So 3 September 2020 is set to be a bookish explosion. Over 600 books are to be published on the first Thursday in September, many pushed back from previous publication dates because of a pesky invisible virus that has brought the world to its knees. Demand for books has never been so high as people…
Month: August 2020
Buy Buy Bank Balance – books out on 3 September 2020 – Fiction – Part 1
So 3 September 2020 is set to be a bookish explosion. Over 600 books are to be published on the first Thursday in September, many pushed back from previous publication dates because of a pesky invisible virus that has brought the world to its knees. Demand for books has never been so high as people…
Dear Reader by Cathy Rentzenbrink – review
Published by Picador Publication date – 17 September 2020 Source – review copy For as long as she can remember, Cathy Rentzenbrink has lost and found herself in stories. Growing up she was rarely seen without her nose in a book and read in secret long after lights out. When tragedy struck, books kept her…
Fifty-Fifty by Steve Cavanagh – extract
Steve Cavanagh is the author of the Eddie Flynn series, including The Defence, The Liar, The Plea and Thirteen. His latest novel Fifty-Fifty is published by Orion on 3 September 2020. Today I have an extract from the book. JANUARY EDDIE For a trial lawyer, there are two words in the English language that terrify…
Glenn Cooper – Q&A
Glenn Cooper is the author of the Cal Donovan series which includes Sign of the Cross, Three Marys and The Debt. His latest standalone novel, The Cure, was published by Aries Fiction on 20 August 2020. Glenn kindly answered a few of my questions 1. Tell us a little about The Cure. The book is…
The Lamplighter by Jackie Kay – review
Published by Picador Publication date – 6 August 2020 Source – review copy In The Lamplighter award-winning poet and Scottish Makar Jackie Kay takes us on a journey into the dark heart of Britain’s legacy in the slave trade. First produced as a play, on the page it reads as a profound and tragic multi-layered poem. We…
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman – review
Published by Headline Publication date – 19 July 2019 Source – review copy as part of the CWIP Prize Shadow Panel. Meet Nina Hill: A young woman supremely confident in her own. . . shell. Nina has her life just as she wants it: a job in a bookstore, an excellent trivia team and a…
The 24-Hour Cafe by Libby Page – review
Published by Orion Publication date – 23 January 2020 Source – review copy Welcome to the café that never sleeps. Day and night, Stella’s Café opens its doors to the lonely and the lost, the morning people and the night owls. It’s a place where everyone is always welcome, where life can wait at the…
Cracked by Louise McCreesh – extract and giveaway
Cracked is the debut novel by Louise McCreesh and is published by Hodder and Stoughton on 20 August 2020. Today I have an extract from the book. Before They load the body bag into the ambulance waiting outside. It doesn’t look like a body; it’s hard to believe there’s a formerly living, breathing person inside…
Cover Your Tracks by Claire Askew – giveaway
Claire Askew is the author of All the Hidden Truths and What You Pay For. Her latest novel, Cover Your Tracks is published by Hodder and Stoughton on 20 August 2020. Today I have two copies of the book to give away, one here and one on Twitter. About the Book Robertson Bennet returns to…
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