novel in Waterstones, Leamington Spa. Cinnamon Press, my publisher, is a small, independent press and like many similar presses, has needed to diversify to...