Getting Ready for #Readathon
Can you believe I’ve being doing Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathons for ten years? I have never quite made the full 24 hours, I think I managed 22 hours one year, but these days I have a good old sleep in the middle. It’s not too…
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
It’s 1954 and the Red Scare is in full force. Chinese Americans such as Lily’s family must keep a low profile or risk being accused of Communism and deported. When Lily finds an advert for a male impersonator performing in San Francisco, she is drawn…
Del Rey Showcase
It’s been a while since I attended a blogger event, but thanks to everything being digital these days, I popped along to the Del Rey showcase today, and oh my, they have a whole bunch of books that are right up my street. The highlights…
Endless painting… a weekly check-in
It’s Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon at the weekend! Make sure you’re signed up for an excuse to read and snack all day long. I’d love to say I finished painting the fence, but alas, no. Why is fence painting such hard work?! At least we’re…
Top Ten Books as Crayola Colours
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s fun topic is book titles that would make good Crayola crayon names. I have recreated these ten titles in colour swatches (but click each one to either read my review or see the…
Cold days and bookish nights… a weekly check-in
This week I had Susan Earlam on my blog answering some questions about her new book, go check out my Q+A. I also reviewed Jeff VanderMeer’s Hummingbird Salamander which is out this week. I finished off Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malindo Lo….
Hummingbird Salamander
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book free of charge for review purposes only. Receipt of a book does not guarantee a review or endorsement. My reviews are my honest opinion and are not biased for the purpose of personal gain. Jane Smith, not…
Q+A with Susan Earlam
Today I have Susan Earlam on the blog, talking about eco-horror, the environment and her new book, Earthly Bodies. Hi Susan, could you briefly introduce yourself? Hello. I’m a writer, I live in Cheshire with my family. I started a blog in 2010….
Walkies and welly recycling… a weekly check-in
So first off, I completely failed at taking part in the London Bookshop Crawl Readathon, I read most of Last Night at the Telegraph Club and that was it. The weather was pretty good for a bank holiday weekend and I got some garden tasks…
On My Radar: April
Another month, another massive pile of books to look forward to! As always, dates are based on UK publication and links go to Goodreads to find out more info. *Indicates a title I’ve received a review copy of. 1st Sistersong by Lucy Holland The Outlaws…
Bookshop crawl readathon TBR… and a weekly check-in
I went to a garden centre that I hadn’t been to before at the weekend, it’s only like a minute up from the one we usually go to but it’s more for shrubs and trees. I wanted a laurel to replace the grub infested cape…
You Should See Me in a Crown
When Liz doesn’t qualify for the scholarship she’s been working towards, she is crushed, it was her ticket out of town, where she feels too black, too awkward, too gay and too poor to truly be herself. Campbell, Indiana, has one thing it loves above…