Jess Morency

Twenty-six Letters: September

It was such a pleasure to read six of the Bridport Prize’s previous winners.

Dorset’s Glittering Prize

Dorset is home to one of the world’s best-loved literary prizes. This year it’s celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Twenty-six Letters: August

Some very different releases for August. And if you want to know what it’s like in Rhodes right now, sadly it’s all there in the Book of Fire.

Guardians of the Globe

I saw Tony Redmond give a talk at a literary festival and was so impressed with the organisation he founded, UK-Med, that I asked if I could help promote their work.

Twenty-Six Letters: July

Twisty thrillers and mendacious murders for July…

Twenty-Six Letters: June

It takes a lot of books before you find your perfect short stories. Or so I found this month…

Say Hello to The Sherborne

I am so looking forward to Michael Cannon’s The Sherborne opening this autumn. Such an incredible gift to the town.

Twenty-Six Letters: May

This month’s books are all about finding happiness, or some kind of peace. Or even just some really nice cheese on toast.

Twenty-Six Letters: April

What could be more redolent of lost worlds than imagining the ancient apple orchards of Dorset

Twenty-Six Letters: March

For March, the book choices are all about land, migration and survival…