Portobello Book Blog

I’m pleased to welcome Edinburgh based author David Atkinson to the blog today. He’s sharing #TenThings about himself and his new book, Future Proof. I reviewed one of David’s earlier novels, The Second Life of Nathan Jones, a while back. You can read my review here. Future Proof is published today by Collective Charm Books … More #TenThings about David Atkinson #author of Future Proof | @write_stuff18

I recently listened to Lucy Worsley’s fascinating Radio 4 series on Agatha Christie (An Elusive Woman) and thought that I really must read some of her books. I read a few many years ago but none for ages. I’ve enjoyed the recent Kenneth Branagh big screen adaptations. I thought that a short story collection would … More Midwinter Murder by Agatha Christie | #audiobook #bookreview

Jenny Loudon joined me before Christmas and shared a guest post about the importance of setting in her novel Finding Verity and this one, Snow Angels. It had the wonderful title of ‘Winter is Wearing a White Ball Gown’ and you can read that here. I said at the time that I had both the … More Snow Angels by Jenny Loudon | #bookreview | @jenloudonauthor

I’m delighted to welcome Anya Bergman to the blog today. Her book The Witches of Vardø was published by Manilla Press last week and sounds amazing! She’s here to tell us #TenThings about the book and it’s a fascinating read. About the book They will have justice. They will show their power. They will not … More Find out #TenThings about #author Anya Bergman and her new book The Witches of Vardo | @anyacbergman @BonnierBooksUK @ZaffreBooks #ManillaPress @Tr4cyF3nt0n

What are you currently reading? My current read is for a blogtour next week and it’s Holly Hepburn’s Escape to Darling Cove. I’m loving the setting of this one, Ennisfarne, a fictional island off the coast of Northumberland. Eve has always lived on Ennisfarne, an idyllic island just off the coast of Northumberland and only … More WWW Wednesday 11th January 2023 | #WWWWednesday #amreading #booktwitter #booktweet

It’s publication day today for Jane Lovering’s latest, There’s No Place Like Home, and I’m pleased to be helping start the blogtour today. Jane joined me as my last #AuthorInTheFestiveSpotlight just before Christmas where she spoke a bit about this book as well as some of her Christmas plans and traditions. You can read that … More There’s No Place Like Home by Jane Lovering | #bookreview #TuesdayBookBlog | @JaneLovering @rararesources @BoldwoodBooks

I’m pleased to welcome James Gould-Bourn to the blog today. I love the sound of his book, Lost and Found, but couldn’t fit it in right now. I hope to get to it at some point. James is sharing #TenThings, so read on and find out a few interesting things about him and more about … More #TenThings about #AuthorJames Gould-Bourn | #LostAndFound | #CompulsiveReaders #blogtour | @JPGouldBourn @Tr4cyF3nt0n

I’ve been follower the author on Instagram for quite some time where she is always very entertaining, sharing the fun and games of her family life. She’s been sharing her excitement about this novel for some time and so I’m excited to share my review today. About the Book Have you ever wondered how normal … More My (Extra) Ordinary Life by Rebecca Ryan | #bookreview #blogtour | @SimonSchusterUK @TeamBATC @WriteBecsWrite

A bit of fun for the weekend. I saw this booktag challenge over on Write With Andrew‘s bookblog – you can read his post here. The rules of this tag are simple: answer the prompts without using the internet or looking at your bookshelves. Your answers have to all come from memory! Make sure to … More The Book Blogger Memory Challenge #booktag

I was lucky enough to win a copy of this book at an online launch event and have been saving it to read after I’d finished all my festive reading. It was the last book I started in 2022 and the first I finished in 2023 and what a brilliant start to my reading year! … More #TogetherAgain by Milly Johnson | #bookreview | @MillyJohnson @TeamBATC @SimonSchusterUK