Published By: PenguinPages: 400Released On: 09/04/2026 What if the person you love the most is the one you can’t have? Grace has loved Jackson since she was fifteen – when they spent every childhood summer exploring France’s breathtaking Ardèche region together. They were best friends, until life took its course and Jackson married someone else.Continue reading “Don’t Fall in Love With Me – Paige Toon”
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Consequences of Normal – Elle Baade
Published By: Lake UnionPages: 267Released On: 28/04/2026 Jane Zander has moved with her husband, Matt, back to his hometown of Atwood, Wisconsin, where he is the new headmaster of the prestigious Atwood Prep School. Jane hopes it will be a good fit for herself, her husband, and their children. Especially Charles, their six-year-old son, whoContinue reading “Consequences of Normal – Elle Baade”
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”
Thirst – John Robins
Published By: VikingPages: 320Released On: 07/05/2026 John Robins is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, Taskmaster champion, and an award-winning broadcaster. He is also an alcoholic. But what does that mean? What is an alcoholic?In Thirst, John tells the story of his life through the lens of alcohol, the drinks that made him, and those that brokeContinue reading “Thirst – John Robins”
Nikki Ranson
I don’t run a blog as I don’t have time to with my full-time job as an Activity Co-Ordinator in a nursing home, but I’ve been reviewing books and posting about them on social media on and off for the past two years. I’m happily married to my best friend, I’m 40 years old andContinue reading “Nikki Ranson”
Dogs, Boys and Other Things I’ve Cried About – Isabel Klee
Published By: PiatkusPages: 288Released On: 28/04/2026 Isabel Klee had always wanted to live in New York City. At age 20, she got her chance, ditching her college upstate for Marymount Manhattan and moving into a tiny basement apartment on the Upper East Side. Dog-obsessed since childhood, her first postgrad job was managing content for theContinue reading “Dogs, Boys and Other Things I’ve Cried About – Isabel Klee”
The Faraway Inn – Sarah Beth Durst
Published By: First InkPages: 384Released On: 09/04/2026 When sixteen-year-old Calisa arrives at her great-aunt’s bed-and-breakfast for the summer, she’s shocked to find it run down rather than cosy. Grumpy and eccentric, Auntie Zee is determined to keep anyone from messing with her beloved inn . . . even though she clearly needs the help. ToContinue reading “The Faraway Inn – Sarah Beth Durst”
The Spirit Guide – Bridget Walsh
Published By: Pushkin VertigoPages: 304Released On: 09/04/2026 1879, London. An investigation into two mysterious deaths leads detective duo Minnie Ward and Albert Easterbrook to the doors of the Spirit Sisterhood, a female-only spiritualist group that facilitates communion with the dead. Minnie isn’t buying it. She goes undercover at the organisation’s countryside home, where she findsContinue reading “The Spirit Guide – Bridget Walsh”
The Lost Voices of Pompeii – Dr Jess Venner
Published By: MudlarkPages: 320Released On: 23/04/2026 We all know how the people of Pompeii died. But what about how they lived? Drawing on the latest archaeological discoveries, Dr Jess Venner brings the ancient streets to life through the eyes of those who lived, worked, loved and ultimately met their fate in Pompeii. Along the way,Continue reading “The Lost Voices of Pompeii – Dr Jess Venner”
Transcription – Ben Lerner
Published By: Granta BooksPages: 144Released On: 09/04/2026 A writer returns to his college town, where he is to conduct what will be the final published interview with Thomas, his ninety-year-old mentor. But after he drops his smartphone in the hotel sink, he arrives at Thomas’s house with no recording device – a fact he isContinue reading “Transcription – Ben Lerner”
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