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Sample Sunday is an opportunity to check all the books on my shelves and decide what to keep

Sample Sunday: Nearing The End

December 19, 2021December 27, 2021 BookerTalk 15 Comments Dorothy Whipple, Mary Webb, Patrick Voss, Sample Sunday, TBR

An Australian classic, a Persephone and a Virago modern classic are all put under the scrutiny in Sample Sunday. Which books deserve space on my shelves?

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Sample Sunday: Relationships Under The Spotlight

December 12, 2021December 12, 2021 BookerTalk 4 Comments Anne Tyler, Matson Taylor, Sample Sunday, TBR

A memoir of life in Mao’s China, a boy’s journey through war ravaged Africa and a grief struck Scottish community. Which of these books deserve space on my shelves?

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Five of the Most Influential Welsh Writers of All Time

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 BookerTalk 19 Comments Bernice Rubens, Dylan Thomas, Roald Dahl, Writing Wales

Today I’m handing the blog over to the team at Rowanvale Books, to give their take on a question that I’m

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#NonficNov 2021: New Titles On My Nonfiction Wishlist

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 BookerTalk 12 Comments Anders Ericsson, Jim Defede, Karen Musgrave, Non fiction November

It’s the final week of Nonfiction November and the turn of Jaymi at OCBookgirl to be the host with a

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Sample Sunday: History Under The Spotlight

November 28, 2021November 28, 2021 BookerTalk 13 Comments C J Sansom, Sample Sunday, Sharon Penman, TBR, Vita Sackville-West

A memoir of life in Mao’s China, a boy’s journey through war ravaged Africa and a grief struck Scottish community. Which of these books deserve space on my shelves?