Kate Stephenson The Book Lover’s Guide to Edinburgh Pen & Sword | White Owl, January 2026. Thank you, NetGalley and Pen & Sword, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Kate Stephenson’s Guide is not only a notable practical resource, but a pleasure to read. Well designed and clearly explained walks become literary explorations asContinue reading “Week beginning 15 April, 2026”
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Week beginning 8 April 2026
Eurie Dahn, Snack, Bloomsbury Academic, February 2026. Thank you, NetGalley and Bloomsbury Academic, for this uncorrected proof for review. Snack is another title in the Object Lessons publications that can be so much fun, as well as making a serious contribution to information about the wide range of topics they address. Snack is less entertainingContinue reading “Week beginning 8 April 2026”
Week beginning April 1 2026
Clare Mackintosh, The Butler, Podium Entertainment, June 2026. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. The Butler sets a pace that is quite different from Clare Mackintosh’s previous novels, and I had to adapt to the pace and tone. Once having done so, I was impressed with this writer’s abilityContinue reading “Week beginning April 1 2026”
Week beginning March 18 2026
M.L. Stedman A Far-flung Life Penguin Random House Australia| Penguin eBooks (AU Adult), March 2026. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. I found M. L. Stedman’s The Light Between Oceans a stunning, poignant read. A Far-flung Life is both, and more. The writing is beautiful, the plotting refined, characterisationContinue reading “Week beginning March 18 2026”
Week beginning 4 March 2026
Scott Ryan The Last Decade of Cinema Black Chateau Fayetteville Mafia Press, June 2024. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Scott Ryan has a distinct writing style that carries this serious, perceptive and analytical approach to a decade of film with a firm grasp of the need to engageContinue reading “Week beginning 4 March 2026”
Week beginning 4 March 2026
Scott Ryan The Last Decade of Cinema Black Chateau Fayetteville Mafia Press, June 2024. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Scott Ryan has a distinct writing style that carries this serious, perceptive and analytical approach to a decade of film with a firm grasp of the need to engageContinue reading “Week beginning 4 March 2026”
Week beginning 25 February 2026
S.E. Lynes The Split Bookouture, March 2024. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. S.E. Lynes has cleverly combined a thriller with elements of character study and examination of the way relationships can develop or crumble under pressure. These elements are woven together so seamlessly that the plot, as complexContinue reading “Week beginning 25 February 2026”
Week beginning 18 February 2026
Julia Cooke Starry and Restless Three Women Who Changed Work, Writing, and the World Farrar, Straus and Giroux, February 2026. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. I read Julia Cooke’s Come Fly the World and was thoroughly engaged. Starry and Restless Three Women Who Changed Work, Writing, and theContinue reading “Week beginning 18 February 2026”
Week beginning February 11 2026
Elizabeth Strout Tell Me Everything Penguin General UK (Fig Tree, Hamish Hamilton, Viking, Penguin Life, Penguin Business, Viking) September 2024. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Elizabeth Strout brings magic to her work and Tell Me Everything is no different. Bob Burgess and Margaret Estaver live in Maine. TheContinue reading “Week beginning February 11 2026”
Week beginning January 21 2026.
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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