Whatever happened to Margaret Jones? by Frances Brody
Whatever happened to Margaret Jones, author of The Day They Put Humpty Together Again …? This book languished on my shelf waiting to be read until a few months ago. It must be a decade...
Author: Fiona Gell
Re-writing, Re-thinking and Re-singing History by Boff Whalley
That lad at the back of the class, slumped on one elbow and looking out of the window, bored to distraction during a three-hour lesson, that’s me. Last thing on a Friday, an entire...
Talking To – Wes Brown, author of Shark
In the first of an occasional series, we talk to some of the authors involved in the Big Bookend over the last 3 years. By Paul Whittle I first came across Wes Brown and...
The Leeds Big Bookend: Review of Our Year
With a new year nearly upon us, like the Roman god Janus, we look back at 2013 and forward to the Big Bookend 2014. For the Big Bookend team, 2013 has flown by in...
Napkin Story: ‘The Writer’s Curse’ by Christopher White
The next in our blog series of Napkin Halloween-themed stories is Christopher White’s ‘The Writer’s Curse’. . . The Writer’s Curse Damned Hallowe’en mused the writer. He was stuck in a rundown café staring...
Napkin Story: ‘Hallowmas’ by Terry Buchan
Up next in the Napkin blog series is Terry Buchan and his flash fiction work ‘Hallowmas’. . . Hallowmas This is your Hallowmas call. Are you some kind of cult? Putting you through now...
Napkin Story : Around the Door by Steve Toase
Steve Toase is our next Napkin winner, with his eerie Halloween story ‘Around the Door.’ Around The Door Taking another nail from between his teeth, Daniel hammered it into the bare wood of the...
Napkin Story: ‘Trick or Treat’ by Colin Stathers
Colin Stathers is our next Napkin winner, with his spooky Halloween-themed story ‘Trick Or Treat’. Trick Or Treat Help. The word never left his lips. Only the muffled sound of rummaging, somewhere close by,...
Napkin Story: ‘All In The Mind Game’ by June Taylor
Following on from last Friday’s post, here is another winner from the Napkin Story Project by McBookishness. The competition asked Leeds writers for short but scary flash fiction. The stories would be published in napkin format...
Napkin Story: ‘Dunked’ by Hannah Roche
As part of the Napkin Story Project by McBookishness, The Leeds Big Bookend Blog is showcasing some of the fantastic flash fiction works that are now published in napkin format. The competition asked Leeds...
