Years Of Reading Selfishly

Thank you to @BloomsburyBooks for my fabulous package to celebrate the publication of #TheUnselectedJournalsofEmmaMLion by #BethBrower which is out in June. I think it sounds like the perfect Summer Read, and can’t wait to find out more!

Thank you so much to @Bookywookydooda and @MtLeopardPress for my copy of #TheRoadToTenderHearts by Annie Hartnett which is out in May. Described as a darkly funny and life-affirming road-trip novel about second chances, found family, and a cat called Pancakes, I am here for it!

Thank you so much to @headlinepg for my fabulous surprise copy of #TheMidnightGuests by @AlexHayBooks which is out in September. I have read and loved both of Alex’s previous novels, so am thrilled to have a copy of this one!

Thank you so much to Rosie and @serpentstail for my Giveaway win of a proof copy of #Air by #ChristianKracht which is out in July. This is a story about two men who are both trying to head towards unknowable destinations and sounds intriguing!

@Bethyspencer I know! I am very lucky!

@yearsofreading @BloomsburyBooks A new Ann Patchett??? Ohhh very yes please!!!

Thank you so much to Beth and @BloomsburyBooks for my beautiful package to celebrate the publication of #Whistler the latest novel by #AnnPatchett which is out on June 3rd A novel about family, memory and love, it sounds just my kind of novel and am thrilled to have a copy.

@Bethyspencer @SceptreBooks @WednesdayErskin @WomensPrize Isn’t it just!

@yearsofreading @SceptreBooks @WednesdayErskin @WomensPrize If it’s not, we will be storming the baricades!! So good, so original!

Thank you so much to @SceptreBooks for my paperback copy of #TheBenefactors by @WednesdayErskin which is out tomorrow. It was one of my favourite novels last year, and am keeping my fingers crossed it’s shortlisted for the @WomensPrize on Wednesday!

Thank you very much to @harvillbooks for my copy of #Crescendo by @Healey_Jane which is out in June. I have loved Jane’s previous novels, and this one about twins Max and Natasha and the rivalry that escalates between them sounds brilliant!

@Jrheyworth @sallyhayd @4thEstateBooks That’s a really wonderful way of explaining it James!

@yearsofreading @sallyhayd @4thEstateBooks Lucky to have received the same and absolutely loved it and it made me see the bright lights rather than the dark in the world today

Thank you very much to @4thEstateBooks for my proof copy of #ThisIsAlsoALoveStory by @sallyhayd which is out on May 21st. This book is about the love stories behind the headlines, as Sally meets people around the world to discover what they would do for love.

Thank you very much to @ScribnerUK for my paperback copy of #TheUsualDesireToKill by #CamillaBarnes which is out now. Miranda has to navigate the demands of her parents who have been married a long time and finds herself drawn into their increasingly complex arguments!

Thank you very much to @ScribnerUK for my copy of #FridaSlatteryAsHerself by #AnaKinsella which is out on May 7th. Described as an epic and unforgettable story of love and ambition, Frida Slattery meets John Reddan in Dublin, and their lives are entwined from that moment on..

Thank you very much to @simonschusterUK @Summit_Books for my copy of #Playworld by #AdamRoss which is out on June 3rd. Griffin Hurt is a fourteen year old TV star, whose world changes forever when he meets thirty six year old Naomi Shah.

Thank you so much to the fabulous team @johnmurrays for my proof copy of #CountryPeople by #DanielMason which is out in July. This is the story of the Krzelweski family, and what happens when they move to the forests of Vermont - things are not as straightforward as they seem.

Thank you very much to @FaberBooks for my proof copy of #GainingGround by #JoanBarfoot which is out on 2nd July. Originally published in 1978, it is Abra’s story, and what happens when she walks away from her family, and it looks brilliant!

Thank you so much to @ScribnerUK for my beautiful finished copy of #WalkingOnTheCeiling by #AyşegülSavaş I absolutely loved #TheAnthropolgists so am really looking forward to this one.

@ShelfSiobhan @alifeinbooks @JonathanCape Oh you must let me know what you think xx

@yearsofreading @alifeinbooks @JonathanCape Bought it can’t wait to dive in!!

Happy Publication Day to #WoodyBrown for his brilliant debut novel #UpsideDown which is out from @JonathanCape This is one of the best novels I have read, and here’s my review to tell you why. Thank you Katrina and @JonathanCape for my proof copy. instagram.com/p/DWnxJXEDJCj/…

@KarenKingston8 @MichaelJBooks It’s so good Karen isn’t it!

@yearsofreading @MichaelJBooks Partway through my copy and loving it

Happy Publication Day to #JulieOwenMoylan for her wonderful novel #ElizabethandMarilyn from @MichaelJBooks I absolutely loved it, and here’s my review to tell you why. Thank you so much to @MichaelJBooks for my proof copy. instagram.com/p/DWnxJXEDJCj/…