Now released in paperback by Picador, Little Monsters by Charles Lambert is an insightful and observant novel about different kinds of refugees, from a broken home in 1960s England to immigration in contemporary Italy. >>

The "Monster of the Week" is a well known trope in television storytelling, but Arthur Conan Doyle credited much of the success of Sherlock Holmes to his early identificaton of the device. >>

Arctic Chill, the fifth novel from Icelandic crime author Arnaldur Indridason, displays the author's abilities at character and his use of Iceland as a setting, but is weighed down by an overabundance of story and characters. >>

The basic facts of Arthur Conan Doyle's life are pretty well known by now, from the creation of Sherlock Holmes to his obsession with spiritualism. Russell Miller's biography helps to link these different aspects of the man into a cohesive whole. >>

From paid critiques to writing workshops, courses, and retreats, there are a lot of good ways to spend your money on improving your writing abilities. Fortunately, there are also a lot of good ways to work on your writing without spending a penny. Here's a list of ten of them. >>