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Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth – Natalie Haynes

Published By: PicadorPages: 304Released On: 28/09/2023 We meet Athene, who sprang fully formed from her father’s head: goddess of war and wisdom, guardian of Athens. We run with Artemis, goddess of hunting and protector of young girls (apart from those she decides she wants as a sacrifice). Here is Aphrodite, goddess of sex and desireContinue reading “Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth – Natalie Haynes”

Upon a Frosted Star – M.A. Kuzniar

Published By: HQPages: 384Released On: 28/09/2023 The invitations always arrive the same way – without warning, appearing around the city on the first snowfall of the year, simply inscribed with ‘Tonight.’ When struggling artist, Forster, finds an invitation, he’s bewitched by the magic of the evening, swept up in the glamour of this notorious annualContinue reading “Upon a Frosted Star – M.A. Kuzniar”

Fortune – Ellen Won Steil

Published By: Lake UnionPages: 347Released On: 10/10/2023 One drop of blood for a chance at a multimillion-dollar windfall. Is it a philanthropic gesture from a billionaire widow? Some suspect a darker motive behind the DNA lottery―one tied to the eighteen-year-old mystery of an infant’s unidentified remains that mars the history of idyllic Rosemary Hills, Iowa.Continue reading “Fortune – Ellen Won Steil”

A Classic Christmas Treasury – Various

Published By: Rock Point/QuartoPages: 240Released On: 28/09/2023 Cosy up with your favourite Christmas stories and discover new wintry tales with this keepsake holiday anthology. Just in time for the holidays, A Classic Christmas Treasury gathers together many of the season’s classics and introduces new, diverse stories from around the globe in one decorative holiday volume.Continue reading “A Classic Christmas Treasury – Various”

Tom Mead

Tom Mead’s short fiction has appeared in publications ranging from Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine to The Best Mystery Stories of the Year, and his debut locked-room mystery novel Death and the Conjuror (Mysterious Press, 2022; Head of Zeus, 2023) was an international bestseller, and named one of the best mysteries of 2022 by Publishers Weekly.Continue reading “Tom Mead”

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop – Satoshi Yagisawa

Published By: Manilla PressPages: 160Released On: 04/07/2023 When twenty-five-year-old Takako’s boyfriend reveals he’s marrying someone else, she reluctantly accepts her eccentric uncle Satoru’s offer to live rent-free in the tiny room above his shop. Hidden in Jimbocho, Tokyo, the Morisaki Bookshop is a booklover’s paradise. On a quiet corner in an old wooden building, theContinue reading “Days at the Morisaki Bookshop – Satoshi Yagisawa”

Island of Whispers – Frances Hardinge

Published By: Macmillan Two HootsPages: 120Released On: 12/09/2023Age Range: 12+ On the island of Merlank, the Dead must not be allowed to linger. The very sight of their ghosts can kill you. When young Milo is thrust into the role of Ferryman following his father’s sudden death, he is the one who must carry awayContinue reading “Island of Whispers – Frances Hardinge”

Panacea – Matt Niel Oosthuizen

Pages: 189Released On: 23/04/2023 Earth’s population: 1700: 6.0 x 10^81900: 1.65 × 10^92000: 6.14 x 10^92100: 1.087 x 10^102700: 3.15 x 10^52878: 024800: 1.4 x 10^2 History repeats itself, unless it prevents itself. Estranged parent and child civilizations collide. Who will win the fight for Planet B? ***** Thanks to Matt for gifting me aContinue reading “Panacea – Matt Niel Oosthuizen”

Essie Fox

Hello, I’m Essie Fox, and it’s lovely to be here on the Books By Your Bedside blog. I was born in Herefordshire and left home at eighteen to study English Literature at Sheffield University. From there, I moved to London where I worked for the Telegraph Sunday Magazine, and then the publishers Allen & UnwinContinue reading “Essie Fox”

The Crash – Robert Peston

Published By: ZaffrePages: 400Released On: 14/09/2023 London, 2007. It’s summer in the City: the economy is booming, profits are up and the stock market sits near record highs.But journalist Gil Peck is a lone voice worrying it can’t last. Deep in the plumbing of the financial system, he has noticed strange things happening which could threatenContinue reading “The Crash – Robert Peston”