Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith Feb 9, 20215 minMy Top 5 Non-Fiction ReadsEven the greatest reader of fiction has those few non-fiction books on their shelves which stand out to them as must reads. Here are the...
Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith Jan 19, 20212 minWhy Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn Should be Read Back-to-BackThough released a year apart Sarah J. Maas’s most recent instalments in the Throne of Glass series work in parallel to one another within...
Anna-Roisin Ullman-SmithMar 15, 20181 minCliff-Hangers, Audio Book, Part ThreeWhat did you think of Silence? In making this short YouTube series the overall goal was not to kick start a YouTube channel, which...
Anna-Roisin Ullman-SmithMar 15, 20182 minAsking People To Read My BookIt's terrifying. A few weeks ago I was looking into literary agents and came across a site that gave the advice that just because you...
Anna-Roisin Ullman-SmithFeb 8, 20181 minCliff-Hangers, Audio Book, Part TwoWhat did you think of Beth? I was advised when I started out with promoting Cliff-Hangers to try a YouTube series. This is part two of...
Anna-Roisin Ullman-SmithJan 17, 20183 minWhat It's Like To Finish A First EditThe thrill of finishing my first ever full length novel was incredible, but I did not realize how exhilarating it would be to finish the fir
Anna-Roisin Ullman-SmithDec 21, 20171 minCliff-Hangers Audio Book Part OneI am trying to promote my self published book by giving people a chance to hear some of the stories from the collection by reading them...
Anna-Roisin Ullman-SmithDec 21, 20172 minTrying To Get Noticed In a Crowded MarketThere is nothing quiet so hard as self-publishing. For most people who have a great passion for reading, writing your own book is an easy...
Anna-Roisin Ullman-SmithDec 21, 20173 minWhy I Don't Enjoy Seeing Authors LiveWith the one exception that is the great Derek Landy, who performs live author interviews like a comedian does stand-up, seeing authors...
Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith Apr 12, 20161 minFive top reads from the past 12 monthsThis is our first video, looking at my top five reads from the past twelve months; The White Rose, by Amy Ewing Breath of Frost, by...
Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith Apr 11, 20161 minA change in commuter reading habitsWhile book sales have been falling across the board there has been a rise in the past five years in digital book sales, a most noticeable...
Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith Mar 23, 20162 minA new era of readingFor those of us who are naturally nosy the kindle has taken away one of the best commuter past-times. No longer can we sit on the train...
Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith Mar 22, 20162 minNo limits readingI, personally, do not believe that we should stop allowing ourselves the joy of children's literature once we reach a certain age, and...
Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith Mar 22, 20162 minWhen Adult fiction sits on the cusp on non-fictionSometimes when reading a piece of adult fiction I catch myself thinking; 'wow, they really researched this one' and not always in a good...
Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith Mar 22, 20162 minFrom page to screen; when directors get it right and wrongFar too often a good book, or even a good series is ruined by the big screen, but occasionally the producers get it right. In recent...
Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith Feb 29, 20162 minThe skull beneath the manAfter the conclusion to long running and popular children books series Skulduggery Pleasant, many fans were left wondering what would...
Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith Feb 29, 20161 minPatrick Ness; Doctor Who spin-off ClassIt was recently announced that acclaimed young adult author Patrick Ness will be writing new Doctor Who spin-off series Class which shall...
Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith Feb 29, 20162 minBook ideas come in wavesWarning there are spoilers in this article! Due to reading so many YA novels a year, as with any genre, you start to notice a pattern...