Hello booklovers, Spring has sprung! The long winter of Narnian proportions appears to be drawing to a close. Are there any particular books that put you in the Spring-time mood? My seasonal reads would be Business as Usual by Jane Oliver and Ann Stafford, The Lido by Libby Page and I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith. Each feature […]
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A Year of Good Reading Ahead
Hello booklovers, I hope your 2023 has got off to a good start. What was your first read of the new year? Mine was the wondrous Tyger by S.F. Said. I hope my reading trajectory continues on the up. 2023 will also see in yet another Felixstowe Book Festival weekend and this year we are […]
Book Advent – Christmas Eve
Hello booklovers, Today we bring you our final Book Advent installment. We hope you have enjoyed it and that Book Advent has brought some literary cheer to your December. Maybe you will spend the 12 days of Christmas reading some of our recommendations? Book Advent concludes with the work of a much loved children’s author […]
Book Advent – December 23rd
Hello booklovers, Happy Christmas Eve Eve! Our guest writer Anna draws our attention to a lesser known but just as special festive story – Can It Be True? by author supreme Susan Hill. Susan Hill has been one of my literary companions since my teenage years. Her novel In the Springtime of the Year was amongst […]
Book Advent – December 22nd
Hello booklovers, Our guest writer, Anna, brings us today’s Advent treat – a childhood favourite for many and a Christmas classic for all. We are delighted to present The Snowman by the late, great Raymond Briggs. The Snowman by Raymond Briggs. The beautiful animated film shown for 40 years on channel 4 has become for many an […]
Book Advent – December 21st
Hello booklovers, Welcome to the solstice – the shortest day of the year. We are in the midst of the darkness, but from tomorrow, little by little, the light will return. With lights in mind, today’s Advent offering will shine through on a gloomy day: The Lights that Dance in the Night by Yuval Zommer. In […]