Recent Acquisitions
Alarmingly my recent acquisition posts seem to be occurring once a week, which indicates to me that there are too many books arriving at Paperback Reader headquarters. If I only read 2-3 books a week then surely 6 coming through the letter-box is a little more than I can manage to read if it continues [...]
Claire’s Corner
When India Knight posted about the new Nancy Mitford editions published next week by Penguin (Fig Tree Press) I was apoplectic with excitement. The covers are cute and quirky and I covet them. Now, hold onto your jaws people, I have a confession to make … I haven’t read any Nancy Mitford yet. To be [...]
The Girl With Glass Feet
I realise that the blogging community has been saturated with reviews of The Girl with Glass Feet by Ali Shaw this week, on the back of the Not the TV Book Group discussion, but I too am adding my thoughts to the mix. I only picked up the book at the weekend so I didn’t [...]
Aphrodite's Workshop for Reluctant Lovers
As mentioned in this post, I received a Valentine’s Day gift from Bloomsbury: a copy of Aphrodite’s Workshop for Reluctant Lovers by Marika Cobbold. Never one for looking a gift horse in the mouth, I curled up with book (and cupcakes) on the day and was far from disappointed; the novel was the perfect indulgence [...]
Tuesday Teaser and Trivia
A few Christmases ago my boyfriend bought me the Book Lovers Edition of Trivial Pursuit and I thought I could virtually play with my fellow book lovers, or at least ask you a weekly literary question. So here goes (if you win then please treat yourself to a slice of pie/cake/pizza/delete where appropriate)…
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