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Are you a book-finisher?
Some of our bookshelves – sadly peppered with The Unfinished… The Husband always finishes a book once he’s started it. He moans and criticises sometimes but always sees it through to the bitter end and...
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Recent book acquisitions…
Recent additions to the to-be-read piles… Books appear on my shelves from all sorts of sources – bookshops, our wholesalers, publicists, reps, authors, gifts… Most are acquired because I want to read...
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The books we give to others.
An article in The Telegraph last week asked what are the books we find ourselves giving as gifts again and again and again. It set me thinking; I give books as gifts frequently although it sometimes...
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50 Shades and Me
With the release of the screen adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, I’ve been thinking about our decision not to stock the trilogy despite its breath-taking sales back when The Husband and I owned The...
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Kerry Wilkinson, author of the Jessica Daniel crime novels – interview and...
Scarred for Life by Kerry Wilkinson. Although I read a fair amount of crime novels, the Jessica Daniel series by Kerry Wilkinson had rather passed me by until Kerry’s publicist sent me a copy of...
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I was this kid…
Found on teachingliteracy.tumblr.com I remember summer evenings where I’d still manage to read even after I’d been told to turn out my light. Probably why I wear glasses – or at least that’s what I...
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Book giveaway – signed copies of Sara Sheridan’s Mirabelle Bevan books
Following on from my conversation with Sara Sheridan on Tuesday, we have a brilliant giveaway to celebrate the publication of British Bulldog, the fourth Mirabelle Bevan mystery. I’ll be holding a draw...
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Congratulations Sharron!
Just to let everyone know that the winner of the signed Sara Sheridan books is Sharron Simmons – I’ve emailed her and the books will be on their way to her shortly. For all those who lost out, do visit...
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Winner – Dark Tides by Chris Ewan
Goodness – life’s been a bit frantic which is probably why I forgot to do the draw for the copy of Dark Tides, Chris Ewan’s excellent new crime novel. Sorry about that. Thanks to everyone who entered...
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Shelf notes – recent acquisitions and some suggestions for your TBR pile
It’s that time of year when books are arriving at an astonishing rate, both proofs from publishers of titles to be published early next year and new titles that have caught my eye and which I’ve...
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Literary advent calendar – tell me your favourite books
December is the month for curling up with a good book, partly because the weather is so grim (as I write this here in Edinburgh, the wind is rattling the windows, the rain is sheeting down at a 45...
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Are you a book-finisher?
Some of our bookshelves – sadly peppered with The Unfinished… The Husband always finishes a book once he’s started it. He moans and criticises sometimes but always sees it through to the bitter end and...
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Shelf Notes: A Place For Us by Harriet Evans
Somehow I’ve never got round to reading one of Harriet Evans‘ novels until now. Beginning her career at The Lady magazine where she learnt how to polish chandeliers, she moved quickly on to publishing...
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December book acquisitions
December was a particularly bumper month for book acquisitions; both purchases and proofs from publishers reps and publicity departments. There are some treats ahead… Apologies for the fuzziness of...
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