Pat Belford continues to find success with her stories for The People`s Friend. One Maltese Morning – about a village baker who discovers an abandoned baby when he makes an early bread delivery – earned Pat a front cover credit for best fiction. Making the Best of It will appear in the magazine’s anthology next year. It’s about a young couple who find an unusual solution to a dry rot problem in their sitting room. 

Emma Storr has a review of Remnants by Jane Burn and Bob Beagrie published online with the London Grip. You can read it here.

Members were recently able to get their hands on actual hard copies of Mark Pennington’s much anticipated novel, The Angel of Dent. From the back cover: “Featuring Yorkshire, railways and family secrets, this unusual novel will take you to places you never imagined, sleeper to sleeper.” This correspondent wasn’t disappointed. It’s a thoroughly engaging coming-of-age story with a decidedly quirky charm. It comes thoroughly recommended. Find out more here.