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My Top 5 Non-Fiction Reads
Even 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
Feb 9, 20215 min read


Why Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn Should be Read Back-to-Back
Though 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-Smith
Jan 19, 20212 min read


Cliff-Hangers, Audio Book, Part Three
What 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-Smith
Mar 15, 20181 min read


Asking People To Read My Book
It'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-Smith
Mar 15, 20182 min read


Cliff-Hangers, Audio Book, Part Two
What 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-Smith
Feb 8, 20181 min read


What It's Like To Finish A First Edit
The 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-Smith
Jan 17, 20183 min read


Cliff-Hangers Audio Book Part One
I 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-Smith
Dec 21, 20171 min read


Trying To Get Noticed In a Crowded Market
There 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-Smith
Dec 21, 20172 min read


Why I Don't Enjoy Seeing Authors Live
With 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
Dec 21, 20173 min read


Five top reads from the past 12 months
This 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 12, 20161 min read


A change in commuter reading habits
While 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
Apr 11, 20161 min read


A new era of reading
For 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 23, 20162 min read


No limits reading
I, 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 min read


When Adult fiction sits on the cusp on non-fiction
Sometimes 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 min read


From page to screen; when directors get it right and wrong
Far 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
Mar 22, 20162 min read


The skull beneath the man
After 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, 20162 min read


Patrick Ness; Doctor Who spin-off Class
It 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, 20161 min read


Book ideas come in waves
Warning 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...
Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
Feb 29, 20162 min read
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