Wildlife

Two editors will be joining the Parthian editorial team in the new financial year. Editor and writer  Susie Wild  has extended her role to general editor with Parthian and is currently working on a list which includes sparkling new fiction debuts by  Craig Hawes ,  Dan Tyte  and  Carly Holmes . She is also the editor of an innovative range of memoirs which starts Dorothy Al Khafaji’s  Between Two Rivers , an honest, funny and moving story of Baghdad life from the perspective of a young woman from England, transplanted into another culture by love and family, and then in 2014 by Michael Oliver’s innovative  Sunbathing in Siberia: A Marriage of East and West in Post Soviet Russia .  Read the article in full on the Parthian website. Also see interview with me in The Bookseller on 8th March.

Hello Folks, I know I've been a bit quiet on the blog front lately, that is because I've taken a bit of a break from performing to spend time on writing and various efforts in self improvement. So here is a quick update for you... I got myself a new motto... Other new things: 1. New hair. I got bangs. I like them. 2. New job. I've been appointed as Editor at Parthian Books. I am super pleased about this and looking forward to working with our authors on splendid lists in 2013 and 2014. 3. Mr Man got a lot of brownie points this week. Not only did he take me out for champagne on hearing that I got the job, he also sent me flowers. He's a keeper. Which is a good job because... 4. We've signed up for another year on our house. 5. In my bid to learn something new every month... I started yoga in January, and begin crochet next week. My plans to learn to bake have been delayed slightly, but I get to do my OMB class in March and have been...

I ♥ Swansea. You should too. I wrote a little Top 5 music venues snippet  for @visitwales ... " There’s stacks to see and do in Swansea. And it’s no surprise that lots of local people are busy writing stuff about them: places to eat and drink, spots for shopping, sights and sounds and more. So we put this page together to showcase the best. It’s a guide written by people who love where they live. We hope you find it as inspiring as we do…" http://www.visitwales.co.uk/short-breaks/city-breaks/swansea/