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Books and literature provide us with a way to escape from the everyday world and into different realms of imagination. They transport us to different times and places, and allow us to explore different cultures and worlds. They also provide insights into the human condition, and can be a source of inspiration and comfort. Books and literature have always been a part of my life. I can remember curled up with a good book on many occasions, whether it was during a rainy day or when I needed a break from reality. I am so grateful for the ability that books have to whisk us away to another time or place, and to teach us something new about the world around us.
Read Dangerously: Banned Books Week 2025 – Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub
Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance. – Laurie Halse Anderson We are once again in the midst of Banned Books Week, a week in which we celebrate our right to read. According to the American Library Association, “a challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of…
Rock and Roll Heroes: Hendrix / An Illustrated Look at the Life of Jimi Hendrix | LITERARY TITAN
Frank Mastropolo’s Rock and Roll Heroes: Hendrix is a vivid and fast-moving look at Jimi Hendrix’s life, stitched together through sharp stories, rare details, and the voices of those who knew him. It begins with Hendrix’s tough Seattle childhood, where he strummed on broomsticks before getting his first cheap guitar, and carries us through his…
The Planet That Was Mistaken for a Fool by Tamás Szikszai (Book Review #2228) – Review Tales
Tamás Szikszai’s The Planet That Was Mistaken for a Fool is a wildly inventive and razor-sharp satirical romp through a dystopian sci-fi future that feels eerily plausible, and all too human. With the madcap spirit of Douglas Adams and the dystopian edge of Black Mirror, Szikszai crafts a world where mega-corporations dictate reality, algorithms rule…
A Hero to Admire and Inspire | LITERARY TITAN
P. Pherson Green Author Interview The Eye of Ebon follows a young girl who is brutalized and left to die in the snow, who is delivered a mysterious sword that has the power to change the course of her world, if she can survive. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story? First…
The Christmas Eve Murders by Noelle Albright | Linda's Book Bag
My huge thanks to Ayo Okojie at Quercus who sent me a copy of The Christmas Eve Murders by Noelle Albright way back in 2024. I’m delighted finally to have got round to reading it and to share my review today. Already available in other formats, The Christmas Eve Murders will be published in paperback…
Book Review: We Used to Dance Here « neverimitate
This review was written for and first published by Bookmunch. We Used to Dance Here is a collection of ten short stories set mostly in contemporary Dublin. All but the final entry are given space to develop their characters. Although there is action it is the people portrayed who draw the reader in. Setting is key…
Yawns Are Quite Contagious | LITERARY TITAN
Alison Frenz Author Interview I Bet I Can Make You Yawn! follows a cute and determined sloth who asks readers to play a game with him where he will try to trick them into yawning. What was the inspiration for your story? I am a mother and an educator. I LOVE reading books with children. I…
Jeanette Stampone on Terry Fide and the Bakery Ghost
Jeanette Stampone grew up in England in a spooky 300-year-old house surrounded by stories of local legends, ghosts, fairies, and pixies. Jeanette now calls Western Australia home. She is the author of two picture books and the Junior Fiction Ghost Detectives series, illustrated by Jasmine Berry. Today we're chatting to Jeanette about book one in…
“Every Now And Then” by Lesley Kagen – Book Review @AlcovePress @Lesley_Kagen #BacklistReview #EveryNowAndThen | Fictionophile
The movie "Stand By Me" was brought to mind whilst reading this novel. Only instead of four boys, it was three eleven year old girls. It is a hot and sultry summer in the year 1960. A different world indeed. The three best friends spend most summer nights out in their treehouse, their 'hideout'. Because…
The Game Is Murder by Hazell Ward – Jen Med's Book Reviews
Today I am passing the baton back to Mandie who has her review of The Game Is Murder by Hazell Ward. I've had my eye on this one myself so very intrigued to see what Mandie thought. Thanks to publisher Michael Joseph who provided a copy via Netgalley. Here's what it's all about: Source: NetgalleyRelease…
Satisfying Book Series – Top Ten Tuesday! – Becky's Book Blog
Jeez, this weeks was a hard prompt! Not because I struggled to find books for it, but because I struggled to narrow it down! The amount of amazing series I've read over the past few years would simply not be narrowed down to only 10, so to help myself I decided to only pick series…
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett: “The air smelled of a limited life expectancy.” - The Irresponsible Reader
I think this is coherent, there are five different attempts at writing something represented below. I finally filled out my outline, but I've spent so much time on the post, I'm not sure how much it makes sense. Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett DETAILS: Series: Discworld, #15; City Watch, #2 Publisher: HarperPrism Publication Date:
The Book Trail BookTrails with The Outdoor Guide and Julia Bradbury - The Book Trail
BookTrails with The Outdoor Guide and Julia Bradbury Literary trails around the North East where you can walk in the footsteps of your favourite authors and see places and locations through the eyes of writers and their characters. L J Ross and the Literary Travel Agency travel by the book
Witches and Pumpkins, Fur and Fangs | LITERARY TITAN
The book is a collection of eerie short stories that all orbit around Halloween, monsters, and the uncanny. From haunted pumpkins to mischievous goblins, from restless spirits to twisted killers, each tale drops the reader into a familiar world that quickly spirals into the unsettling. What makes the book stand out is how it taps…
TCL’s Can’t-Wait Wednesday & #WoW – Waiting on Wednesday #5 – Oh, My Grace! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event…
Forged in Fire: Grief, Purpose, and Devotion of a Woamn at War | LITERARY TITAN
Robert L. Gangwere’s Forged in Fire tells the true story of Blanche Barnes, a young Midwestern woman who joins the American Red Cross’s Clubmobile program during World War II. Through her eyes, we witness the war from an unusual vantage point, one shaped not by combat but by coffee, doughnuts, and determination. Blanche’s journey is…
Spell The Month in Books ~ October #Crime #Literary #Fiction #TuesdayBookBlog
Spell The Month in Books was originally created by Reviews from the Stacks, and the idea is to spell the month using the first letter of book titles. The Occupation by Deborah Swift One woman’s secret war against the Nazis. One man’s war against himself. 1940, Jersey. When Nazi forces occupy Jersey in the English Channel…
The Arithmetic of Humanity: Reclaiming the #Humanity Buried Beneath #Policy and #Propaganda – BooknVolume
In his recent speech at the United Nations, Trump declared that the U.S. government is being shut down because Democrats want to give healthcare to illegal immigrants. It sounds outrageous, doesn’t it? That single sentence, sharp and certain, was designed to burn. But beneath its heat, the truth tells another story. The actual portion of…
Thank You for the Kiss | LITERARY TITAN
Beth Jordan’s Thank You for the Kiss is a memoir that traces her journeys to Cuba, woven with heartbreak, longing, and the allure of escape. The book opens with vivid portraits of Havana’s plazas and rhythms, then slowly moves inward, unraveling her grief after a broken marriage and her mother’s death. The narrative swings between…
Bedside Reading Curates Exclusive Book Selection for the Hamptons! ~ Book Nation by Jen
New Books at Hamptons Hotels for Film Festival Attendees this month… I am thrilled to be part of a wonderful team at Bedside Reading®, where we are placing books in hotels across the country and in the Hamptons for guests to enjoy! For October, as the spotlight shines on East Hampton for this year’s film […]
The Last Ghost | LITERARY TITAN
The Last Ghost tells the story of Joshua Stewart, a boy who loses his parents in a tragic fire in Thailand and is raised by his aging grandparents in Toronto. What begins as a quiet, tender domestic story about loss and love evolves into a moving reflection on family, morality, and the strange intersection between…
Top Ten Tuesday #541 – bookloversblog
Hi all! I hope you've all had a good week since I last did one of these, my week started off fairly quiet but quickly got quite busy. I was at the theatre a fair amount as usual, although actually seeing a couple of new things this time, which makes a change! On Wednesday, I…
A Single Tapestry | LITERARY TITAN
Transcendence is a sweeping exploration of how the mind bridges science and spirit, revealing the brain as an oracle that connects intuition, dreams, and divine dialogue. What inspired you to weave neuroscience and mysticism together? I’ve always felt that science and spirit aren’t rivals — they’re different languages describing the same mystery. Neuroscience gives us the…
Top Ten Tuesday: Satisfying Book Series - One Book More
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Today, the topic is Satisfying Book Series, and the first ones I … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Satisfying Book Series
Journey – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Journey Author: Lindsay Schuster Genre: Young Adult Contemporary / Christian Fiction This deeply relational novel offers a fitting close to a trilogy about four friends who have been through rough patches in their lives from high school on. Now facing their last year in college, the young women enter a new phase…
Audiobook Review: Fighting Temptation (Men of Honor, #1) by K.C. Lynn. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – Books Best Blog
Fighting Temptation by K.C. LynnMy rating: 4 of 5 stars Jaxson is arrogant, angry and aggressive. Yet he’s also beautiful, strong and honorable. I unconditionally and irrevocably love every damaged part of him. And for the boy, who didn’t believe in love, he would always and forever have mine. ~Julia SinclairJulia was different from anyone…
Top Ten Tuesday 7th October 2025: Satisfying Book Series | #TopTenTuesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #TuesdayBookBlog #BookSky 💙📚 – Portobello Book Blog
This week's topic: Satisfying Book Series This week's topic asks us to think about satisfying book series. I'm not entirely sure if that's meant to be series which are complete or just a series of books we have found satisfying. The the books I've chosen are from a mixture of series which are complete and…
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