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Alex Morrison

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Historical Fiction, Nonfiction, Fiction

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Alex Morrison is a writer, journalist and podcaster. He spent a decade in journalism, as a reporter then editor for several local newspapers, before covering national news for the BBC.

He is the author of the nonfiction book There's Someone in Reception, about the weird world of local journalism, and The Wolf of Wistman's Wood, his debut novel. He also writes short stories and is currently working on his next novel, set in Antarctica.

Alex is part of the Dice Company podcast, where a group of old friends tell epic stories through tabletop role-playing games including Dungeons & Dragons, Call of Cthulhu and Mothership.

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Average rating: 4.13 · 38 ratings · 11 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	There's Someone in Reception: Adventures in local journalism really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 32 ratings — 6 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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Operation Ironman: One Man's Four Month Journey from Hospital Bed to Ironman Triathlon (DNF Series)

by George Mahood (Goodreads Author)

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Alex Morrison rated a book liked it The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Goodreads Author)	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
It’s well written and very moving in places. For me, Sybil is a hard character to really know and love - so it’s left me feeling chilly. I don’t want out other people off, as it’s undoubtedly a good book, but I prefer more warmth and heart (even in s ...more
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