Portobello Book Blog

Today Deborah Stone is my Author in the Spotlight. Her book about caring for older people sounds like it is full of invaluable advice and I do hope to read it at some point. Thanks for joining me Deborah. First of all, would you tell my blog readers a little about yourself? I live in … More #AuthorInTheSpotlight Deborah Stone : The Essential Family Guide to Caring for Older People @DeborahStone_ @lovebookstours

I’m delighted to welcome my first Author in the Spotlight of 2020 Janet MacLeod Trotter. Janet’s most recent book, the first in a new series, is called The Emerald Affair and was published by Lake Union on 1st January. You can order a copy here. I’ve been reading this and have my thoughts further down … More #AuthorInTheSpotlight Janet MacLeod Trotter and #bookreview The Emerald Affair @MacLeodTrotter

Happy New Year everyone – I hope that 2020 brings you everything you wish for, including wonderful books. And on that note, happy publication day to Mhairi McFarlane whose latest book If I Never Met You is published today as an ebook. And yes, it is wonderful! This is the story of Laurie and Jamie. … More If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane #bookreview @MhairiMcF @HarperCollinsUK @Fictionpubteam

Yes I know I said last week that my final Top Reads post was going to be the last for 2019 but you can blame Hayley over at RatherTooFondOfBooks for this one. I spotted #ReadingBingo on her blog yesterday and just had to give it a go myself. Did I get a full house for … More It's Reading Bingo Time for 2019! #ReadingBingo

Welcome to the last of my posts featuring some of my favourite books which I’ve read in 2019. As I mentioned in previous weeks, I just found it impossible to narrow it down to a Top Ten so am featuring my top reads from each quarter. You can read about my first six choices from … More My favourite books of 2019 – part 4 – October to December #topreads @jojomoyes #LindaGillard @catherineisaac_ @lucindariley @marielaval1 @belinda_missen @juleswake

I read this after seeing so many reviews from fellow bloggers saying how much they had fallen in love with the story and its characters. I saved it to be my last Christmas read this year and, oh my goodness, what a great decision that was! Viola is a musician in the orchestra for a … More Notting Hill in the Snow by Jules Wake #bookreview @0neMoreChapter_ @juleswake

Between The Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus is Sandi Toksvig’s quirky memoir which I recently listened to on Audible. It’s a bit of an unusual memoir in that it’s not just simply about her life. Instead, she takes us on her regular journey to work in … More Between The Stops by Sandi Toksvig #audiobook #review @ViragoBooks @SandiToksvig @HachetteAudioUK