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• I Read It in a Book – All Day Breakfast…in a Porridge?

  

  So far in this feature we have ran in Storm Dennis and taken on teabags. However since we attempted to eat cauliflower for breakfast we have been overwhelmed... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2020

• The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

  

  I have been asked for this book SO many times when working at the book shop. It’s one that people receive as a gift then come and buy it themselves to give to... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2020

• 18 Tiny Deaths by Bruce Goldfarb

  

  The untold story of Frances Glessner Lee and the invention of modern forensics is on the table today when we join the Blog Tour for 18 Tiny Deaths. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2020

• Macbeth by Jo Nesbo

  

  We review Shakespeare, but not as you know it – Macbeth by Jo Nesbo. Macbeth – the blurb He’s the best cop they’ve got. When a drug bust turns into a bloodbath... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2020

• The Lowdown – The Salt Path

  

  Welcome to April at Book Social and a strange month it looks like it is going to be. As lockdown continues we have a new Book of the Month to keep you... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2020

• Someone Like You Roald Dahl

  

  We review a book of short stories by Roald Dahl. But wait, Someone Like You is for adults not children! Someone Like You – the blurb Here, in Roald Dahl’s... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2020

• The Fallout by Rebecca Thornton

  

  We join the blog tour of Faber Academy Writing alumna, Rebecca Thornton for her third novel, The Fallout. The Fallout – the blurb When Liza’s little boy has an... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2020

• March Round Up

  

  Well what a month! Here is a round up of all we have read, written and obtained in the month that was self isolation, school closures and social distancing –... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2020

• Orion Lost by Alastair Chisholm

  

  Our children’s Book of the Month for March is the deep space science ficition book, Orion Lost by debut author Alastair Chisholm. What would the book club make... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2020

• PESTS by Emer Stamp

  

  FACT: There is not enough reviews of Early Reader books on Book Social. SOLUTION: Read more Early Reader books, starting with PESTS. Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2020

• I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

  Part dystopia, part speculative fiction, translated from French. Our book of the month is I Who Have Never Known Men and we give you our Big Review below. Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2020

• Get Involved With… I Who Have Never Known Men

  Our Book Of The Month for March is I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman. For our online Book Clubbers we have some questions below about the book fo... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2020

• Saving Lucia by Anna Vaught

  

  We were sent Saving Lucia by Bluemoose Books as part of their #bluemoosewomenin2020 campaign. Anna is a writer, editor, teacher, volunteer, campaigner and mum... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2020

• Self Isolation Reading Suggestions

  

  So if you’re not already it seems the most of us will be pretty much in total self isolation from today onward. But fear not, here are our suggestions of what t... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2020

• Pet Sematary by Stephen King

  

  Stephen King expertly explains why ‘Sometimes dead is better’ in the 1983 horror, Pet Sematary. Pet Sematary – the blurb “The house looked right, felt right to... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2020

• In Your Defence by Sarah Langford

  

  True stories of life and law delivered by barrister Sarah Langford – In Your Defence. In Your Defence – the blurb Sarah Langford is a barrister. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2020

• Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

  

  A plane crash. 191 dead. 1 survivor – a twelve year old boy called Edward. We review the gripping Dear Edward. Dear Edward – the blurb One summer morning,... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2020

• Animal Free Early Year Reads

  

  “Show me one without the token animal.” came the request in the book shop where I work the other day. Whilst it wasn’t a vegan making a literary stand, it was... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2020

• The Lost Lights of St Kilda by Elisabeth Gifford

  

  We join the blog tour for the poignantly beautiful The Lost Light of St Kilda. The Lost Lights of St Kilda – the blurb 1927: When Fred Lawson takes a summer... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2020

• Tin by Padraig Kenny

  

  What does it mean to be human? We find out as we read part Wizard of Oz, part Pinocchio – Tin. Tin – the blurb Christopher is ‘Proper’: a real boy with a real... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2020