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”
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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”
Why Are We Fascinated by Unreliable Narrators?
If you read a lot of thrillers (like I do), you’ve probably come across the term “unreliable narrator”. It’s one of those phrases that gets thrown around quite a lot in book reviews and blurbs, but what does it actually mean? And perhaps more importantly, why do we enjoy them so much? Let’s start withContinue reading “Why Are We Fascinated by Unreliable Narrators?”
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”
Unapologetic Love Story – Elle McNicoll
Published By: MacmillanPages: 400Released On: 02/04/2026 Enter Raina Lewis, London’s hottest It Girl – effortlessly cool, endlessly intriguing, and beloved for her smash-hit podcast spotlighting autistic women. But not everyone’s convinced by the hype. Investigative journalist and ‘King of Cancel Culture’, Tom Branimir is sure there’s more to Raina than meets the eye. He’s determinedContinue reading “Unapologetic Love Story – Elle McNicoll”
First Mage on the Moon – Cameron Johnston
Published By: Angry RobotPages: 336Released On: 14/04/2026 Ella Pickering is drowning in debt. Once a Unity skymage trained to make aerial supply runs in the great war with the Ranneas Empire, following a crash she now uses a wheelchair and works gruelling shifts making magical weapons in the Unity workshops, thinking of better days. OneContinue reading “First Mage on the Moon – Cameron Johnston”
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