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'Dancing the Charleston' is a brand new Jacqueline Wilson novel, full of glitz and glamour! Are you ready to trip the light fantastic with Mona? Out now: https://amzn.to/2UQJdVr You could win 1 of 3 family tickets to see Rip It Up throughout May. Subscribe to this 'Penguin Books UK' YouTube channel and leave a comment including your instagram or twitter username handle. UK residents only. Full terms & conditions are available here: http://bit.ly/2VZtXCg Buy tickets to see 'Rip It Up' now: http://bit.ly/2DwhY86 In a little cottage on the edge of the grand Somerset Estate, Mona lives with her aunt - a dressmaker to the lady of the house. Even though Mona never knew her mother and father, she knows Aunty tries to give her the best life she can. When Lady Somerset dies and a new member of the family inherits the house, life changes drastically for Mona. Suddenly she’s invited to dazzling balls, dines on delicious food and plays with wild new friends. But with these changes come secrets that Mona can’t dance away from. . . A fantastic stand-alone historical novel, perfect for fans of Hetty Feather and Wave Me Goodbye! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to the Penguin channel: http://bit.ly/2ygTzig Follow us here: Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/penguinukbooks Website | http://bit.ly/xNmtGX Instagram | http://bit.ly/2ygyyo2 Facebook | http://bit.ly/2wmBKky
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Wednesday, 24 April 2019
“We have a writer who is carving out an eminent oeuvre” – From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan
"Inevitably, Joyce comparisons have been made with Ryan. I made them with The Spinning Heart, but it’s not necessarily the writing - because we shouldn’t be confusing these ‘voices’ as streams of consciousness - but instead the environment in which Ryan situates his characters. Religious imagery pervades the novel. Desires are moral quandaries and fathers are proxy and allusive. At one point when a fellow exile says to Farouk, ‘We glimpse the next world in our dreams anyway; it would be more than that, a dream I’d never awake,’ we feel like we’ve rewritten Stephen Dedalus’ formulation of history and nightmares." - Liam Bishop reviews Donal Ryan's From a Low & Quiet Sea
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“The creeping unease kept me going” – The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh
It’s not every debut novelist that gets onto the Man Booker longlist, but then The Water Cure is not any old debut novel: it’s a strange, sinister tale that pulses with the suppressed rage of the powerless and the abused; it’s slow and creeping and full of righteous feminist fury. Which, you know, is probably exactly […]
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Tuesday, 23 April 2019
Charlotte Lo - We Won an Island - Book Review - Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books
When Luna's family win an island, Luna thinks it will solve everything AND she can finally get a donkey! But things don't go entirely to plan - no one expects Luna's younger brother to win a Sheep Pageant, for example - and the secret festival they hold soon spirals out of control. But the island is beautiful, and the family are happy, and maybe Luna will get her donkey after all...
This is another delightful book published by Nosy Crow. We Won An Island is the debut book from Charlotte Lo. The book will hit the shops on the 2nd May 2019 just in time for summer. When you turn the first page, the characters' narratives start to work the magic inside your head. It starts off with sadness and pulls on the emotional heartstrings of the reader. Luna's family are suffering from bereavement and things start to go bad as they're just about to lose their home. However, with just one wish, the plot turns into an adventure that will uplift the soul and pump fresh joy into the heart of the reader ... very slowly.
A slice of magic and luck hit the family when a bonkers businessman gives away his Scottish Island. As part of the competition's terms and conditions, the island can never be sold by the winner. Therefore, anyone who enters should be prepared to live on the island for the rest of their natural life. It's a brilliant and simple concept which gripped me from the opening pages. The three children are fantastically portrayed in the book. Each one is full of character and written well; they all have a unique and somewhat quirky outlook.
A breath of fresh air takes the family on an adventure that leads to a catastrophic chain of events. One minute it will make you laugh out loud and the next minute it will bring on the tears. As the three siblings and family adapt to the rural life of the island, they all have dreams which float through the air like confetti leaves hugging the forest floor. It's a great holiday read that inspires the great outdoors and depicts the beauty in nature and our natural landscapes. The book delivers hope and understanding whilst pulling together a community, even when the characters are new to the area.
This is a flying-high, middle-grade story that will make your day and make you smile. It's crazy, very surreal and asks a lot of questions that will pull on the reality strings of the reader and also the characters. It's a pleasure to turn the pages. This is a family read full of determination and donkeys, goats, knitting, and a run-down house. A storm is brewing where comical laughter and calamity will hit you in the face. As you turn the last page and the secret festival has come to an end, what could possibly go wrong? Come and find out...
What would you do if you won an island?
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“If this doesn’t put Ben Myers on everyone’s radar…” – Under the Rock by Benjamin Myers
"“Since I was young I always wanted to be in the landscape,” Myers writes. That line, recalling the opening of Goodfellas, gives a strong sense of Under the Rock. It’s a book which doesn’t just discuss or describe landscape, but immerses you within it. Even that title invokes the idea of worms, mulch and soil. The things that dwell beneath a rock. Myers is both the person lifting it to see what lives underneath, and at the same time, another person caught underneath it..." - Daniel Carpenter reviews Under the Rock by Benjamin Myers
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Monday, 22 April 2019
“It challenged my own racial biases” – An American Marriage by Tayari Jones #WomensPrize2019
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“It challenged my own racial biases” – An American Marriage by Tayari Jones #WomensPrize2019
"Roy and Celestial’s epistolary relationship dominates the middle section of the book and functions as its backbone. Although Celestial augments her letters by regular visits, the trips become onerous and emotionally devastating; her visits decrease. She is struggling both to build her up-scale doll-making business and carve out a life outside the shadow of Roy in prison. Jones refuses to cast Celestial in the role of dutiful wife who plays the victim and makes pilgrimages every visiting day. Although Celestial’s uncle is working on an appeal, Roy gets impatient and wants answers about the state of their marriage: “But now where are we? I know where you are and I know where I am, but where are WE?” Their relationship atrophies..." - Chris Oleson reviews An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
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The Top 24 Books of Poetry on Goodreads
Every month is a good month to appreciate poetry, but in April it's an official thing. Founded in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets, National Poetry Month has become one of the largest literary celebrations in the world.
What better way to participate than by reading a sonnet or a verse, a haiku or a limerick? We rounded up the most popular works of poetry on Goodreads, as determined by readers. These books have all been added to Goodreads members’ shelves more than 50,000 times and have earned at least a four-star average rating. (Note: We've only included one book for each author—sorry, Shel Silverstein and William Shakespeare).
Among these beloved titles, you'll find classics by Pablo Neruda, Emily Dickinson, and Robert Frost, as well as an ancient Greek epic poem and a collection from an award-winning "Instapoet."
Take a look at the books below and then add your own recommendations in the comments! Find out more about National Poetry Month here.
Who's your favorite poet? Tell us in the comments!
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Sunday, 21 April 2019
Over at Kirkus: A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY by Brigid Kemmerer
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“An obliteration of every sacred pillar” – Only Americans Burn In Hell by Jarett Kobek
"The final scene in Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove, depicting an unhinged Slim Pickens ‘riding the bomb’, is a fitting metaphor for Kobek – laughing all the way to annihilation. Compared to his previous novels though, the humour is darker, some riffs and tangents ‘heavy’. For the author, the election of Trump seems to have been one insult too far. And despite seeming not to care about the story, of playing fast and loose with his own narrative, that’s a façade – Kobek is a genius, masquerading as a slob. From Batman fanboys to Instagram to Literary Death Match to sex –the honesty, accuracy and comic genius on display, stops the reader dead." - Tamim Sadikali reviews Only Americans Burn In Hell by Jarett Kobek
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Saturday, 20 April 2019
“It’s missing whatever additive makes Harriet’s gingerbread so addictive” – Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi
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“It’s missing whatever additive makes Harriet’s gingerbread so addictive” – Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi
"The gingerbread itself, as a metaphor (for too many things, perhaps), becomes wearying; it’s both over-used (nobody shuts up about it) and underutilised (the plot would be unaffected by its absence or replacement). More problematic, though, is the book’s structure: it meanders and drifts, much as if its final printed form was little changed from its author’s initial draft: a third could have been cut – the sentences tightened, the plotting made taut – and it would not have lost its otherworldliness, but it might have gained a productive tension" - Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi reviewed by Valerie O'Riordan
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Goodreads Podcast: Elizabeth Talks with Author Will Schwalbe
In the latest edition of the Books of Your Life with Elizabeth podcast, Goodreads Co-Founder Elizabeth Khuri Chandler talks with author, editor, and entrepreneur Will Schwalbe.
Schwalbe loves to talk about the books that have changed his life. He's written two books on the subject,
The End of Your Life Book Club, which was about the books he read with his mother while she was dying, and Books for Living, about the role books can play in our lives and how they can show us how to live each day more fully and with more meaning.
In this podcast he talks about a few gems: The Importance of Living, Giovanni's Room, A Little Life, and Why I Wake Early, among others.
You can be part of the conversation, too. We’ve created a book club to accompany our podcast, where you can discuss each guest’s recommendations.
Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear the latest interviews and to get great book recommendations from fascinating people.
You can listen to episodes of Books of Your Life with Elizabeth on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, TuneIn, Stitcher, and wherever you find your favorite podcasts.
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Friday, 19 April 2019
“Compelling, hard-boiled and arresting” – The Parade by Dave Eggers
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"It's all immensely readable, by which we mean to say that the sentences are short and straightforward, unflorid you might say, and the situations are easy to grasp (two men building a road in a foreign country, two men forced to work together without quite getting along), and yet Eggers is doing something complex: commenting on US foreign policy, showing a world we might think we are familiar with from the news but in a more sympathetic light, offering us different perspectives on what some people may regard as the other (as he has been doing for some time now)."
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Thursday, 18 April 2019
“Bonkers” – The Faculty of Dreams by Sara Stridsberg #MBI2019
" A. The Faculty of Dreams is a literary fantasy based on Valerie Solanas, who achieved notoriety by shooting Andy Warhol B. “Few facts are known about Valerie Solanas and even to those this novel is not faithful. All characters in the novel should therefore be regarded as fictional, including Valerie Solanas herself.” C. It’s written in a combination of prose, theatre/movie script and alphabetised lists..." Lucy Chatburn reviews The Faculty of Dreams by Sara Stridsberg #MBI2019
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Wednesday, 17 April 2019
Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books: Kids/Young Adult Book Picks - April 2019 - US Published Post
A. M. Morgen- The Inventors and the Lost Island - Published by Little, Brown Young Readers US (2 April 2019) - ISBN-13: 978-0316471534 - Hardback - Age: 7+
Get ready for heart-pounding action, nefarious mysteries, and hijinx galore in the thrilling, clever sequel to The Inventors at No. 8!
As the one-time unluckiest boy in London, George, the 3rd Lord of Devonshire, knows better than to overlook something as suspicious as a secretive new neighbor. And George was right to be wary--this new neighbor turns out to be Don Nadie, the head of the nefarious Society of Nobodies, and a man just as villainous as he is mysterious.
Almost overnight, George finds himself framed for attempting to assassinate the king (a crime he most assuredly did not commit) and once again on the run with his best friend Ada Byron, the future Countess of Lovelace. Together, they must navigate the high seas in Ada's latest invention, a submersible mechanical whale, all while trying to stay one step ahead of Don Nadie and the Society. Because even though George may be a gentleman, there's no way he's going to sit idly by while Don Nadie ruins his family name and takes over the world.
In this charming and brilliant sequel, author A.M. Morgen raises the stakes and expands a humor and heart-filled world sure to appeal to fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society and The Inquisitor's Tale.
M. M. Vaughan - Slick - Published by Alma Books Ltd (25 April 2019) - ISBN-13: 978-1846884597 - Paperback - Age:9+
Eric Young is the first child android to be trialled in society, but he doesn't know that. He does know that he's just moved to Ashland from New York City, so it's important that he makes new friends. Not just any friends, but the right kind, the kind that would be interested in skateboarding and the new Slick trainers his Uncle Martin sends him. He's already growing his social media presence, but he knows it's important to make friends in the real world too. Danny Lazio doesn't have any friends, but he doesn't care about that. He would rather not be friends with someone like Eric, who's had seemingly everything handed to him. But when Eric takes an interest in Land X, Danny's favourite online game, Danny thinks he might have found a real friend... if he can figure out the mystery behind Eric's sudden disappearances and strange lifestyle. As their friendship grows it becomes harder to ignore the weird events that happen around Eric, from weekly 'dentist appointments' to inexplicable medical mishaps. But uncovering the truth is an act that might cost them both as powerful forces soon move in around them.
Quinn Sosna-Spear - The Remarkable Inventions of Walter Mortinson
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (April 2, 2019) - ISBN-13: 978-1534420809 - Hardback - Age:7+
In this sweeping and inventive debut novel that’s perfect for fans of Roald Dahl, Neil Gaiman, and Tim Burton, a prodigal inventor flees his home to find his destiny.
In the humdrum town of Moormouth, Walter Mortinson’s unusualinventions cause nothing but trouble. After one of his contraptions throws the town into chaos, Walter’s mother demands he cut the nonsense and join the family mortuary business.
Far off on Flaster Isle, famed inventor Horace Flasterborn plans to take Walter under his wing, just as he did Walter’s genius father decades ago. When a letter arrives by unusual means offering Walter an apprenticeship, it isn’t long before Walter decides to flee Moormouth to meet his destiny.
Walter runs away in the family hearse along with Cordelia, the moody girl next door with one eye and plenty of secrets. Together they journey through a strange landscape of fish-people, giantess miners, and hypnotized honeybees in an adventure that will not only reveal the truth about Walter’s past but direct his future.
In the humdrum town of Moormouth, Walter Mortinson’s unusualinventions cause nothing but trouble. After one of his contraptions throws the town into chaos, Walter’s mother demands he cut the nonsense and join the family mortuary business.
Far off on Flaster Isle, famed inventor Horace Flasterborn plans to take Walter under his wing, just as he did Walter’s genius father decades ago. When a letter arrives by unusual means offering Walter an apprenticeship, it isn’t long before Walter decides to flee Moormouth to meet his destiny.
Walter runs away in the family hearse along with Cordelia, the moody girl next door with one eye and plenty of secrets. Together they journey through a strange landscape of fish-people, giantess miners, and hypnotized honeybees in an adventure that will not only reveal the truth about Walter’s past but direct his future.
Caroline Carlson - The Door at the End of the World - Published by HarperCollins (April 9, 2019) - ISBN-13: 978-0062368300 - Hardback - Age:7+
What begins as a rather unremarkable Tuesday quickly turns to disaster when Lucy, the Gatekeeper's deputy, discovers that her boss has vanished and the door connecting Lucy's world to the next world over is broken—and it all might be Lucy's fault.
To save the Gatekeeper and set things right, Lucy must break the rules for the first time ever and journey with an otherworldly boy, a suspiciously sneaky girl, and a crew of magical bees into the seven worlds beyond her own.
But Lucy isn't the only one breaking the rules. As dangers gather around her, she learns she's up against a sinister force that's playing with the delicate fabric of time and space, no matter what the deadly costs or consequences.
Lucy's never had to save the world before—and now, somehow, she's got to find a way to save eight of them.
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“Powerful and tragic” – You Will Be Safe Here by Damian Barr
"The writing is deft and compelling, illuminating a terrible history with quiet competence and humanity. Despite their flawed thinking, their skewed sense of the ‘natural order’, the characters are presented with a degree of sympathy – as the product of a blinkered heritage..." - Jackie Law reviews You Will Be Safe Here by Damian Barr
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40 of the Most Popular Translated Books on Goodreads
<spoiler>This post is sponsored by Amazon Crossing in celebration of World Book Day. </spoiler>
The joy of reading is universal—that's why we're shining a spotlight on some of the most popular translated books on Goodreads!
For this list, we focused on reader-chosen favorites that were originally published in another language before being released in English. Then we measured their popularity by taking a look at the average ratings and number of ratings per title. From A to Z, with ancient classics including Dante Alighieri's Inferno to more contemporary favorites including Fredrik Backman's A Man Called Ove, there's a little something for everyone.
How many of these have you read? Don't forget to add what catches your eye to your Want to Read shelf.
What are some of your favorite translated books? Let us know in the comments!
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