Author Buzz | Book bloggers | Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/book-bloggers/ Activity feed for the group, Book bloggers. Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:55:33 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 50e9914351f1cf28c96d8d679d46fdd7 Blog: 58. Every Time a Bell Rings from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/58-every-time-bell-rings.html Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:39:39 +0100 58. Every Time a Bell Rings: The Legacy of It’s a Wonderful Life, America’s Most Beloved Holiday Film. Emily St. James and Lauren Theisen. 2026. 304 pages. [Source: […]

]]> 0 6bde132023511c76e20bd69ce0e46408 Blog: Week in Review #33 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/week-in-review-33.html Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:15:05 +0100 This week I read eleven books! 50. The Knife of Never Letting Go. (Chaos Walking #1) Patrick Ness. 2008. 512 pages. [Source: Library]51. Rash. Pete Hautman. 2006. […]

]]> 0 d7641f9ff4469e135d85d385d063adf8 Blog: 57. This is Christmas from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/57-this-is-christmas.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0100 57. This is Christmas: Song by Song: The Stories Behind 100 Holiday Hits. 2023. 224 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, Christmas, music appreciation]First sentence: […]

]]> 0 ce65446cdc740678e0ba6a5961708f71 Blog: 56. Paperboy from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/56-paperboy.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:41:00 +0100 56. Paperboy. Vince Vawter. 2013. Random House. 240 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, MG fiction, coming of age, MG historical, based on true story]First sentence: […]

]]> 0 290d37706a62af3c81dc55540ba01dfc Blog: 55. The Future of Us from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/55-future-of-us.html Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:26:00 +0100 55. The Future of Us. Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler. 2011. 356 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, YA fiction, YA science fiction, coming of age]First sentence: I […]

]]> 0 9a5cc38cbd56172a64fa105a4ee4b63d Blog: 54. The Good Fortune of Miss Robbins from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/54-good-fortune-of-miss-robbins.html Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:08:00 +0100 54. The Good Fortune of Miss Robbins. Melanie Dickerson. 320 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, clean romance, historical romance, Jane Eyre wannabe]First sentence: […]

]]> 0 b2aa435d6311c968314a85983794bb4a Blog: 53. The Best Bear in All the World from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/53-best-bear-in-all-world.html Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:37:00 +0100 53. The Best Bear in All the World. Paul Bright, Brian Sibley, Jeanne Willis, Kate Saunders. 2016. 115 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, audio book, Winnie the […]

]]> 0 4abaf744c29b0fcebedc696bd49b0ebf Blog: 52. Prey from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/52-prey.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0100 52. Prey. Michael Crichton. 2002. 507 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Things never turn out the way you think they will. Premise/plot: Jack Forman, our […]

]]> 0 cbf6c1419dd60b991ed314be8e8cab8e Blog: 51. Rash from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/51-rash.html Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:35:00 +0100 51. Rash. Pete Hautman. 2006. 256 pages. [Source: Bought] [5 stars, YA dystopia, YA fiction, YA futuristic; YA Sports]First sentence: Gramps, who was born in 1990, […]

]]> 0 71545f06727c0a91f0ecd8e73db31059 Blog: 50. Knife of Never Letting Go from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/50-knife-of-never-letting-go.html Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:38:00 +0100 50. The Knife of Never Letting Go. (Chaos Walking #1) Patrick Ness. 2008. 512 pages. [Source: Library]First
sentence: The first thing you find out when yer dog […]

]]> 0 2a749fc47642c7f8482245611bc4ad07 Blog: The Booker Prize 2026 Longlist from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/07/30/the-booker-prize-2026-longlist/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:45:18 +0100 The longlist for this year’s Booker Prize was announced on Tuesday. The 13 books are: The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis Switzy by Emma Cline Helen of N […]

]]> 0 53c7e7acc969a05369caa7194989b993 Blog: The Booker Prize 2026: Predictions, Preferences and Possibilities from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/07/26/the-booker-prize-2026-predictions-preferences-and-possibilities/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:30:18 +0100 My Booker Prize predictions list is an annual tradition, although based on my track record for predictions in recent years, I have probably scuppered the chances of […]

]]> 0 95bc57a0cb0f633359f582ba73a42fd1 Blog: Books I Read in June 2026 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/07/21/books-i-read-in-june-2026/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:10:57 +0100 Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry is an account of the final days of the author’s father-in-law, David, who died just nine days after receiving a cancer d […]

]]> 0 ca98cec34428ff5d15ae644d981d051f Blog: Books I Read in May 2026 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/06/21/books-i-read-in-may-2026/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:37:34 +0100 The Correspondent by Virginia Evans became a word-of-mouth bestseller last year and recently won the Women’s Prize for Fiction. It is an epistolary novel told e […]

]]> 0 38ee9e840df5ab3e73c123ede399a22b Blog: Week in Review #25 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/06/week-in-review-25.html Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:14:10 +0100 This week I read nine books!!!!44. Jurassic Park. Michael Crichton. 1990. 466 pages. [Source: Library]
[5 stars, adult science fiction, dinosaurs, […]

]]> 0 e674c1cfbac004d9031a25b1706d1542 Blog: 44. Jurassic Park from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/06/44-jurassic-park.html Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:18:02 +0100 44. Jurassic Park. Michael Crichton. 1990. 466 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, adult science fiction, dinosaurs, action/thriller]First sentence: The tropical […]

]]> 0 f87fb62059499705225f7d660d52f2bc Blog: Week in Review #24 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/06/week-in-review-24.html Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0100 This week I read five books!42. The Midnight Library. Matt Haig. 2020. 288 pages. [Source: Library] [adult fiction, adult science fiction, fantasy]43. The Midnight […]

]]> 0 f704ddfdb06750a3f5eca195cc4edb10 Blog: 43. The Midnight Train from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/06/43-midnight-train.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:52:06 +0100 43. The Midnight Train. Matt Haig. 2026. 296 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, adult speculative fiction, adult romance]First sentence: Wilbur Budd died around […]

]]> 0 290e91acf5792caa7dc95df16615c06d Blog: 42. The Midnight Library from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/06/42-midnight-library.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:39:21 +0100 42. The Midnight Library. Matt Haig. 2020. 288 pages. [Source: Library] [adult fiction, adult science fiction, fantasy]Premise/plot: The Midnight Library is a […]

]]> 0 cd0d929b3053efd6a9d5b1814129cc42 Blog: Week in Review #23 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/06/week-in-review-23.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:51:42 +0100 This week I read eight books!!!! 40. After My Brother Sam. James Lincoln Collier. 2026. 144 pages.
[Source: Library] [1 star, mg historical fiction, why does this […]

]]> 0 e0371410fb020882525e858792804fbf Blog: 41. Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/06/41-song-after-song-musical-life-of.html Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:27:34 +0100 41. Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews. Julie Hedlund. Illustrated by Ilaria Urbinati. 2023. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, picture book, […]

]]> 0 2ed969c86661edb85463dca34f19414e Blog: 40. After My Brother Sam from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/06/40-after-my-brother-sam.html Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0100  40. After My Brother Sam. James Lincoln Collier. 2026. 144 pages. [Source: Library] [1 star, mg historical fiction, why does this book even exist]First sentence: […]

]]> 0 da39773ff9e94f1d2fd81ff4f9bc0ebd Blog: May Reflections from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/05/may-reflections.html Sat, 30 May 2026 00:25:44 +0100 In May, I read eleven books. I hope to read more in June. We’ll see what happens.Books reviewed at Becky’s Book Reviews35. The Bad Beginning. (A Series of […]

]]> 0 fe92bd403bd04f21c490c1d6c07fb2d4 Blog: Century of Viewing, May from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/05/century-of-viewing-may.html Sat, 30 May 2026 00:15:52 +0100 In May, I watched 14 movies.My two five-star movies were Modern Times and The Running Man (2014).My four star and four and a half star movies are:Robocop […]

]]> 0 7a507c8616bff915455c63edc61e1034 Blog: Books I Read in April 2026 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/05/25/books-i-read-in-april-2026/ Mon, 25 May 2026 16:39:32 +0100 Year of the Rat: Undercover in the British Far Right by Harry Shukman won the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award in 2025. A former journalist and […]

]]> 0 827ebf04b67d75cf29a78beadf2a5255 Blog: Books I Read in March 2026 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/04/24/books-i-read-in-march-2026/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:00:52 +0100 Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams is an account of the author’s employment at Facebook as a director of global public policy, working closely with Mark Z […]

]]> 0 cfb1f30f199b2d60c61a1bf558f7e338 Blog: Books I Read in February 2026 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/03/22/books-i-read-in-february-2026/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:52:17 +0000 Leaving Home by Mark Haddon is the author’s memoir about his parents and growing up in Northampton in the 1970s. It is a lavishly illustrated book – Haddon is a t […]

]]> 0 b833dc71a22d8b1ee5910471ce0aff8d Blog: Week in Review #11 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/week-in-review-11.html Sat, 14 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000 This week I reviewed two books. I finished the RSV Sovereign Bible. I finished listening to Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder.Century of Viewing #111930s1937 […]

]]> 0 1fec063807e8b267702bfc007800c00e Blog: 29. Farmer Boy from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/29-farmer-boy.html Mon, 09 Mar 2026 02:04:00 +0000 29. Farmer Boy. Laura Ingalls Wilder. Illustrated by Garth Williams. 1933. 372 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, audiobook, children’s classic, historical […]

]]> 0 7ee9cf5032785923ed5ac02fb6a9599f Blog: Week in Review #10 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/week-in-review-10.html Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:19:00 +0000 This week I read eight books.I read and reviewed Karen Witemeyer’s newest historical romance, Taming Lady Temperance. I read three board books by Jamie Oliver. […]

]]> 0 488b2dff4aa640b812dabc571efd3b07 Blog: 28. To Kill a Mockingbird from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/28-to-kill-mockingbird.html Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:43:00 +0000 28. To Kill A Mockingbird. Harper Lee. 1960. 281 pages. [Source: Library][Audiobook, 5 stars, classic, coming of age]First sentence: When he was nearly thirteen, my […]

]]> 0 d00e398c695b9ccbb93d2808d73704e8 Blog: 27. The Lions' Run from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/27-lions-run.html Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:30:00 +0000 27. The Lions’ Run. Sara Pennypacker. 2026. 288 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, historical fiction, j historical, mg historical, world war II]First sentence: A […]

]]> 0 b6fd0117f5489a8819b16387eb706879 Blog: 26. The Martian Chronicles from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/26-martian-chronicles.html Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000      26. Martian Chronicles. Ray Bradbury. HarperCollins. 1958/2006 edition. 268
pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, science fiction; short stories; classic; […]

]]> 0 015d5bc5ad3c4c4116029154ad3bdbdc Blog: Week in Review #9 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/week-in-review-9.html Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:11:00 +0000 This week I read six books.I finished listening to Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. It was almost fifty hours, BUT, it was a wonderful narration.I read The […]

]]> 0 0bf28b8203f8672c8975893ad74642e0 Blog: February Reflections from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/february-reflections.html Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:55:00 +0000 In February, I read twenty-four books (and watched twenty movies). Books reviewed at Becky’s Book Reviews12. Frankenstein (Oxford World’s Classics). Mary […]

]]> 0 1fccdd55e3ef08d8f0d9428050623942 Blog: Century of Viewing, February from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/century-of-viewing-february.html Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:44:00 +0000 In February, I watched twenty things (movies, shows). My top five favorite movies from February are: Galaxy Quest, Return to Me, Shrek, The Twilight Zone, and Shrek […]

]]> 0 36accf239d5982de96f3d05d9fcd5453 Blog: 25. The Nazi Conspiracy from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/25-nazi-conspiracy.html Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:43:00 +0000 25. The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill. Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch. 2025. 384 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, mg […]

]]> 0 3e84cb869378d7de53ad9c191ba6f5da Blog: Books I Read in January 2026 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/02/22/books-i-read-in-january-2026/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:18:41 +0000 The Haunted Wood by Sam Leith is a survey of childhood reading from Aesop to J. K. Rowling. With a focus on British children’s literature, Leith examines how i […]

]]> 0 54b3dabf9c1cc2c0ae5b61eb1adb3b83 Blog: Week in Review #8 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/week-in-review-8.html Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000 This week I read three books.I’ve been spending a lot of time listening to Gone with the Wind on audio book, however, I did get three book reviews written!A […]

]]> 0 d8fa531d6879c03a47bb07589cbfc926 Blog: 23. A Canticle for Leibowitz from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/23-canticle-for-leibowitz.html Thu, 19 Feb 2026 04:39:00 +0000 23. A Canticle for Leibowitz. Walter M. Miller Jr. 1959. 335 pages. [Source: Bought] [4 stars, science fiction, apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, classic]

First […]

]]> 0 da25f97047b531663c027e7c2237de9b Blog: 22. A World without Summer from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/22-world-without-summer.html Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:33:00 +0000 22. A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out. Nicholas Day. 2025. 304 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, nonfiction, […]

]]> 0 b8a909f5012eee60fb89b4389e732fa3 Blog: 21. Bittersweet from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/21-bittersweet.html Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:06:00 +0000 21. Bittersweet: Based on the True Tale of the Berlin Candy Bombers. Christy Mandin. 2025. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, nonfiction picture book, history, […]

]]> 0 acaa936c00f7ac482c65bb61aadb26e7 Blog: Week in Review #7 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/week-in-review-7.html Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000 This week I read eight books. The Belle of Chatham by Laura Frantz is Christian historical romance set during the American Revolution.Searching for Mr. Johnson’s […]

]]> 0 18502ea92802595ff5b19b34e86b68c4 Blog: 20. All The Blues in the Sky from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/20-all-blues-in-sky.html Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:42:00 +0000 20. All the Blues in the Sky. Renee Watson. 2025. 208 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, Newbery, verse novel, grief, problem novel]First sentence: I didn’t […]

]]> 0 8b50bfde33fd768b1dc6fc7e8c3d3823 Blog: 19. Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/19-jella-lepman-and-her-library-of.html Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:19:00 +0000 19. Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams. Katherine Paterson. Illustrated by Sally Deng. 2025. 112 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, middle grade nonfiction, […]

]]> 0 38c75f12ec9412c09d299c972d187491 Blog: 18. If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/18-if-you-traveled-west-in-covered-wagon.html Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:56:00 +0000 18. If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon. Ellen Levine. Illustrated by Elroy Freem. 1986. 80 pages. [Source: Bought] [4 stars, children’s nonfiction]First […]

]]> 0 7691feaead4e9120d0df07e13334fe67 Blog: 15-17. Three nonfiction picture book biographies from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/15-17-three-nonfiction-picture-book.html Thu, 12 Feb 2026 02:21:00 +0000 15. Through the Telescope: Mae Jemison Dreams of Space. Charles R. Smith. Illustrated by Evening Monteiro. 2025. 45 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, picture book […]

]]> 0 1430d94da219c91f1e5cd6d591eb8a25 Blog: Week in Review #6 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/week-in-review-6.html Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:50:00 +0000 This week I read seven books! I loved, loved, LOVED listening to Christopher Plummer narrate Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It included Through […]

]]> 0 67c62e15088fe9cfb919da1bcc00f09d Blog: My Most Anticipated Books of 2026 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/01/11/my-most-anticipated-books-of-2026/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 20:25:13 +0000 As always, I have been keeping an eye on new books coming soon in 2026, despite already having so many other books on my TBR list… In fiction, Departure(s) by J […]

]]> 0 34765bce414d9cc007d58ec46410dd01 Blog: My Books of the Year 2025 from A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers https://alittleblogofbooks.com/2026/01/10/my-books-of-the-year-2025/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:39:09 +0000 The 2025 debut novels which will stay with me are Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell about an emotionally abusive marriage and We Pretty Pieces of Flesh by Colwill Brown a […]

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