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Aug 31

Booker Longlist – Burnt Sugar – Avni Doshi

Book Seven – reviewed by panelists Lisa, Tracy and Nicole

Avni Doshi was born New Jersey and currently lives in Dubai, UAE with her family. Read more

Aug 30

3 Comments

Read Around the World: The Gambia

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August saw us heading off for reading adventures in The Gambia so what did we discover?

Aug 27

1001 Books Round-Up August 2020

The months winners and losers:

Aug 26

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Booker Longlist – The New Wilderness – Diane Cook

Book Six – reviewed by panelists Book Worm, Nicole, & Tracy and rated by Susie

Diane Cook lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and children. Read more

Aug 25

Booker Longlist – How Much of These Hills is Gold – C Pam Zhang

Book Five – reviewed by panelists Nicole, Tracy and Susie and rated by BookWorm.

C Pam Zhang Born in Beijing but mostly an artifact of the United States, C Pam Zhang has lived in thirteen cities across four countries and is still looking for home.

Aug 25

4 Comments

Booker International 2020 Our Predictions for Winner

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After what feels like an incredibly long wait tomorrow we will learn the winner of the Booker International Prize 2020. Will any of us predict the winner correctly?

Aug 24

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Booker Longlist – Shuggie Bain – Douglas Stuart

Book Four– reviewed by panelists Book Worm, Anita, Nicole and rated by Tracy and Susie

Douglas Stuart was born and raised in Glasgow. After graduating from the Royal College of Art in London, he moved to New York City, where he began a career in fashion design. Shuggie Bain is his first novel. Read more

Aug 19

Booker Longlist – Apeirogon – Colum McCann

Book Three – reviewed by panelists Jen, Tracy, Susie and rated by BookWorm and Nicole

Colum McCann was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland and has since also lived in Japan and the United States. Read more

Aug 19

Booker International Shortlist 2020: Hurricane Season

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Aug 17

Booker Longlist – Redhead by the Side of the Road – Anne Tyler

Book Two – reviewed by panelists Book Worm, Tracy, Lisa and rated by Nicole

Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis, MN and and grew up in Quaker communities in the southern US.

Book Worm’s rating system

★ Bah I really hated this would not even pass this to my worst enemy
★★ I really didn't like this but would consider giving it to my worst enemy for vengeful purposes
★★★ this was an enjoyable way to pass the time not great not horrendous
★★★★ really enjoyed this book there was something about it that made me think
★★★★★ wow I loved this book I am now out recommending it to all my friends, will keep to re read even though I have banned re reads