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Two double acts!
Posted on October 27, 2014 6 Comments
As long as there have been stories there have been pairings of characters – Holmes and Watson, Winnie the Pooh and Piglet, Wooster and Jeeves – the list goes on and on. In both my two new books – Pasha, the latest in the Kydd series and The Silk Tree, a standalone historical set in […]
‘I discovered Kydd in Kazakhstan!’
Posted on June 3, 2014 1 Comment
It always gives me a thrill to hear of my Kydd tales being read in particularly exotic or unusual locales. They’ve been up the Amazon, carried to the frozen North and choppered in to a remote mining town in Western Australia – to name just a few. Now I can add Kazakhstan to the list! […]
A Kydd Family Tradition
Posted on January 10, 2014 1 Comment
[To leave a comment or reply go to box at the end of the page] I’m always delighted to hear from readers. Over the years I’ve had emails and letters from male and female Kyddites ranging from children/teenagers to octogenarians! Some have special connections with the sea; others enjoy engaging with the colourful characters of […]
The Cuban Grandmother
Posted on December 10, 2013 1 Comment
[To leave a comment go right to the end of the page and just enter it in the ‘Leave a Reply’ box] I’m delighted to launch a new BigJules feature – Reader of the Month! The first Reader of the Month is Martha Berry. A few years back Martha got in touch with me saying […]
Kydd’s Home Town
Posted on August 28, 2013 6 Comments
[To leave a comment go right to the end of the page and just enter it in the ‘Leave a Reply’ box] One of the most enjoyable aspects of writing the Kydd series has to be going on location research! (I know how lucky I am to be able to earn my living this way…) […]
Julian Stockwin 