by David West | May 1, 2026 | News
The May edition of Red Herrings, the bulletin of the Crime Writers’ Association, has landed. I take particular encouragement from an article by Chris Nickson titled: CRIME SERIES IN BOOKS – WHY WRITE THEM? Chris explains that publishers love a series because...
by David West | May 1, 2026 | News
On the 1st of May, 1960, Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union whilst flying a Lockheed U2 spyplane during the Cold War. During the 1950s, the United States had limited reliable intelligence about Soviet military capabilities, particularly its...
by David West | Apr 30, 2026 | News
On the 30th of April, 1859, Charle Dickens published the first edition of his literary magazine, All The Year Round, containing the first installment of A Tale of Two Cities. Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was the most celebrated novelist of the Victorian age and remains...
by David West | Apr 29, 2026 | News
I can’t believe I haven’t written about James Cook before now. He got a brief mention in my post on Antarctica. Well, here goes then. On the 29th of April, 1770, Captain James Cook arrived in a bay on Australia’s south east coast which he named Botany Bay. Cook was...
by David West | Apr 28, 2026 | News
As a writer of historical fiction, the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, I am interested in both history and words. My pick for today’s historical event is the assassination of Conrad of Montferrat, King of Jerusalem, on the 28th of April, 1192. The assassination was...
