Perfect by Sally Emerson – review
There is a skill to writing a good short story. Brevity is required but story-telling and…
The No-Show by Beth O’Leary | Book Review | #TheNoShow
The author very skilfully weaves their stories together, leaving just enough intrigue to be teased out…
Penny Haw – Q&A
The idea for the book came about during a hike in the Tsitsikamma with friends some…
A Vacancy for a Village Vet by Joanne Boden | #bookreview | @JoBodenAuthor @ChocLitUK
Hannah and Daniel were teenage sweethearts, but then Daniel left their sleepy village of Middlefern and…
Celebrate midsummer with a #giveaway – #retweet and #follow for a chance to #win a copy of #SummerFever by Kate Riordan
Nick and Laura are the hosts: pretending their marriage isn’t on the rocks. Kate Riordan is a…
The Hidden Child by Louise Fein | #BookReview | @FeinLouise @AriaFiction @HoZ_Books @gray_books
About the Author From the outside, Eleanor and Edward Hamilton have the perfect life, but they’re…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Just Got Real by Jane Fallon
Like Loading… Hurt and furious, Joni calls the women. They’re angry. They want revenge. But how…
Sister Stardust by Jane Green
The story opens when newly widowed Claire finds her box of memories from the 1960s, while…
The Summer Seekers by Sarah Morgan | #audiobook #bookreview | @sarahmorgan_ @HQStories
I reviewed Sarah Morgan’s latest novel, Beach House Summer, just a couple of days ago but…
The Wolfson Prize – extract from shortlisted The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs by Marc David Baer
The reading room offered one ray of hope, for its internal door led to one of…
Devorgilla Days by Kathleen Hart | #bookreview | @poshpedlar @tworoadsbooks
Kathleen Hart has a really engaging style of writing which made this book a pleasure to…
The Bloater by Rosemary Tonks – review
Publication date – 5 May 2022 The reader comes into the story for a brief period….
Beach House Summer by Sarah Morgan | #bookreview | @sarahmorgan_ @HQStories
I’m lucky that I live by the sea and can walk along the beach anytime I…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Whisper Cottage by Anne Wyn Clark
A mysterious figure. A whispering community. A deadly secret… The pacing is very good too and…
M H David – Q&A
7. I like to end my Q&As with the same question so here we go. During…
The Last Library by Freya Sampson | #bookreview | @sampsonF @ZaffreBooks
You can tell a lot about a person from the library books they borrow Freya Sampson…
The Mayfair Bookshop by Eliza Knight | Book Review | #TheMayfairBookshop #NancyMitford
This is a dual time story covering the period from the early 1930’s to the mid…
Happy Sad by Pippa Goodhart, illustrated by Augusta Kirkwood
Toby tries his best to make his new friend happy. He fetches her toys when she…
A Wedding in Provence by Katie FForde | #bookreview
A Wedding in Provence is published by Century Books and available now in hardback, ebook and…
Read an #extract from Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History by Alex von Tunzelmann | shortlisted for the @WolfsonHistory Prize 2022 | @alexvtunzelmann @midaspr @headlinepg
A number of the six titles in the running for the £50,000 prize (making it the UK’s…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Meredith, Alone by Claire Alexander
Claire Alexander lives with her young family on the west coast of Scotland. A freelance journalist, she…
The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell | #bookreview | @LisaJewellUK @CenturyBooksUK
About the book I found it quite impossible to put this book down. The Night She…
K L Loveley is in the #AuthorInTheSpotlight today | Union Blues | @K_L_Loveley @AustinMacauley
My journey was surprisingly easy which might come as a surprise to most readers. Simply put,…
Laura Pashby – Q&A
1. Tell us a little about Little Stories of Your Life 3. Are you a plan,…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
Related If you could go back, would you do things differently? This Time Tomorrow by Emma…
Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian – review
Chloe is like any new University student. She has to navigate new roommates, new lesson plans,…
The Library by Bella Osborne | #bookreview | @osborne_bella @ariafiction
I mentioned earlier that Tom’s father drinks too much and the issue of addiction is something…
How We Disappeared Book Review
“And then, after the horror during what was supposed to be her best years, how her…
Verity Book Review
Title: VerityAuthor: Colleen HooverType: FictionPublished: 2018Pages: 314TW: Violence, Attempted Abortion, Child Abuse Unfortunately however, that’s where…
Lisa Johnston – Q&A
1. Tell us a little about Wakeless. I like to spend time outdoors whether going for…