Top Ten Tuesday: Resolutions / Hopes for 2021

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. PREVIOUS TOP TEN TUESDAY TOPICS: December 1: Books I Want to Read… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Resolutions / Hopes for 2021

2021 My Reading Year Ahead

I thought I'd try something different this year: I'd dedicate a Google Calendar to my reading year with dates of books prize announcements and future releases as well as ARC publication dates and various useful date-related data. https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=thebookloverssanctuary%40gmail.com&ctz=Europe%2FLondon I also thought I'd try to add a little bit of live data from a spreadsheet I… Continue reading 2021 My Reading Year Ahead

Behind the Blogger Tag

Hey everyone! I am Michael and today, I have been nominated to do the Behind The Blogger tag. I was tagged to do this by the wonderful Danni at For Books Sake, a fellow British Book Blogger. Thank you for tagging me and it feels humbling and a little weird to be putting things about… Continue reading Behind the Blogger Tag

Top Ten Tuesday: Books on my Autumn TBR List

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. I know, I know! I am a Brit and along… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books on my Autumn TBR List

Teaser Tuesday: The Testaments, Margaret Atwood.

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by The Purple Booker. If you want to join in grab your current read, flick to a random page, select two sentences (without spoilers) and share them in a blog post or in the comments of The Purple Booker. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood Publisher: Nan A. Talese It is… Continue reading Teaser Tuesday: The Testaments, Margaret Atwood.

The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau, Graeme Macrae Burnet

Graeme Macrae Burnet came to my attention through the Booker Prize: I loved his His Bloody Project novel with its multiple voices and setting, evocatively recreating the brutality of life in Scottish crofting communities. It was on the strength of that that I picked up this, the first of his Detective Gorski novels and -… Continue reading The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau, Graeme Macrae Burnet