It’s time again for Six Degrees of Separation, a monthly link-up hosted by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best. Each month a book is chosen as a starting point and linked to six other books to… More| BooksPlease
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. For the rules see her blog The topic today is Books With Occupations… More| BooksPlease
I can’t believe how fast this last week flew by, but it was a very busy week on our end. As usual, spending all week running around to appointments and then taking care of Mom after an outpatient procedure. Mom is recovering nicely, and I got to take […]| Leah's Books
Princesses in Medieval Iran, king consorts, and holy women warriors all jostle for power, influence, and even just to survive.| BOOK RIOT
There are some books that linger quietly in the back of your mind long after you’ve read the final page—books that feel like a warm cup of tea on a rainy afternoon. The Last Garden in England by Ju…| Rebecca's Reading Room
About the Book Einar and the Wolf Coats have angered most of the kings of Northern Europe. With England no refuge, their only solution is to set sail across the Whale Road. A chance encounter with a slave trader leads them to Muslim Spain, but what starts as a joyous homecoming for one of the… Continue reading Book Review – The Blazing Sea by Tim Hodkinson→| What Cathy Read Next…
About the Book In the heat of the desert, will the trail go cold? Cairo, 1938. Archie Nevenden is many amateur archaeologist; theatre impresario; absent father; potential defector. And now, he̵…| What Cathy Read Next...
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7 December 1962 He was lying on a varnished wooden board, the top of a boxed-in radiator. The board was exactly as wide as his shoulders and he knew, from painful experience, he must sit up like a man emerging from his own coffin. Roll over and he would be on the floor. You never … Continue reading The Land in Winter | Andrew Miller| This Reading Life
From cracking mysteries to defying the odds in historical upheavals, young heroines in fiction take the lead and show us just how powerful youth can be. We are highlighting some... READ MORE| Kensington Books Publishing
Sumptuous or It Glitters Even More Than Gold| The Corner of Laura
A story of exile, Abdulrazak Gurnah’s fourth novel Paradise tells the story of Yusuf who was born in Tanzania at the turn of the 20th century. His family is poor, and it’s a treat when Yusuf finds a bone in his soup, but the family manages to put on a feast for the regular visits of Uncle […]| ANZ LitLovers LitBlog
Within the dazzling halls of London’s Crystal Palace, the event of the season has arrived: The Great Exhibition. An opportunity for the greatest minds of the century to come together under one roof…| Books and Such
In The Apollo Murders, Chris Hadfield presents a nail-bitting high stakes alternate history during the Cold War about a mission to the moon.| Armed with A Book
This theme could also be labeled, “Books that would make great doorstops” because these titles are quite hefty! Almost all of the books I’ve selected are over 1,000 pages and are chunky. And I’ll be the first to admit, I’ve only actually read one of the books on this list – Gone With the Wind as a kind of project for myself. The others on my list, while I’m familiar with them, they aren’t something I necessarily am interested in. Although, a number of them have been turned int...| Literacious
Top Ten Tuesday: Books Guaranteed to Put an End to Your Book Slump includes a great list of middle grade books for readers of all sorts!| Literacious
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme started by @Lauren’s Page Turners but is currently hosted by Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog. This meme is quite easy to follow – just randomly pick a book from your to-be-read list and explain why you want to read it. It is that simple. This week’s book: The Czar’s Madman by Jaan […]| The Pine-Scented Chronicles
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme started by @Lauren’s Page Turners but is currently hosted by Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog. This meme is quite easy to follow – just randomly pick a book from your to-be-read list and explain why you want to read it. It is that simple. This week’s book: The Bridge on the Drina […]| The Pine-Scented Chronicles
First Impression Friday will be a meme where you talk about a book that you JUST STARTED! Maybe you’re only a chapter or two in, maybe a little farther. Based on this sampling of you…| The Pine-Scented Chronicles
What typically comes first for you: a character? An era? A story idea? How do you proceed from there? For both of my previous books, the characters came to me first. Where Only Storms Grow, however, started with the time period. Early during the pandemic, I read an article about the other time in history... The post Straight from the Source: Alyssa Colman on Writing Historical Fiction appeared first on Caroline Starr Rose.| Caroline Starr Rose
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. For the rules see her blog The topic today is Books with a… More| BooksPlease
Canongate Books| 5 Jun. 2025| 427 pages| e-book| Review copy| 5* Description: 1854, Edinburgh.Respectable public faces hide sordid private sins.Apprentice Sarah Fisher is helping to fund Dr Will Ra…| BooksPlease
In The Harvey Girls, Juliette Fay takes us to 1920s America. This is a tale of two very different women becoming Harvey Girls.| Armed with A Book
Hello friends, happy Wednesday! I hope you’re all well. Today I’m posting my review of Carson McCullers’ novel The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by: Carson McCullers: John Singer is a mute, and therefore makes the perfect companion to the members of a small town in Georgia. Drawn to… Continue reading Review: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter| Meghan's Whimsical Explorations & Reviews
Welcome to today’s stop on the blog tour for The House at Devil’s Neck by Tom Mead, the latest in the crime series featuring illusionist and solver of seemingly insoluble mysteries, Jos…| What Cathy Read Next...
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About the Book: It is the late 1960s in Ireland. Nora Webster is living in a small town, looking after her four children, trying to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. She is fiercely intelligent, at times difficult and impatient, at times kind, but she is trapped by her circumstances, and waiting … Continue reading Book Review: Nora Webster by Colm Tóibín| Theresa Smith Writes
I felt like this last part should be titled “From whence it came and where it goes,” but that just seemed a bit unwieldy. Every manuscript I tackle teaches me more about researching, so I often add a note on what was special in the back matter—sometimes a short note, sometimes longer. It’s valuable for … More Especially for Educators: “Back Matter Bounty for the Classroom: Part 3” by Beth Anderson| Beth Anderson, Children's Writer
Though much of the fascinating information I glean from research never makes it into the story, some of it earns a place in back matter if it has the potential to engage and benefit educators, librarians, parents, and, most of all, young readers. Images and graphics are always a favorite! GIVEAWAY! Leave a comment below … More Especially for Educators: “Back Matter Bounty for the Classroom: Part 2” by Beth Anderson| Beth Anderson, Children's Writer
As I worked on the back matter for what hopefully is book number twelve, I thought about all the fabulous kinds of information that awaits teachers in these often overlooked sections. I’ve ex…| Beth Anderson, Children's Writer
Jillian Cantor revisits the glittering Jazz Age world of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, retelling this timeless American classic from the women’s perspective. Beautiful Little Fools is a quintessential tale of money and power, marriage and friendship, love and desire, and ultimately the murder of a man tormented by the past and driven by a destructive longing that can never be fulfilled.| Hooks, Books, & Wanderlust
Dottie, the third novel from 2021 Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, is #No11 of #20BooksofWinter, but despite the looming deadline (August 31) to read the other nine books, I have taken my time to …| ANZ LitLovers LitBlog
If you love books packed with secrets, sass, and sisterhood (with a side of drama, of course), you’re in the right place. Get ready to dive into twisty mysteries to... READ MORE| Kensington Books Publishing
Some stories refuse to be told in a straight line. In these captivating novels, past and present weave together, revealing long-buried secrets, surprising connections, and the way history shapes our... READ MORE| Kensington Books Publishing
In a world of dragons, magic, and mysterious quests, sometimes the greatest treasure is the people you meet along the way. Found family stories in cozy fantasy remind us that... READ MORE| Kensington Books Publishing
When Allison Epstein first saw the musical Oliver!, one character stood out—Fagin. He…| Association of Jewish Libraries
Quick-fire reviews of some more books that are not included in my 20 Books of Summer challenge! Antonia Hodgson, The Raven Scholar. In the walled capital city of Orrun, seven contenders arrive to compete to be the next emperor. Court scholar Neema is unexpectedly drawn into the trials after one of the hopefuls is murdered. This was … Continue reading More Quick-Fire Reviews of Some Non-Summer Reads| Laura Tisdall
Gappah, Petina "Out of Darkness, Shining Light" - 2019 Of course, we all know about David Livingstone's search for the source of the river N...| momobookblog.blogspot.com
Greetings readers! Long time, no see on this space yadayada…let’s get straight to business. I couldn’t let this year go by without publishing this review, I’d be in so much trouble with myself if I did. In July, I devoured SMGs new novel because A. I had been waiting for months to read it, B.... Continue Reading →| Reading with Rendz
Free epub ebook download of the Standard Ebooks edition of Simon the Coldheart: A lowly squire in medieval England becomes a powerful noble through guile, loyalty, and unexpected love.| standardebooks.org
Another review from the archives, which somehow never got posted here! Chloe Wynchester is convinced that she is plain and unremarkable: that is the skill that gets her into capers with her family,…| Nicky @ The Bibliophibian
By about 10% into the book, I was reminded viscerally of The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden. When reviewing that book I focused on the idea of there being a special power in taking a known story and envisioning it in a new way. I’m firmly of the opinion that approaching storytelling that way […]| faintingviolet
Some books don’t just tell a story—they invite you into a riddle, a ritual, a hidden map. The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson is one such book. It caught my imagination instan…| Rebecca's Reading Room
Like us on Facebook The next photo is the PROMPT. Remember, all photos are property of the photographer, donated for use in Friday Fictioneers only. They shouldn’t be used for any other purpose without express permission. It is proper etiquette to give the contributor credit. PHOTO PROMPT © Jen Pendergast The photo this week is […]| Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple
Like us on Facebook The next photo is the PROMPT. Remember, all photos are property of the photographer, donated for use in Friday Fictioneers only. They shouldn’t be used for any other purpose without express permission. It is proper etiquette to give the contributor credit. The photo prompt is a grouping of crystals in what […]| Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple
About the Book: D. H. Lawrence is dying. Exiled in the Mediterranean, he dreams of the past. There are the years early in his marriage during the war, where his desperation drives him to commit a terrible betrayal. And there is a woman in an Italian courtyard, her chestnut hair red with summer. Jacqueline and … Continue reading Book Review: Tenderness by Alison MacLeod| Theresa Smith Writes
I loved Sally Smith’s first Gabriel Ward book, so I was very eager to dig into A Case of Life and Limb. I enjoyed it just as much, though the wintery vibes are a bit at odds with the weather,…| Nicky @ The Bibliophibian
Translated from German by Ross Benjamin And so to my most anticipated read of 2025 … a bit nervous coming into it. What if it is a dud? Actually there was no need to worry on that score, beca…| Lizzy’s Literary Life (Volume 2)
Step into the world of mystery, memory, and meaning with author Saul Golubcow. In this compelling interview, Golubcow discusses his gripping works, The Cost of Living and Who Killed the Rabbi’s Wife?—this collection of three novellas and a novel feature Frank Wolf, a Holocaust survivor turned private investigator. Once a philosophy professor, Frank now solves crimes within the Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods of 1970s New York City. Joined by his inquisitive grandson Joel and later his sh...| jewishlibraries.org
In this post, I am introducing you to The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, a novel that has captivated readers with its rich storytelling and profound themes. First, we will talk about the story itself, recounting the journey of the Price family as they navigate life in the Congo under the shadow of colonialism and…| Selected Reads
🔻 A little confession... I have picked this book just because of the title (everything with "Paris" attracts my attention) and the cover (a...| klasikfanda.blogspot.com
The Montreal summer continues hot, stuffy, and humid, but the reading is good. I read in the evenings, when it’s cooler (sometimes) and I’ve managed to day-check off a few items from the to-do list. The city is near-empty: holiday departures and, since Friday, an … Continue reading Recent Reading: van der Wouden, Stewart Taylor, and Markham…| Miss Bates Reads Romance
Though I’m certain people in spas or on dream holidays are happy, nothing can quite match the happiness of a spinster English teacher on summer holidays with uninterrupted reading time. C’est moi! My hols always begin on Canada Day and are followed by recovery-time from … Continue reading Latest reading: McCloskey, Everett, and Burke-Patel…| Miss Bates Reads Romance
Hi! I took the last few Tuesdays off, and have been prioritizing my health and really focusing on relaxation. This week’s topic came from Joanne @ Portobello Book Blog, and its about books with hon…| Leah's Books
Six Wild Crowns Author: Holly Race Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: June 10, 2025 Publisher: Orbit Series: Queens of Elben #1 Thank you to Orbit and Oliver Wehner for sending me a copy of thi…| Leah's Books
Hi, all: I bring you another book I’ve discovered through Rosie’s Book Review Team, and it is a pretty special one. Bridge of Dreams. A Speculative Triptych by Kevin P. Keating Comprising three interlinked novellas, Bridge of Dreams: A Speculative Triptych centers around a young woman who embarks upon a spiritual quest over the span of […]| Just Olga
Hi, all: I bring you a book by an author who has become a favourite of mine, and I have been following her work since I met her through Rosie’s Book Review Team. Another winner! Ah, just a wo…| Just Olga
Lakeshire Park felt like a cross between a Jane Austen novel and a Melanie Dickerson book, but without the length of Austen or the Christian themes of Dickerson.| A Catholic Girl Reads
An ambitious executive finds his life turned upside down by a lovely runaway and her younger brother.| A Catholic Girl Reads
For Love and Honor is your classic medieval fairytale Christian romance novel with a hallmark twist.| A Catholic Girl Reads
The Spear is a gripping tale of redemption and the Crucifixion, following the man who pierced Christ's side.| A Catholic Girl Reads
A fun and light hearted romance similar to Pride and Prejudice and I Capture the Castle!| A Catholic Girl Reads
A beautiful and heartwarming novel romance novel for teens by best selling author Nicholas Sparks.| A Catholic Girl Reads
Based on a true story, Christy is a beautiful and captivating story about a 19 year old girl teaches the poor children of Cutter Gap.| A Catholic Girl Reads
Lenten stories about teens in very different stages in life, periods, and even worlds.| A Catholic Girl Reads
Emma is funny, witty, sad, enjoyable, and romantic and overall a delightful and fun light book.| A Catholic Girl Reads
The cute sequel to Eight Cousins about a 21 year old Rose making her way in the world.| A Catholic Girl Reads
Two (fairly) recent novels about uncovering the reasons behind a death in a medieval setting both use unusual storytelling forms to give the reader clues in a novel way. I listened to Laurent Binet…| Kate Macdonald
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Blurb: Three women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie multigenerational horror saga from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. “Back then, when I was a young woman, there were still witches”: That was how Nana Alba always began the stories she told her great-granddaughter Minerva—stories that have stayed with Minerva all her life. Perhaps that’s why Minerva has become a graduate student focused on the history of horror literatur...| Jonathan Pongratz
Here’s another breakdown of U.S. casualties sustained during the Vietnam War. I have also added links to other posts on this website, which contain additional information at the end of this a…| CherriesWriter - Vietnam War website
In Manya Wilkinson’s tragicomedy Lublin, three teenage boys walk from Medritsch (Międzyrzec Podlaski) to Lublin along a road none of them have traversed before, in more ways than one. It is August 1907. Elya, Kiva and Ziv are taking brushes manufactured by Kiva’s uncle to market. Elya has made himself leader of the expedition. He […]| What I Think About When I Think About Reading
Incredible or I Cannot Believe How Much I Liked This| The Corner of Laura
Richly humorous and thoughtful summer reading here with Helen Schulman's new book, Nell Stevens' "The Original," and Linn Ullmann's "Girl, 1983."| The Longest Chapter
Well, let’s see how I go with this post on Percival Everett’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel James. I read all but 30 pages of this novel before my reading group’s meeting on 27 May…| Whispering Gums
Storm has re-contracted bestselling historical mystery author Emily Organ for three new books in the Emma Langley series, following the successful launch of The Whitechapel Widow which has got off to a flying start. Deputy Managing Director Claire Bord has acquired World All Language rights including Film and TV in the three new Emma Langley ... The post Storm signs bestselling historical mystery author Emily Organ for more books in the Emma Langley series appeared first on Storm Publishing.| Storm Publishing
Acquired Book By: When I initially joined this blog tour – I was betwixt and between the medical crises of my mother – from asthmatic attacks to emergency surgery – long before my father was hopsitalised himself this June. It was a medically critical Spring and start of Summer for my family. This is why I pitched the idea of an interview for the blog tour and would follow it with a review of the novel itself – however, the closer the interview came to be revealled the more curious I ...| Jorie Loves A Story
Hallo, Hallo dear hearts! You might be curious where I have been since Wyrd And Wonder concluded – as I had high hopes of getting a lot of wickedly delightful posts ready to share with everyone in the final weeks and days of May. Instead, I was overly exhausted by my Mum’s medical crisis that month and had to let the time run down off the clock and simply rest. I also changed my hours at work for the Summer to have more downtime and to recover my own health and wellness. Meanwhilst, our f...| Jorie Loves A Story
Hallo, Hallo dear hearts! I’m quite wicked happy to have found a new time shift narrative – as these happen to be one of my top favourite stories to read! The entire trifecta of time intrigues me to no end in fiction: time travel, time slip and time shift. Everyone has a different approach to writing them – whereas they are across genres of interest, too! Generally, yes, they are rooted in Historical Fiction but I’ve found them in other genres, too, and the best bit about them is how ...| Jorie Loves A Story
Hallo, Hallo dear hearts! You’ll have to forgive the lateness of this featured extract – Mum’s been recovering from surgery and we had a bit of a set-back this week as we had to v…| Jorie Loves A Story
Some good books, thoughtful and unputdownable, one coming soon, each promising escape of a kind that’s a great way to either end the year or start the new one.| The Longest Chapter
I’ve been making good progress with my reading, but I’m way behind with writing about the books I’ve read. So it’s time to catch up with a few short posts. My first one is t…| BooksPlease
Tragedy meets farce in this atmospheric romance set in America’s wild west| Reading Matters
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Murder at the Abbey (2020) by Irina Shapiro In this second book of the Redmond and Haze mystery series, a beautiful young woman is found ...| myreadersblock.blogspot.com
With Chenneville, author Paulette Jiles, who also wrote News of the World, delivers another immersive, Civil War era historical fiction novel. This one is centered on John Chenneville, a Union officer who wakes up in a Virginia hospital after suffering a severe head injury during a battle. The story follows John as he returns to […]| Book Thoughts from Bed
Information Goodreads: The Lost ApothecarySeries: NoneAge Category: AdultSource: LibraryPublished: 2021 Summary 1791. Nella is an apothecary, but one whose reputation is only told in whis…| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
My new novel ‘Retrovival’ is published today, Monday 16th June 2025, in eBook and Paperback by Elsewhen Press. In some ways I’ve been trying to avoid writing this…| Douglas Thompson's Blog
Page count: 289 pagesRating: 3.5 stars| Malin's Blog of Books
by Ellen Marie Wiseman My mother grew up in poverty and fear in Germany during World War II. Afterwards, at just twenty years old, she made the brave| Kensington Books Publishing
Yuri Herrera is a new author to me. Season of the Swamp is his imagining of an 18 month period between December 1853 and June 1855 when Benito Juárez was in exile in New Orleans. The novel is descr…| What I Think About When I Think About Reading
This year’s festival offers curated panels of stories that promise to keep lovers of suspense, mystery, and page-turning thrills guessing until the end. Whether you’re a seasoned fan of intricate …| Virginia Center for the Book
Free epub ebook download of the Standard Ebooks edition of Beauvallet: A daring English seaman plunders a Spanish ship and woos the beautiful, haughty, and spirited lady he finds aboard.| standardebooks.org
June is a little schizophrenic this year – blue-sky days, grey rain, high humidity, nationwide protests and the beginning of my yoga teacher training (!). Amid all that, here’s what I h…| cakes, tea and dreams
The Profundity of First Love In the 1960s and 1970s, Latin American literature experienced an unexpected but welcome boost when a group of young and upcoming writers earned global acclaim and recog…| The Pine-Scented Chronicles
Version 1.0.0 Sons and Daughters Author: Chaim Grade Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: March 25, 2025 Publisher: Random House Audio ★★★★★ From “one of the greatest—if not the greatest—con…| Leah's Books
Information Goodreads: Linnets and ValeriansSeries: NoneAge Category: Children’sSource: LibraryPublished: 1964 Summary Unhappy at their strict grandmother’s house, the four Linnet …| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
The first book in the series, The Irish Orphan’s Secret, will publish in ebook, POD and audio in March 2026, with the second and third books publishing in June and September 2026.| Storm Publishing
The Last Bookshop in London is a historical fiction novel set in London during the German blitzkrieg of World War II. The story explores how the power of a good book can temporarily soothe anxiety …| Book Thoughts from Bed
Blurb: Felix is a cunning thief. Loren is a temple attendant. Thrown together, the boys have to piece together their fates to make it out of a burning… Read more New Book Release: Vesuvius by Cass Biehn →| Jonathan Pongratz