As we all know, bookshops are the lifeblood of the book industry. There is nothing quite like wandering around between the shelves, browsing and coming home with an armful of books to hunker down with. Lockdown saw many independent bookshops having to rethink how they could get books to readers. Chorleywood Bookshop was just one…
Month: April 2021
Caroline Lea – Q&A
Caroline Lea is the author of The Glass Woman. Her latest novel, The Metal Heart, is published by Michael Joseph on 29 April 2021. Caroline kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about The Metal Heart. The Metal Heart is set in the remote wilds of the Orkney islands during…
The Summer Job by Lizzy Dent – giveaway
The Summer Job is the debut adult novel by Lizzy Dent and was published by Viking on 15 April 2021. It has had TV rights optioned and will be coming to our screens as a TV series. Lizzy mis)spent her early twenties working in Scotland in hospitality, in a hotel not unlike the one Birdy…
The Carlyles at Home by Thea Holme – review
Published by Persephone Books Publication date – 22 March 2002 Source – own copy The Carlyles at Home is about Thomas and Jane Carlyle’s life together at 5 (now 24) Cheyne Row, Chelsea, and was written in the 1960s by a former actress who was then living there as co-custodian of the house with her…
Claire Fuller – Q&A
Claire Fuller is the author of Our Endless Numbered Days, Swimming Lessons and Bitter Orange. Her latest novel, Unsettled Ground, was published by Fig Tree on 25 March 2021 and is longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021. Claire kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about Unsettled Ground….
Stay at Home Literary Festival 2021
The Stay at Home Literary Festival is back. The brainchild of author and senior lecturer at the University of Glasgow CJ Cooke, the festival began last year as a single tweet. A few short weeks later the festival launched, bringing together 220 authors and industry professionals with support from lead partner, Paper Nations. With 145…
Andy Jones – Q&A
Andy Jones is the author of Girl 99, Four, The Two of Us and The Trouble with Henry and Zoe. His latest novel, The Last Act of Adam Campbell is published in paperback by Hodder & Stoughton on 29 April 2020. Andy kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about…
A Trip of One’s Own by Kate Wills – review
Published by Blink Publishing Publication date – 15 April 2021 Source – review copy Kate Wills wasn’t expecting to be divorced after less than a year of marriage. She hadn’t anticipated restarting a life that had, for the last 12 years with her partner, seemed so stable. Luckily, her job as a travel journalist offered…
Penny Batchelor – Q&A
Penny Batchelor’s debut novel, My Perfect Sister, was published by Red Door Press on 14 May 2020. Penny kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about My Perfect Sister. How can Annie live up to the memory of a missing sister she can barely remember? When she reluctantly returns to…
Books That Matter subscription box – review
A little while ago Books That Matter did a giveaway over on Twitter for a subscription to their book boxes. Whilst I didn’t win, I did receive a 20% money off code. Having had a look at their site I decided it would have been rude not to use the code and so I bought…
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