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BIBLIOBETH
http://www.bibliobeth.wordpress.com/
A blog about all things bookish, I review a variety of different books across multiple genres and use a "star" rating to indicate enjoyment. From time to time, I also post book-related news items i.e. shortlists for literary prizes and reviews of literary events.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1312 )
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A Dangerous Crossing – Rachel Rhys
What’s it all about?:England, September 1939 Lily Shepherd boards a cruise liner for a new life in Australia and is plunged into a world of cocktails, jazz and... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Short Stories Challenge 2017 – The Moons Of Jupiter by Alice Munro from the...
What’s The Moons Of Jupiter all about?:The Moons Of Jupiter follows our protagonist Janet as she visits her father in hospital and comes to terms with the... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Stranger – David Bergen
What’s it all about?:Íso Perdido, a young Guatemalan woman, works at a fertility clinic at Ixchel, named for the Mayan goddess of creation and destruction. Read more
Posted on 08 November 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Blog Tour – Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
What’s it all about?:Everyone in Shaker Heights was talking about it that summer: how Isabelle, the last of the Richardson children, had finally gone around... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Is Monogamy Dead? – Rosie Wilby
What’s it all about?:‘My favourite way to learn is when a funny, clever, honest person is teaching me – that’s why I love Rosie Wilby!’ – Sara... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Short Stories Challenge 2017 – Best New Horror by Joe Hill from the Collection...
What’s Best New Horror all about?:Best New Horror follows the editor of a horror magazine as he tries to track down the author of a short story he has recently... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Short Stories Challenge 2017 – Part Five
Image from: http://www.creativindie.com/how-to-make-money-by-publishing-and-selling-short-stories-and-short-books-on-amazon/Hello everyone and welcome to the... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The House – Simon Lelic
What’s it all about?:What if your perfect home turned out to be the scene of the perfect crime?Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago. Read more
Posted on 04 November 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Before This Is Over – Amanda Hickie
What’s it all about?:How far will a mother go to save her children? A twisting, edge-of-your seat drama that you’ll never forget. Read more
Posted on 03 November 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Talking About The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel with Chrissi Reads
What’s it all about?:Roanoke girls never last long around here. In the end, we either run or we die.After her mother’s suicide, fifteen year-old Lane Roanoke... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Beth And Chrissi Do Kid-Lit 2017 – OCTOBER READ – Black Hearts In Battersea...
What’s it all about?:Simon, the foundling from The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, arrives in London to meet an old friend and pursue the study of painting. Read more
Posted on 01 November 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Mini Pin It Reviews #15 – The First Four Novels Of Jim Butcher’s Harry Dresden...
Hello everyone and welcome to another mini pin-it reviews post! I have a massive backlog of reviews and this is my way of trying to get on top of things a bit. Read more
Posted on 31 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Banned Books 2017 – OCTOBER READ – Ttyl by Lauren Myracle
What’s it all about?:Audacious author Lauren Myracle accomplishes something of a literary miracle in her second young-adult novel, ttyl (Internet instant... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Kill The Father – Sandrone Dazieri
What’s it all about?:‘The rock cast a sharp, dark shadow over a shape huddled on the ground. Please don’t let it be the boy, Colomba thought. Her silent prayer... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Short Stories Challenge 2017 – A Place For Violence by Kevin Wignall from the...
What’s A Place For Violence all about?:A Place For Violence follows our male protagonist on an apparent holiday in Bali but the reasons why he is there are a lo... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Bibliobeth On A Break.
Image from https://www.writeraccess.com/blog/writers-need-a-break-too/Hi everyone, hope you’re all well. I announced on Twitter a couple of weeks ago that I’d b... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Blog Tour – Stories For Homes Volume Two – Edited by Debi Alper and Sally...
What’s it all about?:“Stories give our imaginations a home. It’s good to see them helping to give people shelter in the real world, too…” – Joanne Harris, autho... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Next Together (The Next Together #1) – Lauren James
What’s it all about?:How many times can you lose the person you love? Katherine and Matthew are destined to be born again and again, century after century. Read more
Posted on 05 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Deathless (Leningrad Diptych #1) – Catherynne M. Valente
What’s it all about?:A glorious retelling of the Russian folktale Marya Morevna and Koschei the Deathless, set in a mysterious version of St. Petersburg during... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Short Stories Challenge 2017 – The Shadow Out Of Time by H.P. Lovecraft from...
What’s The Shadow Out Of Time all about?:The Shadow Out Of Time follows our male protagonist as he struggles with what happened to his mind and body during a... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE