My Lockdown Books: Forty Nine
My sister wanted me to write about an Alexander McCall Smith book so here you are: School Ship Tobermory. It's the first in a series…
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My Lockdown Books: Forty Eight
Here's another review from The Scotsman for a very good book. From Nosy Crow comes Little Bits of Sky, SE Durrant’s debut novel. The story…
My Lockdown Books: Forty Six
As many of you will know, Jean Estoril was one of Mabel Esther Allan's pseudonyms. I, however, did not know that when I came across…
My Lockdown Books: Forty Five
Every so often, but not often enough, a book comes across my desk that makes me laugh and laugh. Cue: Weasels by Elys Dolan and…
My Lockdown Books: Forty Two
Fortunately, the Milk is a ridiculous riot of a book written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Chris Riddell. Their combined talents produce a far-fetched…
My Lockdown Books: Thirty Nine
A few years ago, when I was rationalising my book collection, I took the dramatic step of getting rid of my Elsie Oxenham books. I…
My Lockdown Books: Thirty Seven
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel is a book I had to read and my heart sank when I saw it. I was judging for the Carnegie…
My Lockdown Books: Thirty Six
Seriously Sassy is the first in a trilogy by Maggi Gibson. The books are bouncy and fun but touch on some serious issues. They're also…
My Lockdown Books: Thirty Four
Tally Hamilton is furious to hear she is being sent from London to a horrid, stuffy boarding school in the countryside. But Delderton Hall is…
My Lockdown Books: Thirty Two
This is a piece I wrote a couple of years ago. I don't think I can improve upon it. To the Edge of the…
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