I’m so thrilled that the day has come to take my turn on this blog tour – it might prevent me embarrassingly stopping people in the street and saying “you must read this book”. The Wild Air by Rebecca Mascull will be published by Hodder & Stoughton in hardback and for kindle on 4th May, and it’s one… Read More »
I’m so delighted to be launching the blog tour for Amanda James’ Behind the Lie. I’ve always loved her writing – yes, I enjoyed the time travelling books, and Summer in Tintagel was a great marriage between her quirky style and the thriller writer I’d glimpsed behind my personal favourite (up to now…), Somewhere Beyond… Read More »
It’s always a pleasure to welcome Jan Ruth as my guest on Being Anne – it’s also a considerable pleasure to sit down with her lovely books. I loved Silver Rain (review here, together with an interview with the author) and you might have read my review (here) of the Wild Water series that provided the… Read More »
You know those times when I say “I have something a little different for you today”? And it usually means featuring some books I might not generally feature – a bit of erotica, a touch of fantasy, something a bit historical maybe? Ah, but not today. Today’s a bit special. I’m so delighted to welcome author… Read More »
Every so often, you get the inside track on a book that you just know will be one for you. Already firmly on my wish list, A New Map of Love by Abi Oliver is published by Pan Macmillan in hardback and for kindle on 20th April, and I’m very much looking forward to it. Here’s the… Read More »
Despite an occasional aversion to romantic comedy, I’ve never made much of a secret of how much I’ve loved the writing of Lynda Renham. I’ve reviewed Perfect Weddings and Phoebe Smith’s Private Blog (links to my reviews) here on Being Anne – and called them some of the best fun you can have with your… Read More »
A few surprises in that first half of the month, eh? And some rather lovely ones too. A particular thank you to all the authors who called in with their wonderful guest posts, to everyone who’s taken the time to comment, and to everyone for all the shares and retweets that exceed my ability to… Read More »
Every so often, I have to wipe away a small tear when I spot a book I’d so love to read, but just know I’m not going to get to it this side of next Christmas. That’s how I felt when I spotted The Elizabeth Papers by Jenetta James – if ever a book had… Read More »
I’m delighted today to welcome Katrina Hart to Being Anne. Katrina – or Katie, as her friends call her – is the author of one novel, Finding Destiny (available as an ebook and in paperback), but has since released two novellas, The Flower Angel (ebook/paperback) and Love in Little Snow (ebook/paperback), and a short story, The… Read More »
I’ve mentioned before the beautiful books being published by Elliott & Thompson, and I have another one – gorgeous inside and out – for you today. If you’re a lover of the natural world (and I’d guess most of us are) this is one that you really need on your bookshelves. Subtitled What We Hear When the… Read More »
I was thoroughly delighted when Rachael English sent me an advance-reading e-copy of her latest book, The American Girl, published today (13th April) by Hachette Ireland. And it wasn’t just because of that glorious cover – I’m a bit of a fan of her writing. I’ve reviewed both her previous books – Going Back and… Read More »
I’m really thrilled today to reveal the lovely cover of the new book from Rose Alexander, Under an Amber Sky, published by HQ Digital on 24th May, and available for pre-order on Amazon and all other e-retailers. Many of you might remember the similarly gorgeous cover for Rose’s debut, Garden of Stars – Rose visited Being Anne… Read More »
Oh my goodness, it’s been far too long since we had the pleasure of a new book from Margaret James! From the moment I heard this one being whispered about, my excitement level has steadily risen – and today it’s such a pleasure to be revealing the simply perfect (and rather gorgeous) cover for Girl… Read More »
I’m pleased to welcome author Sue Hampton to Being Anne today. Sue is the author of Ravelled – a short story collection that certainly merits a closer look. I’ll let Sue tell you more – with a guest post we thought might appropriately be called “Short Stories – no cutting, no chase!”. As a reader… Read More »
Today’s another one of those days when I’m really thrilled to be a Choc Lit Star! Having been asked to help choose the cover for Tell Me No Secrets by Lynda Stacey (and isn’t it just gorgeous?), I then had the real pleasure and privilege of being one of the few to read it ahead… Read More »