Tana French The Keeper Penguin General UK – Fig Tree, Hamish Hamilton, Viking, Penguin Life, Penguin Business | Viking, April 2026. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. The Keeper returns to Cal, Lena and Trey and sundry other characters in Ardnakelty, with much of the emphasis on the village and itsContinue reading “Week beginning January 21 2026.”
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Week beginning December 31 2025
Martin Edwards Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife Aria & Aries, September 2025. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife – how could any player of Cluedo resist reading this book? And then, when it becomes clear that Martin EdwardsContinue reading “Week beginning December 31 2025”
Week beginning 24 December 2025
Kristen Lopez, Popcorn Disabilities, Bloomsbury Academic, November 2025. Thank you, NetGalley and Bloomsbury Academic, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Prepare to question your responses to disability, not only as depicted in the films that are discussed, but also in relation to friends and strangers with a disability and government and non-governmentContinue reading “Week beginning 24 December 2025”
Week beginning December 10 2025
Taran Armstrong Behind the Mirror Inside the World of Big Brother Sourcebooks (non-fiction) Sourcebooks, November 2025. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Taran Armstrong’s densely detailed and analytical work lies as much in his perceptive approach as his attention to the format, the participants, their strategies, and their personalities.Continue reading “Week beginning December 10 2025”
Week beginning 3 December 2025
Ellie Levenson Room 706 Zando | SJP Lit, January 2026. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. This is Kate’s story – her childhood and young adulthood, and the impact of marriage and motherhood are seen through Kate’s recall as she waits in room 706 in a London hotel. SheContinue reading “Week beginning 3 December 2025”
Week beginning November 12 2025
John Bassett, Rachel Crothers Broadway Innovator, Feminist Pioneer, Bloomsbury Academic, August 2025. Thank you, Net Galley and Bloomsbury Academic, for this uncorrected proof for review. This book is not only about an intriguing and successful professional woman but written by someone who genuinely seems to admire her. John Bassett’s commitment to Rachel Crothers permeates theContinue reading “Week beginning November 12 2025”
Week beginning 5 November 2025
Victoria Scott The House on the Cliff Boldwood Books, October 2025. Thank you, Boldwood Books and NetGalley for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. The House on the Cliff is the fourth of Victoria Scott’s novels that I have enjoyed. However, although there is much to admire, I felt a little disappointed. TheContinue reading “Week beginning 5 November 2025”
Week beginning 29 October 2025
Lona Bailey Wicked Witch of the West The Enduring Legacy of a Feminist Icon Bloomsbury Academic, October 2025. Thank you, NetGalley and Bloomsbury Academic for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Lona Bailey has produced a tremendously readable account of the feminist underpinnings of the wicked witch of the west, and more. ThisContinue reading “Week beginning 29 October 2025”
Week beginning 22 October 2025
Lisa Murkowski Far from Home An Alaskan Senator Faces the Extreme Climate of Washington, D.C. Penguin Random House Christian publishing | Forum books, June 2025. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. My immediate interest in this book arose from Senator Lisa Murkowski’s vote on the recent ‘Big Beautiful Bill’Continue reading “Week beginning 22 October 2025”
Week beginning 24 September 2025
Laura Lippman Murder Takes a Vacation A Mrs Blossom Mystery, Faber and Faber Ltd, August 2025. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Mrs Blossom holds the fears of many whose route to the back of a plane is accompanied by the overwhelming feeling that they will not be welcomeContinue reading “Week beginning 24 September 2025”
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