Month: June 2021

Changes to Following by Email
I do hope this all works properly however if anyone has any issues, please do let me know – you can email me at myreadingcornerblog@gmail [dot]com Since starting the blog with Blogger and then WordPress, …

Miller Street SW22 by Jude Hayland | Guest Post | #MillerStreetSW22 | @judehayland @matadorbooks
5. I studied ballet when I was younger and still go to a couple of adult ballet classes every week – it’s satisfying still to be able to do a pirouette – on a good …

#BloggerInTheSpotlight – Louise from Bookmarks and Stages – @Lou_Bookmarks
Thanks for agreeing to be part of my Blogger in the Spotlight feature Louise. First of all, would you tell me a little about yourself? What do you enjoy most about blogging? Podcasts, who doesn’t …

Desert Island Books: Joanna Rakoff
This gorgeous, heartbreaking novel, published in 1929, was a revelation for me when I first read it, at 22, in that Larsen–like Jean Rhys, whom I also first read around that time–portrays, in the most …

A Summer at the Castle – Kate Lord Brown | Guest Post | #ASummerAtTheCastle @katelordbrown @orionbooks
Every summer, Diana Hughes organises a famous baking competition at her beautiful castle in the south west of Ireland, to raise funds for its upkeep. But this year, amongst the bunting and scrumptious cakes, everything …

Summer of Hopes and Dreams by Sue McDonagh #ArtCafe #bookreview @ChocLitUK @SueMcDonaghLit
Little does she realise that the outdoor pursuits weekend brochure handed to her at the local Art Café will kick start a summer that will see her abseiling down a Welsh cliff face in “eye …

Louise Soraya Black – Q&A
2. What inspired the book? 5. What do you do when you aren’t writing? What do you do to relax and get away from it all? Louise kindly answered a few of my questions. The …

ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Let in the Light by Gerard Nugent
Let in the Light is a gorgeous debut novel from Gerard Nugent and it will appeal to fans of Andy Jones and Mike Gayle. It’s a beautifully written story of leaving the darkness behind and …

The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi – #Win a copy of #TheHennaArtist @AlkaJoshi @RandomTTours @Harper360UK
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur is the second in the Jaipur Trilogy by Alka Joshi. I loved the first book in the trilogy, The Henna Artist, and I’m disappointed I haven’t been able to fit …