When I was at primary school, we didn’t have World Book Day. On the contrary, we had a postage stamp library and we penned our own novels in our final year, aged ten or eleven. Mine was a sci-fi romp entitled ‘They Came From…’. I drew a barcode on the back and everything. I would have loved World Book Day though, with its focus on telling stories, book characters and reading. I’ve always been a sucker for a good yarn… Continue reading » “Three Cheers For World Book Day!”
Episode Four of The Lesbian Book Club sees me interviewing author Amy Dunne about her two novels and her upcoming book The Renegade, as well as rounding up what’s moving and shaking in the Amazon Lesbian Charts. It’s a delicious aural cocktail – fill your ears today!
The Lesbian Book Club is hosted and produced by MyLesbianRadio.com
I’ve been a bit slack putting this one up, so apologies! Here’s my interview with US award-winning author Cindy Rizzo who talks about her writing, living in New York and why she’s gone from being self-published to signing with a publisher. Treat yourself to this podcast today, hosted and produced by My Lesbian Radio.
Farewell then, 2014, the year I got married and launched two best-selling novels. You have most definitely been my best year yet, so can 2015 do any better? It would really have to go some, but here are ten things I learnt during the best year of my life… Continue reading » “2014: Ten Things I Learned”
If you fancy a signed copy of either of my books – The Long Weekend or London Calling – simply mail me at mail@clarelydon.co.uk and I’ll arrange for it to happen! They cost £9.99 + p&p. A fab Christmas present for yourself or someone you love!
I heart Christmas – for me, it really is the most wonderful time of the year. So to celebrate, I’ve written a blog on the very things that make Christmas great, those special elements that elevate it from being just another chilly couple of days off into the cheery festival of excess we’ve all come to love & expect. Here are ten fantabulous reasons to love Christmas… Continue reading » “Why I Love Christmas!”
It’s been a great start to the week for my debut novel London Calling, which came second in the 2014 Rainbow Awards Best Cover Contest, making it through from hundreds of initial entries. I still love the cover and the congratulations should go to my designer and friend Kevin Pruitt who did a stellar job. Well done to all the winners & runners-up, and a huge round of applause to Eliza Reviews for putting together the whole shebang.
Episode two of The Lesbian Book Club is up now, hosted by me and featuring fantastic Scottish author H.P. Munro. Join us as we chat about her books, writing and the world of fanfiction…
My two novels London Calling and The Long Weekend are both available now.
Have you been sitting around thinking “I wish that Clare Lydon would write some short stories and stop watching Come Dine With Me”? Well you’re in luck! Because this month, as well as launching my new novel The Long Weekend, I’ve also been fortunate enough to contribute two brand new short stories to two different anthologies! Honestly, you wait for one charity lesbian fiction anthology to rock up, then two show up at once… Continue reading » “New Short Stories Ahoy!”
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If you missed it, I did my third book reading last week at London’s Bar Titania as part of GFest 2014. The reading is an excerpt from my short story Once Upon A Caravan, taken from the upcoming UK lesfic anthology L Is For…, which will be out very soon. It was a fabulous evening, with authors and readers coming together to celebrate UK lesfic. Hope you enjoy!