A Life in Books

This second batch of November titles opens with a novel that felt more like summer reading to me.

Back from my travels (more of which next week) with a set of short stories originally published in 2015.

We’re hurtling toward Christmas, or at least publishers are at this point in the schedules, with several standout titles in November’s preview beginning with a sequel to a novel published fifteen years ago.

Six Degrees of Separation is a meme hosted by Kate over at Books Are My Favourite and Best.

This is the latest in a series of occasional posts featuring books I read years ago about which I was wildly enthusiastic at the time, wanting to press a copy into as many hands as I could.

I’m always happy to see something new by Patrick deWitt in the publishing schedules.

This second batch of October paperbacks begins with one I’m in two minds about.

I couldn’t have been more delighted when Louise Kennedy’s Stations dropped through my letter box.

Given its historical women’s fiction label, I took a punt on A.

The first batch of October’s paperbacks begins with the latest reissue from Daunt’s publishing arm, first published in 1968.

It’s a decade since I reviewed Emma Cline’s much heralded debut, The Girls, loosely based on the infamous Manson family and its horrific murders.

A new Kate Atkinson is always a cause for celebration for me.

I was surprised to see another novel from Bernard Schlink quite so soon after his impressive The Granddaughter.

I reviewed Laurie Petrou’s debut, Stargazer, four years ago, pleased to have found a new Canadian writer published in the UK.

We’ve had a welcome change of season in the UK since my last snapshot.