A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Book Review
Born in Brooklyn, New York to German immigrants, she grew up poor in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. These…
The Turn of the Key Book Review
Thrillers with an unreliable protagonist always feel particularly juicy and this one was no different; right…
These Names Make Clues by E C R Lorac – review
Chief Inspector Macdonald has been invited to a treasure hunt party at the house of Graham…
Kirsty Ferry is today’s #AuthorInTheFestiveSpotlight – Christmas of New Beginnings – @Kirsty_Ferry @RubyFiction @ChocLitUK
Oooh – again there are few here. Wham’s “Last Christmas” is fabulous, as is Band Aid…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Woolworths Girls by Elaine Everest
Elaine Everest, author of bestselling novels The Woolworths Girls, The Butlins Girls, Christmas at Woolworths and The Teashop Girls, was…
Margaret Kirk – Q&A
Unable to step away from the case, Mahler tries to piece together why Fleming would retire…
A Midwinter Match by Jane Lovering – #bookreview – @JaneLovering @BoldwoodBooks #BoldwoodBloggers
A talented counsellor at work in York, she is however floundering in her own life. Her…
To the Lake by Yana Vagner – extract
As the wave of infection expands from the capital, their food and fuel start to run…
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day by @MillyJohnson #bookreview @SimonSchusterUK @TeamBATC @ed_pr
Milly Johnson’s books are just a joy to read. They make you laugh and they are…
Toppling the TBR Pile – Little, Brown January to June 2022 titles
In Deep Water by Christobel Kent She was lying in the road when he found her,…
#AuthorInTheFestiveSpotlight – Sharon Booth – How the Other Half Lives at Christmas – @Sharon_Booth1
Do you still keep any Christmas traditions from your childhood? To keep up to date with…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Fell by Sarah Moss
At dusk on a November evening in 2020 a woman slips out of her garden gate…
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day by Milly Johnson | Blog Tour Review | Paperback Publication #ChristmasEveryDay | @ed_pr @millyjohnson
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mary has been trying to get her boss Jack to notice her for…
ShortBookandScribes #PublicationDay #BookReview – A Three Dog Problem by S.J. Bennett #BlogTour
Related Queen Elizabeth II is having a royal nightmare. You can find her at www.sjbennettbooks.com, on…
#BookReview – Steve the Christmas Elf by Billy Dunne, illustrated by Ben Whitehouse @Busterbooks @lovebookstours
Ben Whitehouse is an illustrator born and raised in Birmingham, UK. At the moment, he lives…
Desert Island Books: Femi Kayode
Love this post? Click here to subscribe. It’s toss-up between this book and The Secret History (by the…
C F Barrington – Q&A
I’m very much a plan, plan, plan writer. It’s in my nature to organise the story…
Under the Mistletoe by Sue Moorcroft – #bookreview @SueMoorcroft @AvonBooksUK @rararesources #Middledip #Christmas
When Laurel returns to the village of Middledip, she’s looking for a quiet life. Adjusting to…
ShortBookandScribes ‘Instead of a Card’ Poetry Pamphlets from Candlestick Press
Years ago I remember sending one of Candlestick Press’s ‘Instead of a Card’ poetry pamphlets to…
Just Haven’t Met You Yet by Sophie Cousens – extract
Dearest Mum, I’m getting carried away, I know, but I can’t help myself. This is too…
Jennie Ensor – Q&A
This is Jez’s world too. Her alcoholic mother neither knows nor cares that her 16-year-old daughter…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Note to Boy by Sue Clark
Eloise’s story is a rather torrid one of ups and downs, a former fashion icon who…
Christmas Island by Natalie Normann #bookreview – @NatalieNormann1 @0neMoreChapter_ @lovebookstours
In the bleak midwinter…A really frosty wind is making Holly’s life absolutely miserable This is a…
ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #GuestPost by J M Briscoe, Author of The Girl With the Green Eyes
Long-listed for The Bridport Prize 2020 The Girl with the Green Eyes, part one of Take…
The Selfless Act of Breathing Book Review
JJ Bola has written three collections of poetry – Elevate, Daughter of the Sun and Word…
Double Pursuit by Alison Morton – extract
About the Book One dead body, two badly injured operatives and five crates of hijacked rifles.In…
The Secret Book Service from Reposed
Given the titles and words I’d given I think this fits squarely in there. It’s a…
Under the Mistletoe by Sue Moorcroft | Book Review | #UnderTheMistletoe | #FestiveChoice
However, time stands still when she sees her old flame, Grady Cassidy – and it’s soon…
Steven Dunne – Q&A
3. Are you a plan, plan, plan writer or do you sit down and see where…
My #AuthorInTheFestiveSpotlight today is @JessicaRedland @boldwoodbooks #boldwoodbloggers
How did you come up with the title for your book? Between Christmas and New Year,…