Meet the Author

Meet the author

A.J. Sefton is the author of six novels.
Jay's latest book is set on a typical allotment. But the dark kind. Which is the best kind to read about.

Jay has worked as a history teacher and contributed to a variety of publications including the football magazine Shoot! and a regular monthly column for Cat World magazine. Jay also ran a successful history blog for eight years, which formed part of the research for the Dark Ages Series.

An enthusiastic professional reader and one of the top 100 book reviewers in Britain.
(Not currently reviewing)

A.J. Sefton was born in Wallasey in Merseyside, and moved to Liverpool shortly after. Jay now lives in
Burton-upon-Trent in Staffordshire.
Married with a daughter, Amanda, and two cats. There are always cats.

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Dark /da:k/ adj., noun:
from Anglo-Saxon [deorc]

foreboding evil traits, forces or desires;
sullen or threatening; obscure;
concealed or secret, mysterious;
having richness or depth.

News and Features

Great news! My latest #AllotmentNoir book is finished and awaiting publication. Watch this space...

The next book is about half-way written. Exciting stuff.

Due to the pandemic, research has been strictly the indoor kind. Hopefully I can get to new places soon for some field work.

Latest book: Growing In Damp Places

Book club appearances

Appearances A.J. Sefton, author of Growing in Damp Places

Book Club appearances

Due to the 'Rona virus, no talks have taken place for a long time. However, if you are in a book club or anything literary themed, I am taking booking for later in the year. Drop me a line.

What I'm reading

My garden reading spot

2021 continues where we left off with the horrible Coronavirus, but it has started really well in terms of books I've read. Two outstanding ones are The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor and Girl A by Abigail Dean. Both fabulously well-written and writers to watch, no doubt there.

In 2021 I will attempt to read the many great classics that, so far, are not in my 'read' list. I have one of those 'Top 100 Books' posters to get through. Thanks, Santa! The first from the list is Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, followed by The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger.

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