UK Book Blog Awards to return for third yearAwards celebrate social media influencers’ impact on the publishing industryThe London Book Fair is delighted to announce the return of the UK Book Blog Awards @ LBF for a third year. Bloggers, social media influencers, members of the publishing industry, and the general public are invited to contribute … Continue reading The London Book Fair UK Book Blog Awards
On Monday I had the good fortune of attending the HarperCollins offices for their HQ imprint event #DestinationHQ. The purpose of the event was to showcase their future releases for Summer 2019 to Spring 2020.The event was held at the HarperCollins offices in London, situated next to The Shard. Held on the 17th floor, the … Continue reading An Evening with HarperCollins at #DestinationHQ
The annual Simon and Schuster blogger event is always a fabulous event and I was therefore delighted to jump on the train to London last Wednesday in order to attend their #SpringBloggerEvening2019.Organised by the wonderful Sara-Jade Virtue (aka SJV) and held at the S&S offices, the event is always full to the brim with books, … Continue reading Books & The City (Simon and Schuster UK) Spring Blogger Evening 2019
Book lovers and book bloggers, if you haven't already heard of The Pigeonhole you really should check it out!I was introduced to The Pigeonhole approximately 2 months ago and since then I've recommended it to a number of friends.Launched in September 2014, The Pigeonhole is an online book club. You download the app (for Android … Continue reading The Pigeonhole App – an online book club
The Books and the City annual bloggers evening is always a fantastic event in which book bloggers and authors indulge in some shamelessly bookish conversation and eat the most fabulous cupcakes! It really is the highlight of my book events calendar and 2018 proved to be no exception.First up was the chance to catch up … Continue reading Books and the City’s Spring Blogger Evening 2018
This time last week I had the pleasure of attending a special screening celebrating Disney’s DVD/Blu-ray release on 17th July of the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, followed by an afternoon tea and book swap.The event was arranged by the lovely Juliana Fenton from Premier and it was a lovely surprise to receive … Continue reading Book Events: Beauty & the Beast Screening, Afternoon Tea & Book Swap
One huge perk of blogging (other than getting to read so many fantastic books!) is being invited to events where I get to mix with authors, publishers and other book bloggers. On 2nd February 2017, Books and the City (@TeamBATC) held their annual Spring Blogger Evening at the Simon and Schuster (@simonschusterUK) HQ in London. … Continue reading Book Events: Books and The City / Simon Schuster UK Spring Blogger Event 2017
I was delighted to be invited to attend a fiction workshop at the Faber Academy in London on 1 August, arranged by Universal Pictures UK to celebrate the upcoming release of The Huntsman: Winter’s War starring Emily Blunt and Charlize Theron.Whilst I’m a big reader, I had never previously thought about writing. I assumed that I … Continue reading Writing Masterclass with Universal Pictures UK and Author Naomi Wood
Title: The Versions of UsAuthor: Laura BarnettPublisher: Weidenfeld and NicolsonPublication Date: 28 May 2015 epub, 31 December 2015 paperback Twitter: @laura_jbarnettWebsite: http://www.laura-barnett.co.ukRating: 4 out of 5BlurbWhat if you had said yes . . . ?Eva and Jim are nineteen, and students at Cambridge, when their paths first cross in 1958. Jim is walking along a lane … Continue reading Book Review: The Versions of Us by Laura Barnett
It might not feel quite like spring yet, however Wednesday 16th March saw myself and numerous other bloggers descending on the Simon & Schuster London headquarters for their annual Books and the City Spring Bloggers Event.I had the fortune of attending the 2015 event (which was amazing!) and was hugely excited to be invited back … Continue reading Books and The City / Simon Schuster UK Spring Blogger Event 2016
The Curious Ginger Cat 