Finding Sustainability comes out on June 1st. It’s a non-fiction book, focusing on how one person reconciled his concerns for the state of the planet with his role as a small business owner, manufacturing plastic packaging. As a former environmental
Book Review | Preparing to Write Settings that Feel Like Characters @JLenniDorner
Settings that feel like Characters are what the literary agents are looking for. So says J Lenni Dorner in his introduction to this short book, aimed at authors. The good news is: readers feel your settings more acutely if they
Book Review | Stephen Hawking: A Memoir of Friendship and Physics
Stephen Hawking was a phenomenon. A Brief History of Time sold 10 million copies worldwide. The author said yes, but hardly anyone read it. It took me thirty years to read my copy, so he may well be right! Leonard
Book Review | Meadowland by John Lewis-Stempel #30DaysWild
I chose Meadowland to read during #30DaysWild because it seemed the right thing to do. It was on my list for may reasons, not only for its wildlife story, but for research purposes. You may remember that five (already?) years
Book Review | Erebus: The Story of a Ship
Erebus; a ship that had a notable adventure in Antarctica. I saw an advert for Michael Palin’s new book, added it to my TBR, and saw it in my library’s ‘new books’ section. Reader, I borrowed it. Erebus: the story of
Book Review | Saffron by Sally Francis
Saffron is by Sally Francis, who also runs Norfolk Saffron, a business involved in growing and selling, you guessed it – saffron! I bought this book when I went to her open day a couple of years ago. Saffron by
Book Review | The Future We Choose
The Future We Choose is about the choices we make now. What sort of world would they lead to? If we knew that, we could choose a future that will be worth living. It’s as simple as that. Of course
Book of the Year 2019 – the long list!
My Book of the Year for 2019 is… one of the following. Book of the Year 2019 long list I long list nearly all of those I’ve given five stars on Goodreads during the year. So those are (links to
Review | Heiða, by Steinunn Sigurðardóttir #atozchallenge
Heiða is my book for R for Review, which is my regular Saturday topic. I’m breaking out of my A to Z Challenge Flashbacks to bring you a review of a fascinating book published on Thursday (18th April). Thank you,
Book Review | A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time is widely cited as the most bought but unread book in the world. I suspect that’s an exaggeration. However, I can announce that the number who have it unopened on their shelves has decreased by
Book Review | Science and Islam by Ehsan Mahsood
Science and Islam was a book I’d added to my wishlist a while ago, that my brother gave me for Christmas, probably in 2016. It’s a non-fiction book, making it my fifth non-fiction book of 2017, and thereby keeping me
Book Review | Perilous Question: Reform or Revolution?
Perilous Question: The Drama of the Great Reform Bill 1832 has quotes on the paperback to promote it: “lively, witty, and above all, a cracking good read. I found it impossible to put down.” The Spectator “A political thriller –
Review and Blog Tour | Lonely Planet Kids – The Travel Book
Today, I’ve something different for you. Mother Daughter Book Reviews is coordinating a Blog Tour for the new titles recently released by Lonely Planet Kids (an imprint from Lonely Planet, the world’s leading travel publisher), from October 15 to 31,
Friday Flash Non-fiction – Train Insanity
Aagh. Chuck challenged us to do a non-fiction piece about ourselves. I thought of a few more entertaining incidents in my life, but frankly, I didn’t want to share them. I’m trying to forget they ever happened! This one popped