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Jem Bloomfield Readers! That may sound corny, but it's true... A major point of writing is to communicate with people and explore ideas, and I've really enjoyed hear…moreReaders! That may sound corny, but it's true... A major point of writing is to communicate with people and explore ideas, and I've really enjoyed hearing what readers think on my blog. The sort of writing I do often feels like a conversation with the reader - when I first sent the manuscript of 'Words of Power' to a friend, he said reading it was like settling down for a long chat with me over a pint. I was delighted. In fact, I think I probably bought him a pint...(less)

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Jem Bloomfield A couple of projects at the moment. One is a history of John Webster's revenge tragedy 'The Duchess of Malfi' - it has been rewritten, adapted and sta…moreA couple of projects at the moment. One is a history of John Webster's revenge tragedy 'The Duchess of Malfi' - it has been rewritten, adapted and staged in so many different ways in the four centuries since it was written. The history is fascinating - amomost other things it involves Spanish spies, Victorian divas, and dancers dressed as skeletons...

The other project is another book on literature and the Bible - it's a series of chapters which explore how popular culture and the Biblical books connect, from The Hunger Games and Harry Potter, to She's The Man and Narnia. It looks at the way we can trace connections and literary images between the works - it's not an attempt to find 'Bible values' in pop culture, or anything like that. (Like everyone else I groan inwardly when I hear a preacher say of pop culture '...and isn't that a little bit like Jesus?')(less)

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	Paths in the Snow: A Literary Journey through The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 4.10 avg rating — 30 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gold on the Horizon: A Literary Journey Through Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Words of Power: Reading Shakespeare and the Bible 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witchcraft and Paganism in Midcentury Women's Detective Fiction 2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shakespeare and the Psalms Mystery it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Allusion in Detective Fiction: Shakespeare, the Bible and Dorothy L. Sayers liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Unexpected Journal: Shakespeare & Cultural Apologetics: Shakespeare and Christianity - on the religious views of the Bard (Volume 5) by Joe Ricke, Sarah R.A. Waters, Jem Bloomfield (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Review – “Murder at Ardaig Castle” by Daniel Sellers

Death at Ardaig Castle is a clever and thoroughly enjoyable whodunnit by Daniel Sellers. It is the fifth in his series of crime novels about Lola Harris, the police detective who is usually to be found in the environs of Glasgow. This book, however, presents a case in an isolated part of the Highlands, marking a change in landscape and a slight shift in the mode of crime fiction.

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Jem Bloomfield wrote a new blog post Review – “Murder at Ardaig Castle” by Daniel Sellers Death at Ardaig Castle is a clever and thoroughly enjoyable whodunnit by Daniel Sellers. It is the fifth in his series of crime novels about Lola Har Read more of this blog post »
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