Kristy Cambron The Making of a Mad Woman Thomas Nelson Fiction, February 2027. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Kristy Cambron introduces Jo Carmichael as she enters the board room to take over her late father’s position as CEO of an advertising firm, struggling to exist in the maleContinue reading “Week beginning 16 September 2026*”
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Week beginning 12 August 2026 (corrected to include the complete Bob McMullan paper)
Richard L. Schur Suits A Cultural History Bloomsbury Academic, November 2026 Thank you, NetGalley and Bloomsbury Academic, for this uncorrected proof for review. As a lover of legal dramas such as Picket Fences, Boston Legal, Ally McBeal and The Practice, I was immediately drawn to this history of a legal drama that, on my limitedContinue reading “Week beginning 12 August 2026 (corrected to include the complete Bob McMullan paper)”
Week beginning 29 July 2026
Elizabeth Imlay Charlotte Brontë’s Psyche A Close Reading of ‘Jane Eyre’ Aurora Metro Books|River Light Press, May 2026. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Elizabeth Imlay has adapted her earlier publication to consider the decrease in classical education. The result remains an exciting analysis of Jane Eyre, where Imlay’sContinue reading “Week beginning 29 July 2026”
Week beginning July 14 2026
Jerry Jamison Behind the Beehive The Triumphs and Trials of Dusty Springfield Bloomsbury Academic, October 2026.Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Jerry Jamison acknowledges the difficulties of researching this biography and in a Note from the Author at the beginning, and in an afterword, has described these, and detailedContinue reading “Week beginning July 14 2026”
Week beginning 24th June 2024
Liz Nugent The Truth About Ruby Cooper Penguin General UK – Penguin General UK – Fig Tree, Hamish Hamilton, Viking, Penguin Life, Penguin Business | Sandycove, March 2026. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Liz Nugent creates moral dilemmas for the reader from the beginning of this intriguing and difficult novel.Continue reading “Week beginning 24th June 2024”
Week beginning 3 June 2026
Tony Castro The Girl Who Would Be Marilyn Monroe, An Intimate Portrait of the Young Norma Jeane, Bloomsbury Press, September 2026. Tony Castro’s concentration on Norma Jeane, rather than Marilyn Monroe, is a haunting reminder of a girl whose aspiration was never dimmed by her childhood, or young womanhood. It was written for the 100thContinue reading “Week beginning 3 June 2026”
Week beginning 15 April, 2026
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”
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 25 March 2026
Thomas S. Hischak Bringing Song and Dance to the ScreenDirectors of Golden Age Hollywood Musicals Bloomsbury Academic, October 2025. Thank you, NetGalley and Bloomsbury Academic for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. The tone, the language, the content: all lead the reader on a remarkable journey through musicals in the Golden Age ofContinue reading “Week beginning 25 March 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”
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