Books

New books in 2008 are Cain’s: The Story of Liverpool in a Pint and the sibling volume to Key Thinkers, Key Ideas in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language. I am currently working on two co-authored reference books about crime and detective fiction for Palgrave Macmillan, 100 American Crime Writers and 100 British Crime Writers.

Reviews:

Cain’s: The Story of Liverpool in a Pint:

‘A fascinating and exhilarating story of a great Liverpool institution still brewing great beer. Beer lovers will delight in the book’.

- Roger Protz, Editor, Good Beer Guide.

Key Thinkers in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language:

I find the volume very useful, quite easy to consult and use in teaching and research, especially valuable for under and postgraduates and I really believe that it filled a gap when this was really needed.”

- Anca Gata, Linguist List 17.188

Mystery in Children’s Literature:

“I enjoyed reading these essays … a worthwhile book to add to any well-rounded university library…”

- Jill P. May, Children’s Literature Association Quarterly.