Review of The Wish List by Sophia Money-Coutts
I loved this book. Florence has her issues including two step-sisters and a step-mother who think it is about time she had a boyfriend. The step-mother sends her off to a crackpot love coach, who makes her write a list of all the attributes she wants in a man. The...
My Favourite Books – Off The Shelf Podcast interview
Are you curious about my favourite novel, or favourite childhood book or the best book I've ever been given? Then check out this podcast interview with the lovely Phoebe from Pause Books. We also talk about writing with a day job, making handbags come to life and...
The Empowering Voice of Female Writers
Cali was delighted to be included in the Cool Conversations with Creatives panel on the Read My Lips radio show on the Voice America network. She talks about how her writing process is a hybrid of plotting and pantsing, and what drives her to write. The show also has...
The Countess on Arm Cast
Every wondered where the Countess came from? Or whether the handbags are real? Or how they got their rather naughty names? Then this interview with Armand Rosamilia is for you. I talk about when, in 1997, I started calling myself the Countess of Kennington and...
Interview on A Sample Chapter Podcast
Would you like to hear me read the first chapter of Tales of the Countess? In this podcast I chat with host Jason Meuschkle about the inspiration behind the book, my writing habit and then I read the first chapter of the book. You can listen to the interview on...
Q & A with Cali Bird
Hi Cali, tell us about where this book came from I guess it all started back in 1997, 2 years before I even thought of writing, when I started calling myself the Countess of Kennington. That sounds interesting. Tell us more about that. Any particular reason for...
Tales of the Countess Book Launch
It should have been a book launch in a swanky London venue with a lot of fizz flowing, fit for a Countess. However, thanks to the 'C' word that shall not be named, launch plans changed. The Countess refuses to be defeated by lockdown so she did a virtual launch via...