I’m 52 years old and live in Lincolnshire with my husband and two stepdaughters, and a few pets. I have worked for several years in the mental health sector with local mental health teams, voluntary groups and an MS Therapy Centre. I was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition when I was 21 which led toContinue reading “Hayley – Lotus Readers”
Category Archives: Blog Posts
Sam Johnson
I started writing reviews on Goodreads and sharing on social media in about April 2020. During the second lockdown I decided to turn them into a blog, which I launched in June 2021. Blog: My Cosy Book NookX: @MyCosyBookNookInstagram: @sam.mycosybooknookThreads: @sam.mycosybooknookBluesky: @mycosybooknook.bsky.socialFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/MyCosyBookNook Meet Sam Questions on Reviewing What made you start a book blogContinue reading “Sam Johnson”
Jeff Sexton
I’m the guy you come to when you want to hear about the books you’re not going to hear about from anyone else. I read some books that get tens of thousands of reviews, but I’m far more likely to be the very *first* review on a book… and not just because over 90% of my reading these days isContinue reading “Jeff Sexton”
Women’s Prize Longlist For Non-Fiction 2026
I have bought and read the longlist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction for a number of years, but never the non-fiction, only picking one or two to read. So, much to the dismay of my bank account and mr towering TBR list, I thought I’d buy the non-fiction longlist and read that too! HereContinue reading “Women’s Prize Longlist For Non-Fiction 2026”
Emma Lee
Blog: Emma Lee’s BlogX: @Emma_Lee1Instagram: @emmainleicesterBluesky: @emmalee1.bsky.social Started Reviewing: August 2017 Meet Emma Lee Questions on Reviewing What made you start a book blog and/or book review social media account? Reviewing for poetry magazines can be precarious as editors change or a magazine goes on hiatus (sometimes permanently) so having a poetry book review blog seemedContinue reading “Emma Lee”
Kerry Young
I grew up in the North of England and my family steadily made their way South as I get older, finally landing in Milton Keynes which is where I have (mostly) lived for the last 30-odd years. I loved reading as a child, I graduated from Mister Men books to Enid Blyton to Sweet ValleyContinue reading “Kerry Young”
Why Is Cosy Crime So Popular?
Murder, by its very nature, isn’t cosy. It’s violent, tragic, and something that we would very much prefer never to encounter in real life. And yet millions of readers (me included) happily curl up with books about it. And not just crime novels, either – but ones labelled as ‘cosy crime’. At first glance, thatContinue reading “Why Is Cosy Crime So Popular?”
Em – Nightreader
Hi. I’m Em aka em_nightreader and as my handle suggests I do most of my reading when the sun goes down. I was brought up by an English teacher and my love of reading started early on. Reading time with my mum was always special as a child and now, me in my late 40s and mumContinue reading “Em – Nightreader”
Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist 2026
Every year I say “only buy the the shortlist” and every year I buy the longlist. And I think it’s because some of my favourite reads have come from those on the longlist that don’t make it onto the shortlist, and I’d be missing out on them. So here we are for another year. TheContinue reading “Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist 2026”
Read It First: Books That Became Oscar-Winning Movies
As a former film student, I find there’s something magical about watching a story make the leap from page to screen, and then go on to conquer Hollywood’s biggest stage. For readers, it’s a rare kind of validation, that what we imagined in our minds has resonated with millions of viewers. For filmmakers, adapting aContinue reading “Read It First: Books That Became Oscar-Winning Movies”
Books By Your Bedside 