The Booker Prize announced the longlisted books for the 2019 Booker Prize. The award was changed from “Man Booker” to “Booker” due to the Man Group withdrawing their sponsorship last year. Continue reading “Announcing the Longlist for the 2019 Booker Prize”
Welcome to Friday Debate, a feature on cup of tea with that book, please, where every Friday a question will be posted that tantalize the brain and expands our horizons. For this week’s question:
I normally don’t advocate for private businesses on my blog. However, this is one business that holds a special place in my heart. Continue reading “Save Tea & Sympathy!”
Format: Paperback
Pages: 220 pages
Published: July 1, 2009 (First published 1796)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Genre: Fiction & Literature, Classics Continue reading “Book Review: Memoirs of Emma Courtney by Mary Hays”
Jane Austen’s last uncompleted novel, Sanditon, will be adapted to the small screen. This will be a joint production by ITV, Red Planet Pictures and Masterpiece by PBS. Continue reading ““Sanditon”, Jane Austen’s Unfinished Novel, Comes to PBS’s Masterpiece”
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240 pages
Published: February 10, 2018 (January 1st 1946)
Publisher: The British Library
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Fiction & Literature Continue reading “Book Review: Fire in the Thatch by E.C.R. Lorac”
Netflix has just released the trailer for the British historical film The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. The film is based on the historical novel of the same name by Mary Ann Shaffer and Ann Barrows. Continue reading “Trailer for “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” is Released”
ThFormat: Paperback
Pages: 236 pages
Published: February 1, 2011 (March 1949)
Publisher: William Marrow Paperbacks
Genre: Fiction & Literature, Mystery & Thrillers, British Mysteries Continue reading “Book Review: Crooked House by Agatha Christie”
Tomorrow is the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and of course, our invitations got lost in the mail. But that should not stop us from enjoying the royal romance. And what better way to do so than reading about one! So whether you are actually there or watching it on telly, here are some great “royal” selections that will help you celebrate this special day: Continue reading “Royal Books for a Royal Wedding”
Format: Paperback
Pages: 269 pages
Published: 1958
Publisher: Harper
Genre: Fiction, Mystery & Thriller
Continue reading “Book Review: Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie”
