Modern Ekphrasis by Emily Bilman – A book of poetry. This book traces the evolution of ekphrasis from Plato to Derrida by analysing modern poems by Sylvia Plath, WC Williams, Nemerov, Ashbery and paintings by de Chirico, Charles Demuth, Paul Klee, Frank Stella, etc. in the light of the major contemporary theories of creativity. Modern Ekphrasis explores the analogical relations between modern poetry and painting in ekphrasis from Horace’s mimetic ut pictura poesis tradition to Lessing’s
Modern Ekphrasis
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Giving Chase by Hannah Hooton – Second in her bestselling Aspen Valley Series. Amazon Number One Bestseller and winner of the Best International Romance Award in the Some Kind of Wonderful Awards 2012. There has only ever been one man in Frankie’s life: her father, Doug Cooper. That is, until she takes the job of amateur jockey at Aspen Valley Racing Stables. Here, in the rolling countryside of southwest England, she crosses paths with star
Giving Chase (Aspen Valley Series # 2)
By All Means by Tim Love – short stories on themes of change and of people transitioning between different states, both physical and mental. This collection finds people in transit; between places, relationships, states of mind and different lives. Sometimes these are stories of moving on, leaving the past and the characters populating a point in personal history lingering in memory’s rear-view mirror. At other times, these stories ruminate on lives only half-full and half-lived, where
By All Means
Cambridge Red by Siobhan Carew – Romantic and humorous, with a chilling climax, this novel draws the reader into life in Cambridge, England. Edward Holroyd, a university academic, marries impetuously and brings his bride to the city. Anni’s delight with her surroundings, and amusement at the academics she had imagined would be crusty and boring, slowly fades as she realises Edward is keeping a secret from her. She makes a friend of his cousin, Maud,
Cambridge Red
Tainted Innocence by Joss Alexander – a historical mystery set in Cambridge, England, in 1524. This debut novel tells the story of Bryony, an illiterate laundress and a stranger to the town, who lives in constant fear that her unusual upbringing and lack of friends will leave her vulnerable to accusations of witchcraft. When Matthew Hobson, a scholar at the college, is found murdered Bryony becomes a suspect. But she is not the only one.
Tainted Innocence
Undercover reporter Sam Carpenter fakes mental illness in order to enter a psychiatric hospital and investigate a suspicious death there. But he's treading a dangerous path, playing mind games with psychiatrists; and, as he penetrates deeper into the mystery surrounding the hospital, his own sanity is called into question, and the body count rises…
From Enclosing Jaws
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An Amazon Bestseller; inducted into A Drop of Romeo Hall of Fame; and runner-up for the Some Kind of Wonderful Best International Romance Award, 2011. London waitress, Pippa Taylor has no interest in horses or country-living. But when she inherits Peace Offering, a hopeless racehorse, she embarks on a career change in order to see her late uncle’s wish to run him in the Grand National come true. But having talked her way into a
Keeping the Peace (Aspen Valley Series # 1)
‘Don’t you see, Julien?’ Ginny continued in anguish. ‘We’re after the same prize…’ He nodded. ‘…but there can only be one winner,’ he finished for her. When Ginny Kennedy returns home to Newmarket to revive the family’s racing stable, she has just one thing on her mind: winning the coveted Dewhurst Stakes at the end of the season. Not only is she faced with the challenges of making her way in a man’s world, but
At Long Odds
A Glimpse of Eternal Snows by Jane Wilson-Howarth When Jane’s son, David, was diagnosed with life-limiting problems, his family opted to return to their home in remote Nepal, so that David might live life to the fullest and avoid invasive medical testing. Jane’s memoir tells of the family’s time in Rajapur Island and Kathmandu. It vividly conjures the sounds, sights and smells of exotic bazaars, the warmth and complexity of the people and the great
A Glimpse of Eternal Snows
The Engagement Party by RJ Gould When eight parents, step-parents and partners are invited to Wayne and Clarissa’s engagement party a catastrophe is on the cards. With one week to go before their families are to meet for the first time, making the celebration a pleasant experience for all is going to be tricky. In fact, the obstacles seem insurmountable. Number One: the two families are from vastly different social backgrounds. Number Two: there are
The Engagement Party
Life As It Could Be by Thure Etzold -An intelligent, thought-provoking sci-fi novel that will make you unable to look at your computer in the same way again. Our greatest and proudest creation, the internet, has continued to dazzle us with its breakneck evolution. Reaching ever higher levels of complexity, it has served us well, deeply affecting us and our civilization, but will it continue to do so? Will it ever be conscious? When and
Life As It Could Be
The poetry collection is on sale at the HappenStance site (and Amazon). The average poem is 11 years old and earned 9 pounds. 31 of the 32 poems have been previously published in magazines.
Moving Parts
La Rivière de Soi – By Emily Bilman – a book of poetry published in Geneva, Switzerland. The book is available from Slatkine Editions, Geneva.
La Rivière de Soi
The Psychodynamics of Poetry by Emily Bilman – Exploring the relations between narcissistic trauma and psychoanalytic symbolism in poetry. I focus on the analysis of the primal scene, the Oedipal conflict and its non-resolution symbolised in T.S.Eliot, Paul Valéry, and my poetry. To emphasise sublimation, I refer to the Kleinian case studies, suggesting the resemblances between poetry writing and children’s therapeutic play. T.S. Eliot’s combined personae as Tiresias-Narcissus, and my combined personae in “The Mirage”
The Psychodynamics of Poetry: Poetic Virtuality and Oedipal Sublimation in the Poetry of T.S. Eliot and Paul Valéry
This is a guide to health hazards abroad, useful without being hysterical. It describes what you can catch or pick up, how to avoid it and what to do if the worst happens. The Book Seller said “made more palatable by case histories and touches of humour”. Due to be published by Fox Chapel in March 2022.
Staying Healthy When You Travel
It may sound like a collection of scatological humour, but is actually a guide to staying clean and healthy during more adventurous travel trips. Jane is a medical doctor, who has herself visited and worked in places where such advice is essential. Published by Travelers' Tales, Palo Alto, California.