The End of Men (2022) by Christina Sweeney-Baird Description A RACE AGAINST TIME The year is 2025. Mankind is under threat. A FIGHT FOR THEIR LIVES Men are dying, but women remain safe. As the sickness spreads to every corner of the globe, people fight to protect the men they love Read more
Book news, reviews and reading highlights. All books mentioned in this blog have been read and carefully curated by Bookmark. News Writers! If you are considering enrolling on the MA Creative Writing, or you are interested in career pathways following the MA, this event is for you. Bath Spa University Read more
Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce WINNER OF THE WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE | BEST PUBLISHED NOVELWOMAN & HOME BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR and A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ‘The perfect escape novel for our troubled times.’ PATRICK GALE DESCRIPTION It is 1950. London is still reeling from Read more
Book news, reviews and reading highlights. All books mentioned in this blog have been read and carefully curated by Bookmark. News After two years of pandemic cancellations and online only, Literary festivals are back in full swing this year. Many of the biggest and best are within reasonable distance from Read more
This month, we have a double-header, take your pick of either, or read both. A Certain Slant of Light (2005) by Laura Whitcomb In the class of the high school English teacher she has been haunting, Helen feels them: for the first time in 130 years, human eyes are looking Read more
Book news, reviews and reading highlights. All books mentioned in this blog have been read and carefully curated by Bookmark. News In a first for the literary giant, Penguin Classics is publishing black spine editions of some of Marvel’s iconic work. The editions will come with scholarly introductions. Penguin Classics said, Read more
Book news, reviews and reading highlights. All books mentioned in this blog have been read and carefully curated by Bookmark. News Two of the more interesting literary prizes have announced their longlists for this year: the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Man Booker International Prize. New Releases The Ship Read more
The Second Sleep (2020) by Robert Harris When a local parson of a remote village dies under mysterious circumstances, Christopher Fairfax, a young English priest, is dispatched on horseback from the cathedral city to conduct his burial. His orders are to give the sermon and leave as quickly as Read more
Wine, Words & Chords In the first of what is hoped to be a rolling programme of cultural events with local interest, St Mary the Virgin Church was the setting for Wine, Words & Chords, on Thursday 24 February 2022. The evening included poetry and prose readings from Amanda Read, Read more
Book news, reviews and reading highlights. All books mentioned in this blog have been read and carefully curated by Bookmark. News As demand for print books continues to grow, the industry struggles to cope with supply issues. The shortage of hauliers prevents books from getting to shops. Ink, glue and Read more