Welcome

Welcome to my new blog Cracked Spines.

I have launched this blog as an offshoot from my other blog Mark McLaughlin Online, which I started about this time last year basically as a press cuttings file but started posting up the odd book review to relieve the monotony of writing about Edinburgh all the time.

After a year, I've built up a decent body of work and I've started to get attention from a few authors, so I figured it was time to let it stand alone. I've uploaded all of the old reviews and will update it every few weeks, or however long it takes me to finish my latest book.

In my day job, I have access to an endless supply of new hardbacks, first editions and yet to be released review copies so most of the reviews on this blog will be up-to-the-minute reading that hasn't been widely reviewed elsewhere.

There's no greater affront to wisdom than a book with an uncracked spine.

Enjoy

Mark