Bibliobeth

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1312 )

• Talking About Mad About You by Sinead Moriarty with Chrissi

  

  What’s it all about?:Emma and James Hamilton have weathered lots of storms in their ten-year marriage. From the heartbreak of infertility, to the craziness of... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Visit to Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights with Chrissi

  

  Photo’s of Mr B’s from the website, click on the image to get there!Ah, you can’t beat a good bookshop. And without a doubt, Mr B’s Emporium of Reading... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Short Stories Challenge – Peep Show by Nathan Englander from the Collection...

  

  What’s Peep Show all about?:Peep Show tells the story of a man who has turned his back on his religion and is wrestling with sexual longing as he visits a peep... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WWW Wednesday #51

  

  Welcome to another WWW Wednesday, and thanks as ever to MizB for hosting.To join in you need to answer 3 questions..•What are you currently reading?•What did yo... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Girl With All The Gifts – M.R. Carey

  

  What’s it all about?:NOT EVERY GIFT IS A BLESSINGEvery morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class.When they come for her, Sergeant Parks... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Boundless (Unearthly #3) – Cynthia Hand

  

  What’s it all about?:The past few years have held more surprises than part-angel Clara Gardner could ever have anticipated. Yet from the dizzying highs of... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Short Stories Challenge – Cain Rose Up by Stephen King from the Collection...

  

  What’s Cain Rose Up all about?:Cain Rose Up is about a college student called Garrish who goes on a frenzied killing spree from his dorm windows.What did I... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Mr Mercedes – Stephen King

  

  What’s it all about?:In a mega-stakes, high-suspense race against time, three of the most unlikely and winning heroes Stephen King has ever created try to stop ... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Banned Books #2 – The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn...

  

  What’s it all about?:“The heroine’s transformation into someone who finds her own style and speaks her own mind is believable — and worthy of applause. Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Talking About Before We Met by Lucie Whitehouse with Chrissi

  

  What’s it all about?:Hannah, independent, headstrong, and determined not to follow in the footsteps of her bitterly divorced mother, has always avoided... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Short Stories Challenge – The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde from the Collection...

  

  What’s The Selfish Giant all about?:Oscar Wilde’s beloved tale tells the story of the selfish giant who built a wall around his beautiful garden to keep childre... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Siege And Storm (The Grisha #2) – Leigh Bardugo

  

  What’s it all about?:Darkness never dies.Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Shadows On The Moon – Zoe Marriott

  

  What’s it all about?:A powerful tale of magic, love and revenge with a strong female lead set in fairy-tale Japan; this is “Cinderella” meets “Memoirs of a... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Short Stories Challenge – The Isabel Fish by Julie Orringer from the Collection...

  

  What’s The Isabel Fish all about?:Nine brave, wise, and spellbinding stories make up this award-winning debut. Alive with the victories, humiliations, and... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Splintered (Splintered #1) – A.G. Howard

  

  What’s it all about?:This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WWW Wednesday #50

  

  Welcome to another WWW Wednesday, and thanks as ever to MizB for hosting.To join in you need to answer 3 questions..•What are you currently reading?•What did yo... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Under The Never Sky (Under The Never Sky #1) – Veronica Rossi

  

  What’s it all about?:WORLDS KEPT THEM APART.DESTINY BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER.Aria has lived her whole life in the protected dome of Reverie. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Short Stories Challenge – The Blood Pearl by Barry Maitland from the Collection...

  

  What’s The Blood Pearl all about?:The must-have annual anthology for every crime fiction fan – the year’s top new British short stories selected by leading crim... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• August 2014 – “Real Book” Month

  

  I am a lover of “real books.” Oh yes, you remember the things…with actual pages? Not that I don’t love my Kindle or admire its convenience especially on... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Beth and Chrissi Do Kid-Lit 2014 – JULY READ – The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz by L....

  

  What’s it all about?:Dorothy, the Tin Woodman, Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and a host of other curious creatures come to life as they set out on an exciting... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE