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The British are coming - coming to life in a book I am so excited about! A few months ago I stumbled across a Substack called Receipts from the Bookshop written by a book author and owner of a bookshop, Katie Clapham. It was hysterical. And touching. And so, so fun. It became the highlight of my Fridays (and occasionally Thursdays or Tuesdays when there's a bank holiday). I'm not always a "read this" or "follow this" kind of gal but I have been shouting through my bullhorn ab

I'm a firm believer of the "I can never have too many books" school of thought. That said, I also realize that I'm also in the world of "I will never have enough money for all the books I want". So I frequent my local library (where they are so nice about getting books shipped in from other libraries) and haunt local used book sales searching for particular titles and authors I love. Yes, I do have an ever-growing TBR list. Then there are the books that just show up on my doo

Well, this is a twist. Usually I read a book, love it and discover that this author wrote tons of books before this one. Because I'm perpetually late to the party! I'm still late to the party but this time I actually read Ruth Ware 's first book (first for adults, at least) and discovered she has nine other thrillers I can read. Nine! I'm so excited! But first, more about her debut thriller In a Dark Dark Wood . More about In a Dark Dark Wood Nora hasn’t seen Clare for ten ye

Today I'm excited to have a visit from Eva Shaw, a best-selling author and ghostwriter with more than 100 books published, from novels to self-help books to memoirs to charming gift books including her latest, Jane Won't Quit. Additionally, she’s written thousands of articles, essays and short stories. Eva is giving us a peek into the writing of romance novel with today's guest post. Keep scrolling for info about her latest book and a giveaway. For the Love (of Writing) a Ro