Books By Your Bedside

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@Alatarielle2 They are by far the most vital sentences I need 😁 along with "Where is the hospital" which for some reason has always stuck in my head

@ByYourBedside 🙋‍♀️I'm German! The most important sentences you need to know might be: Wo ist die nächste Buchhandlung? (Where is the next bookshop?) Ich brauche mehr Bücher! (I need more books!) 😁😊😘

I have now been learning German and Italian for 1,000 days and I can still only say, like, two things 🙃 🇩🇪 🇮🇹

I’ve always found medical memoirs fascinating. There’s something powerful about real stories from the front lines of healthcare. I’ve unpacked why we love them in my latest post 👇 booksbyyourbedside.org/2026/04/28/why…

@HarperCollinsUK @TransworldBooks @HarperVoyagerUK @PenguinUKBooks @simonschusterUK

May's a small month for pre-orders... 🌼The Daisy Chain Flower Shop #LaurieGilmore 🏊🏼‍♀️Such a Nice Girl @AndreaMaraBooks 🐉The Ballad of Falling Dragons #SarahAParker 🐲Dragonborn: The Twilight Child @Struan_Murray 🌕The Rainshadow Orphans #NaomiIshiguro

I've always credited @matthaig1 books for saving my life, for knowing exactly what I need exactly when I need it. And The Midnight Train is no different. I'm going through some difficult things at the moment, but his words have a way of quieting the noise & letting me just...be.

@NicolaLisle1 @penswordbooks @Thehistorybits @PSHistory I've got this on my list to buy for my Godmother's birthday. She has a dolls house she's been working on for as long as I can remember and I think she'll just love this.

Just three days to go until the re-release of Life in Miniature by @penswordbooks. Find out more about the book in this lovely Q&A with @Thehistorybits from the 2020 blog tour. historytheinterestingbits.com/2020/11/16/gue… #dollshouses #miniatures #socialhistory @PSHistory

In the first 2 months of the year, I lost a stone. In the second 2 months of the year, I found it again. How am I dealing with this setback? By eating cake.

My early review of The Ballad of Ronan McCoy by #ColinMorgan is live. This is definitely going to be on my Best Books of 2026 List. @HQstories #bookreview #bookblogger #booktwitter #debutnovel #TheBalladofRonanMcCoy #Merlin booksbyyourbedside.org/2026/04/27/the…

This is one of the most beautiful books I've ever read. It's not always easy to read, and it's very sad, but it also has such a positivity about it, hope and love, I can't recommend it highly enough. 🧕🏼The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue by Zoulfa Katouh @BloomsburyBooks out in June

@swampum And I do use indie bookstores most of the time. I explained I don't usually use Amazon but I had a voucher.

@ByYourBedside The universe really said support indie bookstores.

I don't usually buy my books on Amazon but I had a voucher so thought, why not? So far, they've cancelled 1 book for absolutely no reason and missed the "next day" delivery date twice, but they've given me a £10 goodwill gesture. So, I'd say this is going swimmingly 👍🏼

@BexBookaholic @JoLeevers I looooooove Jo's writing! I've got a digital copy of this and cannot wait to get stuck in.

Huge love to the brilliant @JoLeevers for today's book post. I love Jo's writing and cant wait to read this! ❤️

My weekend reads... 🏰The Castle of Stories @MattCainWriter (out 4/6) 🧕🏼The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue #ZoulfaKatouh (out 2/6) @BloomsburyBooks 🇪🇬Maisie vs the Pyramids #JackJackman (out 4/6) @NosyCrow 💜How to Steal the Future @edgechristopher (out 2/7) @MacmillanKidsUK

My final April pre-order belongs to @Kristen_Perrin and her Castle Knoll series. 💚How to Cheat Your Own Death @QuercusBooks

My only review of The Hollow Boys by @TariqAshkanani is live. He has become a go-to author for thrillers. @ViperBooks #bookreview #bookblogger #TheHollowBoys #booktwitter #TariqAshkanani booksbyyourbedside.org/2026/04/25/the…

When you're chronically ill and spend most of your life stuck at home, it's the small things that make each day, and tonight I've finally got my first clear look at Venus 🌕 she's so pretty

Thank you @TitanBooks for this fabulous book post ☺️ ❤️The Devil's Banquet @PhilLecomber 💜All We Have Left by Emily Paxman Both out in June.

Thrilled to be part of the @ZaffreBooks #coverreveal for Gryffin Murphy's new book, Twig's Traveling Tomes. A witch with a magical affinity for books who owns a travelling bookstore teams up with a rogue, her former professor, and a gnome in search of a stolen grimoire.

Is this @JoannaCannon's best book yet? I think it just might be. Everything about it - from the plot to the characters to the meanings behind it all - is perfection. Just the most beautiful story. I loved it‼️ 💗An Unlikely Visitor @BoroughPress out in June.