It’s getting to that time of year when the bookworm’s equivalent of digging out the red pen and snaffling a copy of the Christmas Radio Times starts. That’s right. It’s 2019 publisher catalogue time. So I’ve undergone the arduous task of sitting down and seeing what bookish offerings we can expect in the first half…
Month: November 2018
And the Wind Sees All by Gudmundur Andri Thorsson – review
Published by Peirene Press Publication date – 30 September 2018 Source – review copy Translated from the Icelandic by Bjørg Arnadottir and Andrew Cauthery. In this story we hear the voices of an Icelandic fishing village. On a summer’s day a young woman in a polka-dot dress cycles down the main street. Her name is Kata and…
Skin Deep by Liz Nugent – extract
Liz Nugent is the author of Unravelling Oliver and Lying in Wait. Her latest novel, Skin Deep, was published by Penguin on 15 November 2018. Today Penguin have allowed me to share an extract from the book with you. Liz Nugent knows how to open her novels with a killer line and this extract shows…
Blood in the Snow by Franco Marks – extract
Blood in the Snow by Franco Marks was published by Aria on 20 November 2018. Aria have kindly allowed me to share this extract with you. Marzio undressed completely. He needed to get some air on his body, get rid of the death. He, who loved the cold, was frozen. He was trembling, too. He…
The Long Shadow by Celia Fremlin – review
Published by Faber and Faber Publication date – 1 November 2018 Source – review copy Jolted from sleep by the ringing of the telephone, Imogen stumbles through the dark, empty house to answer it. At first, she can’t quite understand the man on the other end of the line. Surely he can’t honestly be accusing…
22 books to look out for
There are lots of list compiled, 50 books to read before you are 43, top 276 books to look out for this year, top 73 books featuring ukuleles, that kind of thing. Of course these lists are arbitrary in nature, controlled by the likes and dislikes of the compiler. There are also many, many books…
My Experiences of Self-Publishing an Audiobook by Linda MacDonald – guest post
Today I’m pleased to welcome author Linda MacDonald to the blog. Linda is talking about self-publishing audio books. Early in 2016, I became aware of shifting UK attitudes towards audiobooks. Previously, they were considered to be the fiction medium of choice only for the visually impaired. Now, they are being marketed to everyone, especially those…
A Winter Beneath the Stars by Jo Thomas – review
Published by Headline Publication date – 13 December 2018 Source – review copy Halley has been running from her problems for years. On a courier trip to Tallfors, deep in Swedish Lapland, everything is going to plan. Halley has her bag, with two precious wedding rings inside for delivery… until she doesn’t. The only way…
Toppling the TBR pile – 2019 books to look out for from Orion
It’s getting to that time of year when the bookworm’s equivalent of digging out the red pen and snaffling a copy of the Christmas Radio Times starts. That’s right. It’s 2019 publisher catalogue time. So I’ve undergone the arduous task of sitting down and seeing what bookish offerings we can expect in the first half…
Six Degrees of Separation – from Vanity Fair to Autumn
I spotted this meme on the outstanding blogs of Susan at A Life in Books and Marina at Finding Time to Write. If you haven’t visited their blogs I’d recommend you do for insightful reviews, bookish observations and original poetry. The meme was created by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best. From what…
From First Page to Last 