Thoughts and book reviews from a passionate bibliophile. Baileys Prize 2017 Shortlist Predictions. It was always a massive undertaking since the longlist used to include 20 novels. But, just when I thought the longlist had been cut down to a more manageable 12 novels, the announcement of the 2017 longlist.

Occasional musings about the things that appear on my doormat - usually books! My Reviews - sorted by Publisher name. My Reviews on the Net. Wednesday, 12 August 2015. When she suddenly finds herself forced to offer an internship to a mysterious, fugitive American slave, Dora realizes she has been pulled into in an illegal trade of sex, money, and deceit. The Journal of Dora Damage .

Just recently a friend wondered how I found books to recommend. I told her, I tend to use Twitter. A lot of people that I speak to both via Social Media and person to person, complain that there is a lot of bilge out there and on Twitter in particular. One book reviewer in particular caught my eye, and that was Naomi Frisby.

Books and Musings from Downunder. Or reading a blog without writing a title and author down in a list. Or joining in book reading challenges which encourage me to buy or borrow more books! July Reading Wrap Up. July 31, 2015 by sally906. Out of the books I read I discovered 7.

Our guest interview this month comes from two bestselling authors. Is the author of numerous medieval murder mysteries, Restoration whodunits and other historical crime fiction something that drew her together with Karen Maitland. A group of popular authors who write historical crime novels together.

A Visit to Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. Using Holiday Journals as Novel Source Material. Four American Prime Writers Talk About From There to Here.

What I read and what I like about it. The Curtis Brown Book Group sent me a lovely new copy of Lost Horizon as part of a welcome back package at the start of the second Book Group term. Leaving Time was published by Hod.