I very rarely feature young adult writing on Being Anne, but I do rather like the look of When the Mermaid Sings by Helen Hollick, a historical adventure short read, published on 29th September and available from Amazon in the UK and US. It’s a prequel to The Sea Witch Voyages series, but can be read… Read More »

A cover reveal today, and something a little different. I know many people have loved Lena Kennedy’s books: 18th January will see the publication of her autobiography, The Last of the Shackdwellers, by Hodder and Stoughton, now available for pre-order through Amazon in the UK and US. A fascinating life, and an inspiration to many…… Read More »

It was only last Christmas when I first discovered Sharon Booth’s lovely writing, when I had the real pleasure of reading and reviewing Baxter’s Christmas Wish. You’ll find my review here, and the cover has had a lovely makeover this year – I’d recommend it most highly. I don’t think my future Christmases will be… Read More »

I do wish I could read every Christmas book that catches my eye – but unless I do it all year round, there’s absolutely no chance. I’ve been reading great things about Heart Note, the romantic comedy Christmas novella from Cassandra O’Leary, published on 6th November, but it’s sadly one of many I just haven’t… Read More »

Just over four years ago, I had the real pleasure of reading and reviewing Dance The Moon Down by RL Bartram, a beautifully written fresh insight into the lives of women left behind during the First World War: you can read that review again here. I’m really delighted to welcome Robert to Being Anne today… Read More »

I’m really delighted to be joining the blog tour today for Only One Woman – co-written by Christina Jones and Jane Risdon, and published by Accent Press on 23rd November. I’m also really kicking myself that I didn’t keep a space in my reading schedule for this one – Jane has always been a wonderful… Read More »

I’m delighted today to welcome author Maggie Christensen as my guest on Being Anne. Her latest novel, The Good Sister, was published yesterday by Cala Publishing – and the kindle version is on a special 99p/99c promotion until Monday. When Maggie contacted me to ask whether the book appealed to me – and it most… Read More »

  After yesterday’s excellent introduction to Away for Christmas from author Jan Ruth, it’s time for some reviews from me today. It’s been so lovely to see this book getting such wonderful write-ups from blogger friends over the last couple of weeks, every word of them so totally deserved – this novella really was something… Read More »

It’s always such a pleasure to welcome Jan Ruth as my guest on Being Anne – but then it’s also always an immense pleasure to read her books. You might remember my review last year of her wonderful Wild Water series – and Silver Rain was also an absolute joy (review and interview here). Tomorrow,… Read More »

I’m really delighted today to be joining the blog tour for The House at Ladywell by Nicola Slade, published by Crooked Cat Books on 14th November, and available from Amazon in the UK and US. I’ve been meaning to read one of Nicola’s books for quite a while, but once again it’s taken a tour… Read More »

I’m really delighted to join the first birthday celebrations today for Jungle Rock by Caroline James. I’m particularly pleased to be joining in, because this was the wonderful book that finally got me reading again after last year’s problems made me think I might never finish a book again. It’s a romantic comedy novella –… Read More »

I very rarely review young adult books, and any trace of a “dystopian” tag would usually have me running for the hills – but Paradise Girl by Phill Featherstone was the exception to my reading rule, and proof (if it were needed) that it can be good to push your reading barriers from time to… Read More »

Delighted to be joining the blog blitz today for A Rock ‘n’ Roll Lovestyle by Kiltie Jackson, now available for Kindle from Amazon. Subtitled “A Christmas Romance”, I’m really hoping I can get round to reading and reviewing this one before the big day itself, but if I can’t it’ll be lovely to extend the… Read More »

It’s a real pleasure today to be sharing my review of The Truth About You, Me and Us by Kate Field, published by Accent Press on 25th August. When I first met Kate, we were at opposite ends of a long table at the Book Connectors Christmas lunch in Leeds and didn’t have much opportunity… Read More »

It was a real pleasure to welcome Australian author Joanne Nicholson to Being Anne in March to talk about her book In Another Life. And it’s an equal pleasure to welcome her back – her latest book, Positive, is now available for kindle via Amazon in the UK and US. Ruth spent her twenties travelling… Read More »