A Dog's Way Home... About the Book: Soon to be a major motion picture starring Ashley Judd releasing February 2019. From W. Bruce Cameron, author of the beloved bestseller and major Hollywood movie A Dog's Purpose, comes this beautifully told, charming tale that explores the unbreakable bond between us and our pets. Lucas Ray is … Continue reading New Release Book Review: A Dog’s Way Home (Film Tie-in) by W. Bruce Cameron
American Authors
Book Review: Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
Drums of Autumn... About the Book: In this breathtaking novel, rich in history and adventure, #1 New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon continues the story of Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser that started with the now-classic novel Outlander and continued in Dragonfly in Amber and Voyager. Once again spanning continents and centuries, Gabaldon has … Continue reading Book Review: Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
New Release Book Review: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Where the Crawdads Sing... About the Book: Fans of Barbara Kingsolver will love this stunning debut novel from a New York Times bestselling nature writer, about an unforgettable young woman determined to make her way in the wilds of North Carolina, and the two men that will break her isolation open. For years, rumours of … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Christmas Feature: Mr Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva
Mr Dickens and His Carol... About the Book: Charles Dickens should be looking forward to Christmas. But when his latest book, Martin Chuzzlewit, is a flop, his publishers give him an ultimatum. Either he writes a Christmas book in a month or they will call in his debts and he could lose everything. Dickens has … Continue reading Christmas Feature: Mr Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva
New Release Book Review: Time is the Longest Distance by Janet Clare
Time is the Longest Distance... About the Book: Set in the harsh desert of the Australian outback, Time Is the Longest Distance is a moral story of immorality in a place where “night comes on like a door slamming shut.” Lilly, a 45-year-old New Yorker, is persuaded by her newly-found father, Cameron, to take on … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Time is the Longest Distance by Janet Clare
Behind the Pen with Janet Clare
Today I welcome American author Janet Clare to Behind the Pen. Her debut novel, Time is the Longest Distance, is being released on December 11 by Vine Leaves Press, an Australian small press. When did you start writing and what was the catalyst? I started writing seriously about twenty-five years ago, and I wasn’t a … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Janet Clare
New Release Book Review: Just After Midnight by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Just After Midnight... About the Book: From the New York Times bestselling author of Pay It Forward comes an uplifting and poignant novel about friendship, trust, and facing your fears. No longer tolerating her husband’s borderline abuse, Faith escapes to her parents’ California beach house to plan her next move. She never dreamed her new … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Just After Midnight by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Bingo Blunder: When organised chaos just becomes chaos
Last week, on bingo Saturday, I wrote a post about how I'd forgotten about bingo in amoungst the flurry of end of year events. Since then, it's come to my attention (thanks Sue G-G!) that I was in fact organised for that bingo week, I'd read a book for it, entered it into my bingo … Continue reading Bingo Blunder: When organised chaos just becomes chaos
New Release Book Review: A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler
A Well-Behaved Woman: a novel of the Vanderbilts... About the Book: OUTSPOKEN. BRAVE. BRILLIANT. FIERCE. Alva Smith, her Southern family destitute after the Civil War, married into one of America's great Gilded Age dynasties: the newly wealthy but socially shunned Vanderbilts. Ignored by New York's old-money circles and determined to win respect, she designed and … Continue reading New Release Book Review: A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler
New Release Book Review: Evening in Paradise by Lucia Berlin
Evening in Paradise... About the Book: The publication of A Manual for Cleaning Women, Lucia Berlin’s dazzling collection of short stories, marked the rediscovery of a writer whose talent had gone unremarked by many. The incredible reaction to Lucia’s writing – her ability to capture the beauty and ugliness that coexist in everyday lives, the … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Evening in Paradise by Lucia Berlin
