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...

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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,...

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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...

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The Rainbow Player by David Kerby-Kendall – Published by Whiteley Publishing, 2014 Sammy Hatchington is an England footballer, the Rainbow Player of the title. He’s the only child of an uncaring father and...

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Murderabilia by Craig Robertson – Published by Simon and Schuster, March 2017 [Also available as an audiobook, read by David Monteath, an outstanding narrator and audiobook genius] Anyone who’s seen my previous reviews...

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What has the EU ever done for us? By David Charter – Published by Biteback Publishing, 2017 Written by the Times’ Berlin correspondent, this book sets out how the EU has affected the...

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The Gritterman by Orlando Weeks – Published by Particular Books, September 2017 Written and illustrated by a member of the sadly defunct indie band, The Maccabees, this is the story of the Gritterman, driver...

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Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker – Published by Allen Lane, 3 October 2017 Matthew Walker is currently Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology and Director of the Sleep and Neuroimaging Laboratory at the...

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Max and the Doglins by Amanda Montgomery-Higham – First published in 2007 Max is a dog. He’s hungry, so when he finds an egg, he steals it. And the next night he steals...

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Don’t Worry He Doesn’t Bite, Tales of a Country Postman by Liam Mulvin  – Published by Merlin Unwin Books, September 2017 First, a confession: my heart sinks a little when a book by...

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