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Netgalley I came across John Marshall’s memoir via Netgalley, the site that lets you leverage your social media clout to receive free advanced review copies (ARCs) of certain books from certain publishers (digital format). The deal is, of course, that…
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Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole Ok, I’ll be honest. I chose this book solely because it takes place partly in Scotland and I’ve been feeling nostalgic (where did that year and a half go?). My current “home” is located…
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Prince Charming Isn’t Coming: How Women Get Smart With Money So, this isn’t exactly a romance novel…in fact, you could argue that it is the complete opposite of a romance novel. This is a wake-up call to women who are…
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Travel Madness I came across this book on a travel-oriented Facebook group (though I forget which one), posted by the author, Joshua Samuel Brown. He had just published his collection of short stories on Amazon, and was looking for people…
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Book Week Scotland was 24-30 November The Scottish Book Trust launched a collection of short stories in celebration of Scotland and its writers. The book was given away for free in various locations across the country. I picked up my…
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Ages ago, I started following Savannah Grace on Twitter (@sihpromatum). To promote her new book, Backpacks and Bra Straps, she was running a ¢99 deal on her first one (sorry you missed it). “A travelogue for 99 cents?” I thought,…
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We support our fellow romance pioneers One of our lovely comrades over at The Page Girls (fight the good fight, girls), Cecily Gates, was kind enough to send me a copy of her debut novel, An Imaginary House by the…
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Manazuru by Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Michael Emmerich In August, I went to see a few readings at the Edinburgh Book Festival. At the checkout counter (purchasing a book. Of course.) I struck up a conversation with the sales girl,…
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It is sad that people are now afraid of journeys because they are afraid of the very people they should be trusting. The same applies to emotional journeys, which are inextricably woven into other people’s lives; every day we place…
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Some History I first read this book in the original French when I was writing my undergraduate thesis in French Studies (and my level of comprehension was much better), so re-reading it in English was like remembering a dream (appropriate…
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