We’ve just passed St Patrick’s Day on 17th March and our spring weather has finally started to emerge. The daffodils are out and there are buds on the bushes – all encouraging signs of sunnier days around the corner. This month I decided to focus on three local Northern Irish authors. Claire Allen is fromContinue reading “Spring into Northern Irish books”
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Love is in the air
February is the month for love and hopefully we all celebrated St Valentine’s Day on 14th February with our nearest and dearest. My aim this month was to read books about love and romance but I didn’t really manage to read too many books of this genre. Firstly, I was in hospital for ten daysContinue reading “Love is in the air”
Put on your walking “books”
For my book blog, I have decided to adopt a theme each month to encourage me to read more widely and not just focus on mystery/crime books. Tying in with my last blog about New Year’s Resolutions, I have selected walking as my theme this month as many people have set a resolution to walkContinue reading “Put on your walking “books””
Books of the month – November 2025
This month I have “branched out” and turned my focus on to Irish authors, both north and south of the border. As we are a nation of storytellers, it’s no surprise that they are all five star reads even though the books are very different. There is a mixture of crime, romance, drama, history andContinue reading “Books of the month – November 2025”
Books of the month – October 2025
I have read four very different books this month but all five star reads. “Deadline” is a debut thriller written by TV personality Steph McGovern whereas “The Nightingale” is a historical fiction story set in France during the Second World War. We then travel across the Atlantic to Washington State to meet Marcellus the octopusContinue reading “Books of the month – October 2025”
