Steve Haywood
Victorian Crime Mystery Fiction in Britain
Everyone knows about Sherlock Holmes, but what if you want to go beyond the great man and read some different crime fiction set in the...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 23, 2021
- 5 min
A Guide to Medieval Crime Fiction in Britain
Of all eras, there must be far more historical mysteries set in medieval times than in any other period of history, so this is never...
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Steve Haywood
- Sep 10, 2021
- 4 min
Top 12 Best Exploration SF Novels
I was recently discussing best books on the theme of 'exploration' and someone said, what, you mean science fiction novels? I didn't mean...
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Steve Haywood
- Apr 1, 2021
- 7 min
Historical Crime Fiction Guide - Part One: Ancient & Medieval Britain
I wanted to write a guide to historical crime fiction but, realising it would be too big a topic for one article, decided to split it in...
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Steve Haywood
- Feb 2, 2021
- 3 min
Short Stories Read - January 2021
I have challenged myself to read a short story a day during 2021. I'm not trying to make myself read a story each and every day, I will...
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Steve Haywood
- Dec 31, 2020
- 4 min
Reading Review of 2020
Well it has been quite a year. Different to normal in almost every way, and that has impacted on my reading, though in a fairly positive...
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Steve Haywood
- Nov 8, 2020
- 7 min
Reading the Chunksters – 10 Great Long Books
I’ve got so many books that I want to read that one of my top criteria for reading a book is length. I tend to favour shorter books –...
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Steve Haywood
- Nov 2, 2020
- 3 min
A New Online Bookshop!
I’ve always have a thing about bookshops, particularly independent bookshops – as a child one of my biggest ambitions was one day to have...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 5, 2020
- 5 min
Crime Fiction Tour of Britain – Part One: South of England & Wales
What do you think of when you think of British crime fiction? For many people it might be Agatha Christie and her clever sleuths Poirot...
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Steve Haywood
- Apr 18, 2020
- 5 min
Hugo & Nebula Award 2020 Nominees – Reading Update
If you’ve not yet seen my posts on the Hugo Award Nominees 2020 and the Nebula Award Nominees 2020, then check them out now for a list of...
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Steve Haywood
- Apr 12, 2020
- 3 min
SF Awards 2020 Part Two – Hugo Award Nominees
Last month I wrote about the Nebula Award nominees, and also my reading challenge to read all of the nominees (well, novels and short...
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Steve Haywood
- Mar 15, 2020
- 3 min
SF Awards 2020 Part One – Nebula Award Nominees
Nebula Award Nominees 2020 It’s that time of the year when nominations come out for the major SF & Fantasy awards. Last year, I read all...
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Steve Haywood
- Jan 26, 2020
- 3 min
Top 10 Books About Books
For a bookworm like me, there’s nothing quite like reading a book about books. It provides fuel to sate the reading appetite, more piles...
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Steve Haywood
- Dec 29, 2019
- 6 min
My Reading Year 2019
As is usual at the end of December, I’m looking back on my year of reading during 2019. This is made much easier than it used to be,...
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Steve Haywood
- Aug 21, 2019
- 5 min
Top 10 Political Novels to Read
I’ve always enjoyed a good political thriller, but I think my love of this particular genre increased massively after becoming a major...
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Steve Haywood
- Feb 23, 2019
- 3 min
10 Reasons Why You Should Read Short Stories
There is a lot said these days about how the internet, mobile phones and other technology is shortening people’s attention spans. You...
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Steve Haywood
- Feb 10, 2019
- 4 min
My Top 10 Books to Read
I admit that My Goodreads To Be Read list (TBR for short) is just too long, and needs pruning. On Goodreads, whenever I find something I...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 14, 2017
- 5 min
Save our Libraries
Update: This was an article I originally wrote in 2016. Since then, most of the libraries mentioned were closed, but in a government...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 14, 2017
- 3 min
Top 10 Books from 1980
There are lots of challenges that you can take part in on the Goodreads groups I’m a member of, but one that particularly interested me...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 11, 2017
- 4 min
Introduction to Goodreads
If you like books and reading but haven’t heard of Goodreads.com then you are in for a treat. It is the best website on the internet for...
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