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• I Read It in a Book….making Gougeres!?!

  

  Welcome to our #IReadItInABook feature where we eat cauliflower for breakfast, make food for unicorns and beach comb in November. This time we are getting all... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2020

• The Lowdown – Accident on the A35

  And so comes July and with it a sense of lifting of the previous lock down conditions. As summer steps up a gear it’s only natural our thoughts turn to holidays. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2020

• June Round Up

  

  A round up of all we have read, written and obtained in June. What we have read in June I really liked my first read this month The Hunger, based loosely on a... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2020

• The Miseducation of Evie Epworth by Matson Taylor

  

  We join the Blog Tour for Matson Taylor’s first novel, The Miseducation of Evie Epworth. The Miseducation – the blurb July, 1962 Sixteen year-old Evie Epworth... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2020

• The Strangeworlds Travel Agency b L D Lapinski

  

  Grab your suitcase we are off to another world! The Strangeworld – the blurb When 12-year-old Flick Hudson accidentally ends up in the Strangeworlds Travel... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2020

• The Last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert

  

  The author of Eat, Pray, Love meets the Last American Man. The Last American Man – the blurb At the age of seventeen, Eustace Conway ditched the comforts of... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2020

• Diary of a Somebody by Brian Bilston #BigReview

  

  Our book of the month is Diary of a Somebody by Brian Bilston. Offering up poetry alongside fiction it’s a little bit different to our norm. We give you our... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2020

• Get Involved with….Diary of a Somebody

  Our Book Of The Month for June is Diary of a Somebody by Brian Bilston. For our online Book Clubbers we have some questions below for you to get involved with. Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2020

• At Home by Bill Bryson

  

  Not too long ago I read the very good Notes From A Small Island. Inspired by how good it was I bumped At Home, Bryson’s look at the history of houses and how... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2020

• Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales

  

  A queer re-imagining of Grease – what’s not to love? Only Mostly Devastated – the blurb When Ollie meets Will over the summer break, he thinks he’s found his... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2020

• What Are You Doing with Your Books in Lock Down?

  

  Swamped with an alarmingly high pile of recently read books during lock down, I found myself with no way of disposing of them. Charity Shops, Pass It On and my... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2020

• Black Widow by Chris Brookmyre

  

  We catch up with Jack Parlabane as we review Black Widow. Black Widow – the blurb Diana Jager is clever, strong and successful, a skilled surgeon and fierce... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2020

• I’d Rather Be At Book Club – These Girls Can Run

  

  In the spirit of lock down we feature our first online Book Club this month – These Girls Can Run – Online Book Club. These Girls Can Run These Girls Can Run... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2020

• When I Come Home Again by Caroline Scott

  

  We review book number two from the author of my book of the year in 2019. It’s standing in a mighty shadow, will When I Come Home Again hold its own? When I Com... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2020

• On Writing by Stephen King

  

  Part memoir, part writing guide from the King of horror (sorry!) We review On Writing. On Writing – the blurb There is a reason why Stephen King is one of the... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2020

• The Hunger by Alma Katsu

  

  If you haven’t heard of the ‘Donner Party’ before, you will have by the time you have finished reading The Hunger. The Hunger – the blurb After having... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2020

• The Lowdown – Diary of a Somebody

  June has arrived and still lock down drags on. So we’ve gone for something a little different as our Book of the Month as I think we are all a bit bored of... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2020

• May Round Up

  

  A round up of all we have read, written and obtained in May. What we have read in May It felt quite fitting to read Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World at a time... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2020

• Spring by Ali Smith #BigReview

  

  Our book of the month is Spring a name that conjurers up the great doors, something we have all been missing recently. We give you our Big Review below. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2020

• Get Involved with….Spring

  Our Book Of The Month for May is Spring by Ali Smith. For our online Book Clubbers we have some questions below for you to get involved with. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2020