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Making sense of things through books and writing.

Welcome

I'm a writer, counsellor, marketer, list-maker, and PhD student from Manchester, UK. My PhD is exploring the therapeutic benefits of reading and writing (autobiography) in addiction recovery, and I am creatively interested in blurring the lines between horror, fiction, memoir, and mental health.

I am in the process of rejigging this site, but feel free to have a read of the news below or the ol' blog posts.

Get in touch by email: thebetterwithbooksclub@gmail.com

Or you can find me on Instagram and Threads: @thebetterwithbooksclub

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Upcoming events, projects, publications >>>

Horror Studies Now

I presented at Northumbria University's Horror Studies Now conference 30-31 May '24. My paper: ‘Survival and recovery: addiction and the therapeutic potential of horror writing'.

I had an amazing time. The team capture the event so well in this video.

Wild Ink release

I've a new short story in the Wild Ink anthology 'Tenpenny Dreadfuls: Tales as Hard as Nails'.

The book is out 10 September 2024 and is pack with stories to makes your 'heart run hot and blood run cold'. Full details here.

Dark Speculations

Delighted to have a flash piece - She Hated People Who Kissed At The Movies - published in Dark Speculations: Tales of Various Shapes & Shadows Volume I, a brand new anthology of 'beautifully crafted dark tales' from Little Red Bird Publishing.