Emmalp

LATEST ARTICLES ( 45 )

• House With No Name Has Moved!

  House With No Name has now moved to my own website – www.emmaleepotter.com I'll still be blogging several times a week about books, films, family, education,... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie Review - Eloise Laurence Makes Outstanding Debut in Broken

  

  If there’s an award for outstanding film debut of the year then it should go to 13-year-old Eloise Laurence. No question about it. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Download School Ties for FREE This Weekend

  

  My second romantic novella, School Ties, can be downloaded for free on Amazon this weekend – just in time for Mother’s Day in the UK. Here are the opening... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Friday Book Review - A Sea Change by Veronica Henry

  

  I’m a huge fan of Quick Reads, the “bite-size” books that aim to get more people reading. Around one in six adults of working age in the UK find reading... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Taking Sides, My Third Novel - out as an Ebook TODAY

  

  Taking Sides, my third novel, is published as an ebook for the first time today. It’s got a snappy new cover and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that readers wil... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Amy MacDonald in Concert at the London Palladium

  

  What on earth possessed Justin Bieber to be two hours late for his own concert? In one fell swoop the 19-year-old singer disappointed hundreds of young fans,... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Friday Book Review - With All My Love by Patricia Scanlan

  

  What a treat to curl up on the sofa on a chilly winter’s night and read Patricia Scanlan’s latest novel.With a clutch of bestsellers to her name (including... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Interview with Alison Morton - Author of Inceptio

  

  One of the very best things about Twitter is meeting other writers. Alison Morton and I got chatting about writing, blogging and France a few months back and... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The RoNA Awards - Winners Include Katie Fforde, Jenny Colgan and Rowan Coleman

  

  This was the first year in ages that I didn’t get to the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s RoNA awards bash - and I’m really fed up about missing it. Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Snowy Weekend in Paris

  

  Victoria Beckham looked frozen as she watched her husband make his debut for Paris St-Germain last night. I’ve just got back from two stupendous days in Paris... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What Would My Mother Say?

  

  I’ve been looking forward to reading Lucy Boyd’s book, Kitchen Memories, for ages. The daughter of Rose Gray, the inspirational co-founder of the River Café,... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Another Country - a Surprise at the Theatre

  

  There are lots of great things about living in Oxford but one of them is the chance to see some stunning student drama productions. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Yvette Cooper, Family Life and Themed Days at School

  

  There’s a great interview in this week’s Grazia with Yvette Cooper, who as well as being the shadow home secretary is married to shadow chancellor Ed Balls and... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 BOOKS

• Hotel Review - The Pig in The Wall

  

  I’ve just discovered my all-time favourite B B. Surprisingly, it’s not in a secluded Gloucestershire valley or halfway up a Cumbrian mountainside. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 TRAVEL

• Moving On, My Second Novel - out as an Ebook TODAY

  

  Moving On, my second novel, is published as an ebook today – and I’m over the moon. It’s the novel I’m most proud of so I’m hoping that new readers will enjoy... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Celia Birtwell Teams up with Uniqlo

  

  Celia Birtwell is one of the UK’s most talented textile designers. Her gorgeous prints were tailored and cut into romantic dresses in the 60s and 70s by Ossie... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2013 LIFESTYLE

• Friday Book Review - The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes

  

  Reviewing a book by an author you’ve met in real life can be tricky. But actually, when the author is as talented as Jojo Moyes it’s not difficult at all. Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Movie Review - Hyde Park on Hudson

  

  When I whizzed up to London for a film preview day hosted by ShowFilmFirstHyde Park on Hudsonwas one of the movies on my must-see list.Why? Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• My Favourite Glossy Magazine

  

  Glossy magazines have always been a big part of my life. My mum started her career as a feature writer for Woman’s Mirror, a weekly magazine in the Sixties,... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• My Favourite Boulangerie

  

  The woman at the front of the queue was in full and belligerent flow. I don’t know who she was talking to on her mobile but she was certainly giving them... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 CULTURE, TRAVEL