17+ hour, 31+ min ago   (519+ words) We chat with author Breea Keenan about The Breakup Bookshop, which is a gorgeous, bookish Scottish small-town romance for fans of Emily Henry and Catherine Walsh. Hi everyone! I’m a contemporary romantic fiction author and my latest novel The Breakup…...

18+ hour, 17+ min ago   (1395+ words) Home » Broken: Enemies Attract Review: Evan Adams, Isabel Feldman, and the Quiet Work of Becoming Yourself When you hear the name Evan Adams, what comes to mind? I’ll admit that for a long time — for me — it was the abs....

17+ hour, 47+ min ago   (411+ words) A Witch Is… by Raechel Henderson [Lleweyllyn Worldwide]] A witch is all these and so much more. This innovative book presents a new perspective on witchcraft, one that will help you make richer and more meaningful magic. Sharing thirteen hallmark…...

19+ hour, 27+ min ago   (460+ words) Lydia May ends “PURGER” by stripping everything away until only her voice remains. The Melbourne-born, London-based singer wrote and produced the closing bedroom harmony choir herself, bringing one of her most personal songs to an appropriately intimate conclusion. “PURGER” is…...

21+ hour, 59+ min ago   (679+ words) ‘Sometimes old traditions are thrown up like dust along a summer road. You glimpse them briefly in the sunbeams…’ This quiet, yet profound book, and one I took great pleasure in reading, is a collection of such moments and memories,…...

22+ hour, 50+ min ago   (547+ words) The Reviews Hub Seething Lane: A Samuel Pepys Mystery by Jack Jewers When it comes to historical fiction, timing is everything. For his second novel, Jack Jewers returns to the 17th century and it’s hard to think of a better period…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (887+ words) We live in a world of digital curators and taste makers. Social media is populated with videos recommending the best places to eat, what to wear, even the minutiae of how to spend your Sunday evening and who to bank…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (238+ words) To loyal Bacon’s Rebellion readers…. As I explained in my good-bye post, I’m not posting about state/local politics on the blog anymore. And given the toxicity of the national discourse, I’m steering as far clear of Washington politics as…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (788+ words) The Film Stage TIFF Review: Magazine Is a Vibrant, Funny Debut Set In the NYC Literary World “We’re all adults here,” someone says with great sincerity in Alexandra Pechman’s debut feature, Magazine. However, as this 2011 period piece testifies, nothing could…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (317+ words) Preeti Shenoy’s fiction is a literary detox from the messiness of our lives. Her romance stories are grounded in recognisable emotions, but remain relatively uncomplicated. That is why her latest book, People We Love, reads like an undemanding romantic fiction…...