Historically, Saartjie (pronounced Sar-key) Baartman, pejoratively called the Hottentot Venus better illustrates the way black women enter academic intercourse. Baartman’s distinguish… Read More
New London Writers is proud to announce that one of our writers, Jan Moran Neil has won Bloomsbury Publishing’s Writers & Artists’ International Sonnet Competition in as… Read More
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (bought) - WARNING! This whole review is full of spoilers. Read no further if you're yet to read Deathly Hallows and don't want it spoilt… Read More
The Retellings Reading Challenge is back again for 2017, and this time it's bigger and better! Thanks to a lovely bunch of publishers, this year's challenge will come with monthly giveaways*… Read More
First Class Post - because this post is first class!Here are the books I received over the past two weeks - up until Christmas Day.Books Purchased:Physical copies:The Descent of Man by Grays… Read More
First Class Post - because this post is first class!Here are the books I received over the past two weeks.Books Purchased:Physical copies:Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff (5th Jan 2017)I bough… Read More
As you may have seen, I have put together a list of Diverse YA & MG 2017 UK Releases to help readers in the UK find diverse books that are being published over here. To help you further… Read More
Welcome to the Retellings Reading Challenge 2017 link-up for February! You can link up your reviews at the bottom of this post, but before that, I must announce the winner of the January giv… Read More
First Class Post - because this post is first class!Books Purchased:Physical copies:This Modern Love by Will Darbyshire (11th August 2016)This was a book in our Valentine's Day display at wo… Read More
Welcome to the Retellings Reading Challenge 2017 link-up for March! You can link up your reviews at the bottom of this post. There were no reviews from UK entrants for February so the books… Read More
UCL Data Science Student Challenge
Saturday 11th to Sunday 12th of March, 2017
Guest blog by Rohan Kopparapu (4th year UCL) and Microsoft Student Partner
Microsoft&rsqu… Read More
Welcome to the Retellings Reading Challenge 2017 link-up for April! You can link up your reviews at the bottom of this post. There were no reviews from UK entrants for March. Please note tha… Read More
Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer (Proof) - Juliet Young has always written letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her mother’s death, she leaves let… Read More
As you may have seen, I have put together a list of Diverse YA & MG 2017 UK Releases to help readers in the UK find diverse books that are being published over here. To help you further… Read More
First Class Post - because this post is first class!Books Purchased:Physical copies:The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (6th April 2017)After finishing this incredible novel, I had to buy a fini… Read More
First Class Post - because this post is first class!Books Purchased:Physical copies:Love & You by Gretchen Gomez (4th April 2017)I bought this after seeing Louise O'Neill recommending it… Read More
Ganadores Premios Eisner 2017
Estos son los ganadores de los Premios Eisner entregados durante la Comic Con de San Diego 2017:
Mejor historia corta:
“Good Boy” por Tom King y D… Read More
Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy anthology, edited by Ameriie (Review Copy) - Leave it to the heroes to save the world--villains just want to rule the world.In this unique Y… Read More
Today's MIEE Spotlight is shining down on Jon Tait, Deputy Headteacher at Acklam Grange School. Jon is also an author for Bloomsbury Education, inspiring teachers through his writing.
Jon… Read More
First Class Post - because this post is first class!Christmas Gifts:Physical copies:It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Viz (ist May 2007)So excited to read this! About a guy who is in a psych… Read More
A Diversified Bookcase is a feature where authors of diverse YA recommend other diverse YA novels by other authors to their characters. Lygia Day Peñaflor, author of All of This… Read More
When Reason Breaks by Cindy L. Rodriguez (Bought) - A Goth girl with an attitude problem, Elizabeth Davis must learn to control her anger before it destroys her. Emily Delgado appears to be… Read More
Whisper to Me by Nick Lake (Review Copy) - Cassie is writing a letter to the boy whose heart she broke. She’s trying to explain why. Why she pushed him away. Why her father got so angr… Read More
First Class Post - because this post is first class!Books Purchased:Physical Copies:Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid by Christopher Bo Bramsen (2010)Not the Girls You're Looking… Read More
Throughout any given year, I always read an inordinate amount of rock & roll books. It's a habit I fell into back in my high school days. Whenever I hear about a new roc… Read More
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid KemmererPublished: 29th January 2019 | Publisher: Bloomsbury YABrigid Kemmerer's WebsiteFall in love, break the curse.It once seemed so easy to Prince Rh… Read More
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonPublished: 26th February 2019 | Publisher: Bloomsbury | Source: Publisher Samantha Shannon on TwitterA world divided.A queendom without an he… Read More
Elizabeth Bowen is a famous Irish writer who is remembered for her literary works. She is known for her novels and short stories, which have been adapted into television and film. Some of he… Read More
It might possibly be the first hotel room I’ve stayed in which had a ‘disco lighting’ option but it was typical of this Point A hotel, which was full of quirky, thoughtful… Read More
It’s been quite a year! It started with an amazing culinary tour of Japan – a week full of sushi, puffer fish and bullet trains – and ended with a trip to Antarctica… Read More
A definite perk of reviewing luxury hotels is that ‘wow!’ feeling when you walk into a hotel bedroom for the first time and find something completely unexpected. Unlocking the do… Read More
When it’s hot in the city, your first instinct might be to run for the hills (or the coast) but just steps from the sweltering heat of Tottenham Court Road tube station, The Bloomsbury… Read More
A night in Kensington luxury hotel in South Kensington
Just a few weeks earlier I’d been at the Kensington luxury hotel in central London to drink cocktails at the launch of its n… Read More
Travel sometimes isn’t an option, but that doesn’t mean culture cannot be absorbed through different methods. Some of the best online museums feature online museum tours to exper… Read More
Bring on the festive season! Can you believe it’s only SIX WEEKS UNTIL CHRISTMAS 2020 has come and (almost) gone as quickly as a blink of an eye… and despite the country going b… Read More
Are you planning your trip and looking for things to do in London with kids? The cardinal rule for all seasoned travellers with kids is to organise leisure time to balance adult interests an… Read More
When you hear about the Rosetta Stone, the first thing that comes to mind is ancient Egypt, but have you ever wondered what the well-known Stone actually tells us?
Have you ever wondered… Read More
Whenever you’re planning a trip, one piece of advice is stable; pinpoint local shops and department stores near your accommodation. This practice never gets old because it helps you sa… Read More
Whether you are an avid Marvel fan or not, you can’t deny the fact that Moon Knight is one of the most gripping hit series Disney has ever released. This thrilling TV show fe… Read More
Adrienne Vaughan, the president of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., has died in a tragic speedboat accident off Italy's Amalfi Coast. The rented motorboat she was on crashed into a sailboat, thro… Read More