Earlier this week we interviewed the very funny Mhairi McFarlane. Today, we're giving away a copy of her latest novel Here's Looking At You. Anna Alessi – history expert, possessor of a lot of hair and an occasionally filthy mouth – seeks nice man for intelligent conversation and Mills & Boon moments. … [Read more...] about Friday Book Giveaway! Here’s Looking At You by Mhairi McFarlane
Archives for December 2013
Review – Anybody out There? by Marian Keyes
Reviewed by Kay Brooks Anna Walsh’s glamorous career, beloved husband, Aiden, and exciting life in the bustling city of New York seem more than a world away as she lies on her mother’s sofa in Dublin. Before she can return to reclaim her life as it was before, she needs time to recuperate. Her body and emotional wellbeing have taken an intense battering that Anna doubts … [Read more...] about Review – Anybody out There? by Marian Keyes
Novelicious Goes To…Lunch With Joanna Rees at The Ivy Club
There are days when I like being part of Team Novelicious, but there are other days when I blummin' love it and thank the book gods for my excellent fortune. Today was a latter sort of day and I am writing this blog post tipsy as a tipsy thing in a cafe in Soho, where the tea in front of me is cold, but I couldn't drink it anyway because I have just consumed my body … [Read more...] about Novelicious Goes To…Lunch With Joanna Rees at The Ivy Club
Christmas with Jenny Colgan
Jenny Colgan, author of Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop, is a self-confessed Christmas-o-phile. Here, she recalls some of her very favourite festive memories. What is your favourite Christmas memory? Every year my father would lead us downstairs and go into the sitting room first to light the fire and every year he'd come running out again shouting "Quick! Quick! I saw … [Read more...] about Christmas with Jenny Colgan
Three Ideas for Celebrating Christmas Like Some Of Your Favourite Literary Characters
Fire blazing, tree lights twinkling and well-loved pages turning, Christmas Eve wouldn’t be Christmas Eve without a storytelling session. Turn down the lights, switch off your devices and slip between the pages with these three ideas for celebrating Christmas like some of your favourite literary characters. 1. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis During tea with … [Read more...] about Three Ideas for Celebrating Christmas Like Some Of Your Favourite Literary Characters