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#bookblogger at https://nitter.gq/t.co/TUEf3B2CfJ. #bookreviewer. Love reading literary fiction and translated fiction. Ambassador for authors/publishers from #Wales

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It's the last week of #ReadIndies and on the blog I share my thoughts on a gripping political thriller from @CorylusB - more here! kaggsysbookishramblings.word…
“… stay under the radar.” #readindies #corylusbooks

“… stay under the radar.” #readindies #corylusbooks

I’m happy to be able to share my thoughts today on a book from a really interesting indie press – Corylus Books. As I mentioned when I reviewed another title they released, “Black…

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The Silence Project by Carole Hailey —#ReadingWales25 bookertalk.com/the-silence-p… via @BookerTalk

The Silence Project by Carole Hailey —#ReadingWales25 :

In Carole Hailey’s debut novel, The Silence Project, one woman’s well intentioned protest morphs into a world-wide movement with sinister plans to control population growth. It’s a thought-provoking...

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Mrs Jekyll by Emma Glass - Dylan Thomas Prize Longlist Celebration annabookbel.net/mrs-jekyll-b… via @annabookbel #ReadingWales25 @BookerTalk
Mrs Jekyll by Emma Glass – Dylan Thomas Prize Longlist Celebration

Mrs Jekyll by Emma Glass – Dylan Thomas Prize Longlist Celebration

One of my favourite prizes of the year is the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize, which is open to writers in English under the age of 39 (Thomas’ age at his death). It always throws up an…

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Review: The Citadel by A.J. Cronin #ReadingWales25 hopewellslibraryoflife.wordp… via @HlibraryofLife
Review: The Citadel by A.J. Cronin: Updated

Review: The Citadel by A.J. Cronin: Updated

Wales is shown in red. It is not “England” as Americans tend to say. My Interest I chose this last year for Reading Wales Month or Dewithon but for whatever reason, couldn’t make …

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One Moonlit Night justreadingabook.wordpress.c… #ReadingWales25
One Moonlit Night

One Moonlit Night

Set in the North Wales quarry town of Bethesda in the mid 1910’s, our unnamed narrator asks if his friend Huw can come out to play. ‘I’ll go and ask Huw’s Mam if he can come…

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Book review for #ReadingWales25 - Sian James - "One Afternoon" librofulltime.wordpress.com/…
Book review for #ReadingWales25 – Sian James – “One Afternoon”

Book review for #ReadingWales25 – Sian James – “One Afternoon”

Novels set in Wales, 1975 novels, family stories, Persephone Books

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Reading Wales '25 Is Here bookertalk.com/reading-wales… via @BookerTalk #ReadingWales25
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📚Reading Challenge @BookerTalk has some ideas for #ReadingWales month (March 1st-31st) #BookTwitter #booktwt bookertalk.com/reading-wales…
Reading Wales '25 — looking for ideas of what to read? :

Reading Wales '25 — looking for ideas of what to read? :

Are you planning to join Reading Wales ’25 but haven’t yet decided what to read? Here are a few suggestions of authors and/or books to get you started. It’s not intended as a definitive guide, more...

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On the blog today, for the #JapaneseLiteratureChallenge I share some thoughts on the newly translated Mishima short story collection. Hint - it's brilliant!! kaggsysbookishramblings.word…
“The world is like a cracked glass container, uneasy and fragile” #mishima #japaneseliteraturecha...

“The world is like a cracked glass container, uneasy and fragile” #mishima #japaneseliteraturecha...

My final review for January is another title which qualifies for the Japanese Literature Challenge, and it’s really something very special. I’ve been delighted by the recent new transla…

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ICYMI - Blue Hour by Tiffany Clarke Harrison: ‘What are you anyway? Like a mixed breed? Like a dog?   alifeinbooks.co.uk/2024/09/b… via @alifeinbooks

Blue Hour by Tiffany Clarke Harrison: ‘What are you anyway? Like a mixed breed? Like a dog?   - A...

Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.

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The Fall of Light by Niall Williams — an Irish Family in Turmoil bookertalk.com/the-fall-of-l… via @BookerTalk
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On the blog today, for #ParisinJuly2024 I explore a classic from Andre Gide: kaggsysbookishramblings.word…

“What would there be in a story of happiness?” #gide #parisinjuly2024

Whenever there’s a reading event of some kind coming up, I love to make a pile of options, but almost always fall right off the wagon and pick something different! Today’s book is a goo…

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Just seen how many people visited my blog to read the latest #Decades selections from @philippa_east - wow, humbled & very grateful for the support ICYMI: Here are Philippa's five books from five consectuive decades - apologies to your TBR grabthisbook.net/?p=7652
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Books to Look Out For Out for in August 2024: Part Two alifeinbooks.co.uk/2024/07/b… via @alifeinbooks
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On the blog today, I share my thoughts about a lovely memoir by Jane Ellen Harrison, one of the women whose lives were featured in the excellent #SquareHaunting - more here! kaggsysbookishramblings.word…
“…borne along by the irresistible tide of adventure…” #janeellenharrison

“…borne along by the irresistible tide of adventure…” #janeellenharrison

Back in 2020, I read a wonderful book called “Square Haunting” by Francesca Wade; a study of the intersections in the lives of five pioneering women in the early 20th century, I covered…

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TBR Book Jar Lucky Dip — July 2024 bookertalk.com/tbr-book-jar-… via @BookerTalk
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TBR Book Jar Lucky Dip — April 2024 bookertalk.com/tbr-book-jar-… via @BookerTalk
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Impact of Evidence by Carol Carnac - a rare 1954 Welsh Borders Mystery reprinted in the British Library Crime Classics series northernreader.wordpress.com… via @northernreader
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My review of 'The Lost Bookshop' by Evie Woods, read for #Begorrathon24 #ReadingIrelandMonth hosted by @cathy746books. wp.me/s2oNj1-evie

Never what it seems: #Begorrathon24

© C A Lovegrove The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods. One More Chapter, 2024 (2023). ‘The thing about books,’ [Martha] said, ‘is that they help you to imagine a life bigger and better …

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#Dewithon24 - Let's Meet Some Authors From Wales bookertalk.com/dewithon24-le… via @BookerTalk #readingwales24 #dewithon

#Dewithon24 - Let's Meet Some Authors From Wales :

Since March is Wales Reading Month 2024 (also known as #Dewithon) , i now have the perfect opportunity to showcase some of the talented writers who are either from Wales or have chosen to make their...

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