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An A-Z of Independent Publishers in the UK and Ireland – I J K – Jill's Book Cafe
By definition an Independent Publisher is one that is not one of the large multinational publishing houses commonly referred to as the ‘Big Five’ (namely Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, Hachette and Harper Collins – along with their imprints). I’ve also excluded Bloomsbury and its imprints because its size, reach and income put…
Five on Friday Flashback with William Shaw @william1shaw #FiveOnFriday – Jill's Book Cafe
Today I’ve revised and updated my feature with author William Shaw which was first published in February 2020. William writes the DS Alexandra Cupidi books, set in Dungeness and the Breen & Tozer crime series set in sixties London. His latest book, published on 3rd July is The Red Shore. It's the first in a…
An A-Z of Independent Publishers in the UK and Ireland – H – Jill's Book Cafe
By definition an Independent Publisher is one that is not one of the large multinational publishing houses commonly referred to as the 'Big Five' (namely Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, Hachette and Harper Collins - along with their imprints). I've also excluded Bloomsbury and its imprints because its size, reach and income put…
Five on Friday with Vicki Beeby – Jill's Book Cafe
Today I'm delighted to feature author Vicki Beeby. Vicki writes heartwarming historical fiction about the friendships and loves of service women brought together by the Second World War. She loves reading books about friendship, romance and adventure, so incorporates all those things in her stories. The first novel in her "Wrens" series, A New Start for…
Launch day for The Standing Stone on the Moor by Allie Cresswell – Jill's Book Cafe
I'm delighted to wish Allie Cresswell a successful launch following the publication of The Standing Stone on the Moor part of The Talbot Saga series. The novel fits between The Lady in the Veil and Tall Chimneys, and is the story of Betsey and Frank Harlish who reside at the Gatehouse. Amazon (NB This post…
Five on Friday with Amy True – Jill's Book Cafe
Today I'm delighted to feature author Amy True, who writes small town, feel good romances. Her latest in the Ivy Falls series is due to be published this month. After stints working in entertainment and advertising, Amy True turned to chasing her one dream: writing romance. She can often be found in her local writing…
Five on Friday with Della Galton @DellaGalton #FiveonFriday – Jill's Book Cafe
Today I'm delighted to feature author Della Galton who writes escapist feel-good fiction with themes such as strong female friendships, family and of course love, all served up with a pinch of humour. Della Galton is a bestselling novelist, short story writer and journalist with over 30 years’ experience and over 2000 short stories published. She…
Publication day for Into the Fire by GD Wright @GDWrightWrites @AvonBooksUK – Jill's Book Cafe
I'm delighted to wish Gary aka GD Wright 'Happy Publication Day' on the launch of his latest novel Into the Fire. As Gary has been having a tough time health wise recently, I'm sure that seeing his book fly off the shelves would help to cheer him up. So, here's a little nudge to go…
Five on Friday with Kirsten Mickelwait #FiveonFriday – Jill's Book Cafe
Today I'm delighted to feature Kirsten Mickelwait, who is a professional copywriter and editor by day and a writer of fiction/creative nonfiction by night. Her latest novel The Ashtrays Are Full and the Glasses Are Empty is set against a Jazz Age backdrop of 1920s Paris and Antibes and features the bohemian elite of the…
Balancing the Books to 23rd May – Jill's Book Cafe
Books Added (NB This post features Affiliate links from which I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases) Well, the fact that I haven't managed to read one book this week tells you all you need to know about my week. The rot set in last week and stayed. I've spent the majority of my time at…
Normal service will be resumed … eventually – Jill's Book Cafe
Many of you will already have noticed that I've been missing on social media and not sharing, and I appreciate that you still continue to share for me. Things have been spiralling downwards on several fronts over the past few weeks, though last week hit an all time low. Though I'm hoping the worst is…
Five on Friday with Tegan Phillips @HeraBooks @canelo_co #FiveonFriday – Jill's Book Cafe
Today I'm delighted to feature debut author Tegan Phillips. Tegan's book Melting for You was published yesterday. It's a steamy, second chance hockey romance. As anyone who knows my reading preferences, it will come as no surprise that this went straight on my reading list. I'm a sucker for a hockey player (despite never having…
Balancing the Books to 16th May – Jill's Book Cafe
Books Added Books Read (NB This post features Affiliate links from which I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases) My write up will be short and sweet this week. Sadly, I'm coping with multiple family and friend issues that severely restrict my blogging time. So this week, it's just a basic listing. All I will say…
Five on Friday with Deborah Lawrenson @deb_lawrenson #FiveonFriday – Jill's Book Cafe
Today I'm delighted to feature author Deborah Lawrenson who first crossed my radar in 2016 with her fabulous novel 300 Days of Sun. The Women's National Book Association in the USA, thought it was pretty special too and it was selected as a Great Group Read. Her latest novel, The Secretary is based on her…
Balancing the Books to 9th May – Jill's Book Cafe
Books Added Books Read (NB This post features Affiliate links from which I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases) I think I've done very well this week on the acquisitions front. If one hadn't been a boxed set I'd have been close to balancing which is a rarity. As I'm still on my Audible 99p a…
Five on Friday with Susan Buchanan @Susan_Buchanan #FiveonFriday – Jill's Book Cafe
Today I'm delighted to feature author Susan Buchanan who writes romantic comedy, contemporary romance and women’s fiction, usually featuring travel, food, family, friendship, community – also Christmas! Her latest book, You Can't Hurry Love was published this week. As a freelance developmental editor, copyeditor and proofreader, if she’s not reading, editing or writing, she’s thinking…
Balancing the Books to 2nd May and an April Reading Wrap-Up – Jill's Book Cafe
Books Added Books Read (NB This post features Affiliate links from which I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases) Well it was always going to be a bad week for acquisitions as it straddled the end of the April Kindle deals and the start of May's. As that was a given I'm pretty impressed I kept…
Five on Friday with Orla Owen @orlaowenwriting #FiveonFriday – Jill's Book Cafe
Today I'm delighted to feature author Orla Owen. Her latest book, Christ On A Bike, published by the award winning Bluemoose Books, has been described as ‘strikingly original and utterly brilliant’. It was picked as a recommended read by Nina Pottell from Prima Magazine, who reviewed it as ‘Black Mirror meets Tales of The Unexpected…
Balancing the Books to 25th April – Jill's Book Cafe
Books Added Books Read (NB This post features Affiliate links from which I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases) Well, considering I was missing in action for the greater part of the week (family issues) it didn't stop me adding to my reading mountain. A boxed set of 4 audio-books for a fantastic 99p courtesy of…
Publication day for A Fresh Start at Polkerran Point by Cass Grafton @canelo_co #Review – Jill's Book Cafe
I'm delighted to wish Cass Grafton 'Happy Publication Day' on the launch of her latest book A Fresh Start at Polkerran Point, the fourth book in her Little Cornish Cove series. Anybody who's a regular visitor to my blog will know that I'm a big fan of this series. They all feature the characteristics I…
Bargain Books Pt 2 – More Freebies and Discount Book Sites – Jill's Book Cafe
I'm aware that the previous post relied heavily on Amazon for accessing freebies. For those of you who'd rather not use the Amazon platform you can access more free eBooks from the following sources. Just click the link to go straight through. Google Play also offer free books but no easy way of honing in…
Balancing the Books to 18th April – Jill's Book Cafe
Books Added Books Read (NB This post features Affiliate links from which I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases) I had an excellent bookish week this week, on both the acquisitions and reading front. Some fabulous freebies, in fact all bar one of this week's additions were free. In the week that I posted about obtaining…
Bargain Books Pt1 – Freebies : The Basics – Jill's Book Cafe
As anybody who reads my Balancing the Books posts will know, I do not spend a lot of money on books. Or rather, I do not spend a lot of money given the number of books I acquire each week. I realise that what I think is not much, might be somebody else's idea of…
Balancing the Books to 11th April – Jill's Book Cafe
Books Added Books Read Well another busy week so only three books read again. For once though, much of the 'busyness' was pleasurable. Over the weekend I had my sister visiting as we went to see Michael Ball and Alfie Boe in Liverpool. On Wednesday it was my birthday so my OH and I went…