Coming up on Vulpes Libris …

EBOOK FORTNIGHT:  WEEK TWO Judging by the visitors’ statistics, everyone’s enjoying eBook Fortnight almost as much as we are (we’re all sad little billy-no-mates – what’s YOUR excuse?) and telling their friends to come and have a look as well.  Richard Ommanney tells us his sales shot up by 1300% – which is both pleasing [...]

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Coming Up on Vulpes Libris

We’ve been wanting to bring you something on Screenwriting for a long time and finally this week, RosyB – our screenwriter in residence – has a thoughtful (and hilarious) article on the subject. We also have eerie short stories, Young Adult novels and a guide to writing Romance. Monday: Wondered why RosyB has been rather [...]

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Next week on Vulpes Libris …

. ~~~o~~~ . .A thoroughly mixed bag awaits you this week, gentle readers, with children featuring prominently – along with a healthy dose of death, art and ninjutsu topped off with sex and resurrection.  What could be nicer? . ~~~o~~~ . . Monday: Jackie heads to the Old West with The Swansong of Wilbur McCrum [...]

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Coming up on Vulpes …

Have any of you ever wondered how the Foxes get it together?  How they preserve their serene and swanlike public exterior while producing a continuous stream of articulate, thought-provoking and beautifully crafted  literary gems?  (Cough.) You haven’t?  Well tough, because I’m going to tell you anyway. We have a pokey little den hidden behind the [...]

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Sadomasochism for Accountants by Rosy Barnes + Giveaway

We have a most exciting change to the schedule today. Novelist, poet and blogger, Anne Brooke, has given us a review of a new comedy novel penned by our very own Rosy Barnes! When 38 year old Paula is rejected by her accountant boyfriend, Alan, for being too dull, she decides that drastic measures are [...]

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Interview with Catherine O’Flynn

Catherine O’Flynn’s debut novel “What Was Lost“, published by small independent publisher Tindal Street Press , has enjoyed the most extraordinary success – nominated for most of the major literary prizes and finally bagging the Costa First Novel Award (formerly the Whitbread) late last year. Despite being bombarded by press attention, Catherine kindly agreed to [...]

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Gents by Warwick Collins

It is difficult when describing this book not to find yourself trotting out phrases that make it sound less than it is: “this little book”, “this slim volume”, “a quiet yet sweet story”, “ a simple tale”. On the other hand there is an equal danger in outlining the enormous themes (tolerance, race, culture, maleness [...]

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The Friday Project Interview

US AND OUR BIG MOUTHS…   Lisa Glass and Rosy Barnes talk to Scott Pack of The Friday Project. Scott says: Right. I have a cuppa, a Tunnocks and some biccies. I am all yours. Lisa says: Hello! Scott says: Hello! Rosy has been added to the conversation. Rosy says: Hello! I’m here! Lisa says: [...]

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Publisher Feature: Marion Boyars

The Life and Survival of an Avant-Garde publisher Rosy Barnes interviews Catheryn Kilgarriff, Managing Director of the publisher Marion Boyars. Rustling through a box of books in my parents’ house, I came across an old friend, a small slim volume with a distinctive modernist black and white cover. I remember how I found it in [...]

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Small Publisher Interview: Emma Barnes from Snowbooks

With an award for Small Publisher of the Year 2006, not to mention personally gracing various lists of successful business people under the age of 35 (the latest, still top secret, was recently alluded to on Snowbooks’ blog), Emma Barnes is used to accolades. Yet, despite these successes, she does not pretend that her personal [...]

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