I usually go to my local library, and although it is fanatically convenient it is also rather small, so I've found the shelves rather in...

Time for my monthly round up:- Lloyd Jones, Mister Pip   Kitty Hart-Moxon, Return to Auschwitz   (non-fiction) Jackie Collins, Sinn...

Quite a small haul compared to my usual standards, but I only really popped in quickly to pick up some books that I'd reserved:- ...

First round-up posts of the year - feels like the blog has got off to a slow start. I haven't posted as much as I intended, nor read as ...

The winner of the Man Booker prize was announced a couple of week ago - The Narrow Road to the Deep North , Richard Flanagan. So I...

Here's my monthly round-up:- Robin Hobb, Assassin's Quest  Jessie Burton, The Miniaturist Jeff VanderMeer, Annihilation   Joe...

Sorry I've been M.I.A this week, I'm starting a new job (v. excited) next week so I've been busy getting everything sorted.  ...

I've got a ton of books that I've bought or I've borrowed (stolen) from my sister, so I've made a mini pledge to myself not...

Just a quick post to let you know what's on my reading list at the moment:-  1) The Miniaturist , Jessie Burton - kindly lent ...

Here's what I've read this month (click to see full review) Max Barry, Lexicon Graham Joyce, Some Kind of Fairy Tale   Octavia ...

I've broken my self imposed book buying ban in a big way, but in my defence 3 of the 5 are second-hand. Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fea...

Though most of the rooms at Wrest Park  are currently out of bounds, luckily the library is accessible and  full of lots of lovely, m...

Margaret Atwood- what an absolute legend. She is one of my favourite authors, so I was  incredibly excited to find out that MaddAddam, the t...

A new library has opened up round the corner from where I live, so I went to check it out this morning. If you've read this post  you...

I know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover and all that jazz. However, one of the advantages of still buying paperbacks and hardback...