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Nonfiction November Week 3 – Book PairingsThis week of Nonfiction November is hosted by Liz and the subject is Book Pairings . Pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title....
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Book Group Report: The Museum of Innocence by Orhan PamukTranslated by Maureen Freely Following on from last month’s book, The Museum of Broken Promises by Elizabeth Buchan, we picked...
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Very Short Introductions – new OUP series for childrenI don’t often review books for younger readers on my blog any more, but managed to get my hands on a couple of the new ‘Very Short...
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What is a Novella? #NovNov23 Week 2I’ll admit, I was a bit cheeky last week, I included several books in my tally of novellas that aren’t really novellas. Novellas are...
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Novellas in November #NovNov23 Week 1: My Year in NovellasHot on the heels of My Year in Nonfiction for nonfiction November, comes my post for week 1 of Novellas in November hosted by Rebecca and...
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Nonfiction November: My Year in NFNovember is a busy themed month – I’m starting with Nonfiction (I’m never sure with it should be Non Fiction, Nonfiction or...
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Two by Irish authors: Lynch and KeeganProphet Song by Paul Lynch My first read from the Irish author, Prophet Song is shortlisted for the Booker Prize this year, and I...
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The Beaver Theory by Antti Tuomainen, blogtourTranslated by David Hackston And so we come to the final part of Antti Tuomainen’s Rabbit Factor Trilogy featuring the awakening of...
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Meat by Dane Cobain for RIP XVIIIBack in 2017, I had the pleasure of being on the Shadow Judges Panel for the PFD Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year with Dane. (More here and...
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The IPCRESS File by Len Deighton – #1962ClubMy contribution to the 1962-themed reading week hosted by Simon and Karen is veteran thriller author Len Deighton’s debut novel...
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The #1962ClubPosts have been rather sporadic of late. It’s been an extremely busy and school trip-laden approach to half term, and the worst cough/sore...
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Review catch-up: Buchan, Saint and LaurainMy review pile of books read, mostly some time ago, and needing to be written up before I forget them is too big, so here’s some shorter...
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Reading the Decades: #6 The 1980sI am more often than not devoted to contemporary fiction, the shiny and the new. But I do read some older books too as my stats will attest....
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Divide by Anna Jones – blogtourIt’s the last day of the blogtour for this thought-provoking book and I’m delighted to be closing the tour. Anna Jones is a...
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Shiny Linkiness: Mat Osman’s The Ghost TheatreI often wait before linking here to my Shiny reviews: why? I don’t know. But I’m on the ball today to direct you over there to my...
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Watchlist: Summer into AutumnI haven’t done a watchlist for a good while – this one covers from mid-July to now. Sadly I haven’t been to the theatre all...
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The Murmurs by Michael J Malone – blogtourLast year I read my first book by Malone who is a mainstay of Tartan Noir. Quicksand of Memory led me up the garden path and back again with...
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The Traitor by Ava Glass – blogtourEmma Makepeace is back! Last autumn, I absolutely devoured The Chase – Glass’s first book in the ‘Alias Emma’...
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A quick one for Czech Lit Month – A little bit of HašekI’m delighted that back in July, our Book Group made a serendipitous choice of book for September allowing me to participate in the first...
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The Nigerian Mafia: Mumbai by Onyeka NwelueI really should read more novels by African authors, this one by prollific Nigerian author Nwelue was only the second I’ve read this year....
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My first Booker longlist read…Of the four books from the 2023 Booker Prize longlist that I already had or treated myself to, I picked the shortest one to read first. (The...
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Murder at the Residence by Stella Blómkvist – blog tourTranslated by Quentin Bates The identity of Stella Blómkvist is a secret – she/he/they are the Icelandic equivalent of Elena Ferrante...
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Six Degrees of Separation: WifedomFirst Saturday of the month, time for the super monthly tag Six Degrees of Separation, which is hosted by Kate at Booksaremyfavouriteandbest...
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#20booksofsummer23 : Mackie, Herron & KuangHow to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie There is a select sub-genre of crime novels featuring prison confessions of serial killers....
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First Blood by Amélie Nothomb – #WITMonthTranslated by Alison Anderson Squeezing in a last review for #WITMonth. I was to have reviewed this novella for Shiny, but a longer form...
