It’s been a hectic few weeks what with the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Book Festival and my daughter’s 18th birthday celebrations! Rather later than planned, here is a quick round up of the various events I went to at the Edinburgh International Book Festival this year. It wasn’t … More Edinburgh Book Festival Round-up @edbookfest
I’m pleased to be joined by Asia Mackay today as she answers my Author in the Spotlight questions. Her latest novel, The Nursery, will be published later this week by Zaffre Books. If you are a fan of Killing Eve, this sounds like a book for you! Thanks for joining me today Asia. First of … More #AuthorInTheSpotlight Asia Mackay #TheNursery @abmackster @ZaffreBooks
The Secret to Happiness is the first book I have read from Boldwood Books list and if this is anything to go by, they certainly know how to pick a winner! It’s not, however, the first of Jessica Redland’s books I have read and you can catch up with my reviews of Searching for Steven … More The Secret to Happiness by @JessicaRedland #review @BoldwoodBooks
Flesh and Blood is the fifth in Emma Salisbury’s DS Coupland series and one I’ve been waiting for eagerly. I am a big fan of the Salford detective (and of course of Emma Salisbury’s writing) and was not disappointed by this latest instalment. Don’t worry if you haven’t read the others in the series as … More Flesh and Blood by Emma Salisbury #DSCoupland #review @EmmaSAuthor
I’m pleased to be joined by Joe Hakim today as he steps into my author spotlight. His book, The Community, will be published by Wild Pressed Books next month and you can pre-order a copy online here: The Community. My thanks to Kelly at Love Books Tours for the invitation to take part in the … More #AuthorInTheSpotlight Joe Hakim #TheCommunity @JoeHakim_ @Wildpressed #LoveBooksTours
I’m pleased to be joined by Kristy McCaffrey today as part of the blog blitz for her novel Deep Blue. Kristy is sharing a fascinating guest post about diving and its remarkable effects on the human body. The Master Switch Of Life In 1963, Per Scholander, a Swedish-born researcher working in the United States, discovered … More Guest post from Kristy McCaffrey #author of #DeepBlue @McCaffreyKristy #lovebookstours
I’m doing a lot of reading ahead just now for books which are due to be published early in September. As a result, my blog is looking fairly quiet for the rest of August! I thought it would be a bit of fun to take part in a book tag post or two. I saw … More Bookshelf Scavenger Hunt #booktag
