The Crocodile Under the Bed by Judith Kerr – Published by Harper Collins 2015 Apparently aimed at 2-4 year olds, I’m quite a few years older and I enjoyed this book every bit...
The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurdardottir – English language paperback published by Hodder & Stoughton, 2018 If you like Scandinoir* you’ll love this book by renowned Icelandic writer Yrsa Sigurdardottir and brilliantly translated by Victoria Cribb. Reviews...
A Yellow Submarine in Roseland, Cornwall: 52 Story Walks from Mevagissey to St Mawes by Valerie Belsey – Published by ELSP, 2017# A short story for every week of the year. But not just...
What The Suffragists Did Next by Mavis Curtis – Published by Amberley Books 2017 Exploring the lives and work of eight of the women who helped promote the cause of women’s equality and...
Until We Win by Linda Newbery – Published by Barrington Stoke Teen, 2017 A book aimed at teenagers, described as “an inspiring novel of one young woman’s fight for equality”, this is the story...
The Birth of the RAF 1918 by Richard Overy – Published by Allen Lane, 1 March 2018 Published to mark the centenary of the founding of the RAF, the publisher describes this book...
The Maths Behind by Colin Beveridge (Discover the mathematics of everyday events) – Published by Octopusbooks 2017 I admit I was excited to receive this book from the publisher. But even if you aren’t,...
Girls Can’t Hit by TS Easton – Published by Hot Key Books, 2017 This book has been on my radar for a while, but I put off reading it for two slightly conflicting...
News from Namuwongo by Christine Spinney – Published 2017 Based on the author’s weekly blog, written over several years, during her many visits to Uganda, this book is part personal account, part social,...
A Maigret Christmas And Other Stories by Georges Simenon – A new translation by David Coward – Published in hardback by Penguin, November 2017 Comprising three (long) short stories: ‘A Maigret Christmas’, ‘Seven Small...