I read and review books of many genres. This is a website, where you can find my books listed by genre, and also a book blog - which you can follow, to ensure you never miss a great read.
What (am I currently reading)? I am currently reading Eve Smith’s latest speculative fiction One. This is being published by Orenda Books on 20th July 2023. Book Blurb (taken from https://orendabooks.co.uk/ ) A powerful, prescient, gripping speculative thriller: a woman’s job of enforcing climate-emergency Britain’s one-child policy […]
Happy Publication Day to The Zen of Cat: An A-Z of Japanese feline philosophy by Carla Francis. It is published by Macmillan Australia. This is an fascinating and easy to read book about how to achieve a more balanced and calm life. It also has plenty of information […]
What (am I currently reading)? I am currently listening to the audiobook The Space Between Us by Doug Johnstone and narrated by Angus King. This was published in paperback Orenda Books in March 2023, and in audio by Isis Publishing Ltd. (also March 2023). The genre is science […]
My review of the beautiful, interesting and totally wonderful speculative fiction Beautiful Shining People by Michael Grothaus is now up on EmmabBooks.com . It was published by Orenda Books in March of this year, and is the first featured book in the Orenda Books Book Club – which […]
What (am I currently reading)? I am currently reading The Zen of Cat by Carla Francis. This self help and personal development book (interwoven with lots about cats) is being published by Pan MacMillan on 27 June 2023. Book Blurb (taken from https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/ ) There’s no doubt cats […]
My review of the memoir A Good Wife by Samra Zafar (with Meg Masters) is now up on EmmabBooks.com This is Samra’s story, which though shocking and emotional is ultimately uplifting. It is the story of what one woman can achieve when all seems hopeless – see Google […]
What (am I currently reading)? I am currently reading the speculative novel Beautiful Shining People by Michael Grothaus, which was published by Orenda Books in March 2023. Book Blurb (taken from https://orendabooks.co.uk/ ) This world is anything but ordinary, and it’s about to change forever… It’s our world, […]
What (am I currently reading)? I am currently reading the memoir A Good Wife – Escaping the Life I Never Chose by Samra Zafar with Meg Masters. This was published by Harper Collins in 2019 Book Blurb (taken from http://www.goodreads.com ) She faced years of abuse after arriving […]
Out today is the wonderful contemporary fiction Lyrics for the Loved Ones by Anne Goodwin. Matty is making plans for her 100th birthday, a wedding is being planned, and Irene is passing on all the news. Plenty of mysteries, secrets and interest to keep the reader guessing. Though […]
Out today is the fabulous new thriller from Jo Spain – Don’t Look Back. It is published by Quercus Books. Set in London, a Caribbean Island and (for a short time) in Ireland, this thriller is full of excitement, twists, and surprises, all of which kept me reading […]
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