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• Honeymoon In Paris – Jojo Moyes

  

  What’s it all about?:At the heart of Jojo Moyes’ heartbreaking new novel, The Girl You Left Behind, are two haunting love stories – that of Sophie and Edouard... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Short Stories Challenge – Magpies by Lucy Wood from the Collection Diving Belles

  

  What’s Magpies all about?:In Magpies, our unnamed and lonely male narrator hits a magpie with his car and follows it as it leads him to the woods and a little... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Elizabeth Is Missing – Emma Healey

  

  What’s it all about?:‘Elizabeth is missing.’ Maud keeps finding notes in her pockets with this message scrawled on it, but she can’t remember writing it. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Disgrace – Jussi Adler-Olsen

  

  What’s it all about?:Kimmie’s home is on the streets of Copenhagen. To live she must steal. She has learned to avoid the police and never to stay in one place... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Short Stories Challenge – Everything I Know About My Family On My Mother’s Side...

  

  What’s Everything I Know About My Family On My Mother’s Side all about?:This story is about a Jewish man who is worried that his family is not as interesting... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Talking About The Book Of You by Claire Kendal with Chrissi Reads

  

  What’s it all about?:A terrifying psychological thriller about obsession and power, perfect for fans of Gone Girl and Before I Go to Sleep.Clarissa is becoming... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Beth and Chrissi Do Kid-Lit 2015 – JANUARY READ – Five Children And It by E....

  

  What’s it all about?:Robert, Cyril, Anthea, Jane, and Baby brother “Lamb” find an ancient Psammead sandfairy who grants them one wish per day. But whatever... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• February 2015 – “Real Book” Month

  

  There’s nothing like the smell, feel and look of a real book to a bibliophile like myself. And now that February has rolled around, it’s time for another “Real... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Unseen – Karin Slaughter

  

  What’s it all about?:Karin Slaughter’s novels featuring detective Will Trent are utterly riveting and masterfully drawn. Her latest thriller, Unseen, pits... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Short Stories Challenge – Mrs Todd’s Shortcut by Stephen King from the Collectio...

  

  What’s Mrs Todd’s Shortcut all about?:An old man called Homer Buckland reminisces with a friend about a woman called Ophelia Todd who became obsessed with... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Banned Books #7 And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell wit...

  

  What’s it all about?:In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango’s family is not like any of the others. This illustrated children’s book... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Neurotourist: Postcards From The Edge Of Brain Science – Lone Frank

  

  What’s it all about?:Discover the true heart of humanity: the brain. Your brain shapes your world, but you can also shape your brain. Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Talking About The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton with Chrissi

  

  What’s it all about?:On a brisk autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives in Amsterdam to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Silver Bay – Jojo Moyes

  

  What’s it all about?:When Mike Dormer heads out from London to a small seaside town in Australia to kick-start a hotel development, he expects just another deal. Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Short Stories Challenge – A Terribly Strange Bed by Wilkie Collins from the...

  

  What’s A Terribly Strange Bed all about?:A Terribly Strange Bed tells the story of a young man in Paris when after having a lucky break at a gambling table has ... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Under A Mackerel Sky – Rick Stein

  

  What’s it all about?:The wry, perceptive, and strikingly evocative memoir of a much-respected chefRick Stein’s childhood in 1950s rural Oxfordshire and North... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Beth and Chrissi Do Kid-Lit 2014 – The Round Up

  

  2014 was the second year that Chrissi and I rolled out our Kid-Lit challenge. Again, it was a really fun thing to do which we both thoroughly enjoyed. Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Devil in the Marshalsea – Antonia Hodgson

  

  What’s it all about?:London, 1727 – and Tom Hawkins is about to fall from his heaven of card games, brothels and coffee-houses into the hell of a debtors’... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Short Stories Challenge 2015 – January to March

  

  Another year over, and a new year of short stories begins! Here’s what I’m going to be reading each week until the end of March. Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Aw… BIBLIOBETH Turns 2!

  

  MY BLOGOVERSARY – BIBLIOBETH TURNS TWO TODAY!I’ve now officially been blogging for two years and I’m loving every moment of it. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE