November 2017 – authortranslatorOlga

#TuesdayBookBlog #Booklaunch NOT NOW, NOT EVER by Lily Anderson (@ms_lilyanderson) An intelligent, witty, and fun YA novel with great characters and a big dose of Oscar Wilde. #Bookblogtour

Posted on November 28, 2017 by OlgaNunez 11 Comments

Hi all: Today I’m very pleased to be taking part in a Blog Tour (book launch) for the second book of an author whose debut novel I loved. And this one is no disappointment. NOT NOW, NOT EVER: A Novel By Lily Anderson Lily Anderson’s debut novel The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You

Posted in Blog Tour, book promo, Book review, Book reviews excerpt, farce, genius, High School, Lily Anderson, Oscar Wilde, Science fiction, summer camp, The Importance of Being Earnest, YA

#Bookreview FOOLS AND MORTALS: A NOVEL by Bernard Cornwell (@BernardCornwell) (@HarperCollinsUK) A book for lovers of theatre, and Elizabethan historical fiction #amreading

Posted on November 27, 2017 by OlgaNunez 10 Comments

Hi all: Once more I’m catching up on a very popular author that for unknown reasons I had not read until now. And as I seem to be reading a lot of historical fiction at the moment, it was about time too. As a theatre lover, I really enjoyed this book. Fools and Mortals: A

Posted in Book reviews, bookmarks A Midsummer Night's Dream, Bernard Cornwell, Elizabethan era, historical fiction, historical novel, London, Shakespeare, stage, theatre, Tudors

#Newbook #Nuevolibro #Spanish-English/inglés-español 20 cosas que he aprendido de mis pacientes.

Posted on November 26, 2017 by OlgaNunez 2 Comments

Hola a todos: Los que me leéis de vez en cuando sabréis que este ha sido un año un tanto especial: he escrito un libro que no sé si publicaré o no (si lo hago tendré que hacer bastantes cambios), he dejado de hacer de voluntaria en la radio local (Penistone FM), he empezado a

Posted in Book launch, New books, Novedades literarias bilingue, citas, consejos, fotos, Imágenes, inglés-español, inspiracional, nuevo libro, Psiquiatra

#Newbook #Nuevolibro #Spanish-English/inglés-español 20 Things I’ve Learned from My Patients

Posted on November 26, 2017 by OlgaNunez 27 Comments

Hi all: Those of you who follow my blog will know that this has been a bit of weird year, with new things (becoming an instructor at the University of the People), other things ending (volunteering at Penistone FM), pet sitting, weddings, and plans to move back to Spain. I’ve also been translating and proofreading

Posted in Book launch, New books, Novedades literarias advice, bilingual, bilingue, consejos, images, new book, nuevo libro, psychiatry, quotes, Unsplash

#TuesdayBookBlog SILHOUETTES by E. L. Tenenbaum (@ELTenenbaum) A Young Adult novel for all ages about family, friends, and life with a positive and inspiring message. #RBRT #YA

Posted on November 21, 2017 by OlgaNunez 8 Comments

Hi all: Today I bring you another review I’ve written for Rosie’s Book Review Team. This is a very special book and I hope it gets the attention it deserves. Silhouettes by E. L. Tenenbaum Brooke was just killed in an accident, but a part of her is still here. Seeking answers, she sets out to retrace

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Rosie's Book Review Team, Rosie's Book Team Review accident, children's death, death, Inspirational, spiritual, The Lovely Bones, Tuesday Book Blog, Twin Books

#Bookreview THE LAST HOURS by Minette Walters (@AllenAndUnwinUK) Society, freedom, the Black Death, and secrets

Posted on November 20, 2017 by OlgaNunez 10 Comments

Hi all: Today I bring you a novel by a very popular and well-known author who is trying a different genre. Now I’m very intrigued about her crime fiction. The Last Hours by Minette Walters June, 1348: the Black Death enters England through the port of Melcombe in the county of Dorsetshire. Unprepared for the virulence of

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Black Death, Dorset, education, England, historical fiction, Normans, Saxons, serfs, society

#TuesdayBookBlog DANGEROUS TO KNOW: JANES AUSTEN’S RAKES & GENTLEMEN ROGUES Ed. by Christina Boyd (@xtnaboyd) If you love Austen, Regency-period novels, and bad boys, you must read this. #Bookreview #Blogtour

Posted on November 14, 2017 by OlgaNunez 38 Comments

Hi all: Today I’m taking part in a Blog Tour that Rosie Amber alerted me to. I got a copy of the book, so it’s a blog tour with review. And it has the advantage of including two fabulous giveaways and even a playlist. I loved it and I hope you do too. Ah, and

Posted in Blog Tour, Book launch, Book review, Book reviews anthology, fan fiction, giveaway, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Regency period, rogues, romance, Short Stories, The Darcy Monologues

#Bookreview ARTEMIS by Andy Weir (@andyweirauthor) A great caper story, with fun characters, not too deep, but with plenty of technical and scientific information to keep your brain going

Posted on November 13, 2017 by OlgaNunez 13 Comments

[amazon_link asins=’1250119243,B00SN93AHU,0553418025,B017S3OP34,1451678193,178274164X,1426214685,1452134359,1681774461′ template=’ProductCarousel’ store=’wwwauthortran-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’f895054e-a5c7-11e7-b739-912cdef9bbe8′] Hi all: I’ve brought you the review of a book I read a few weeks back but didn’t want to share until it was closer to the release date. Artemis will be published tomorrow, so I thought this would give you a chance to get it if you fancied it,

Posted in Book review, Book reviews caper, female character, heist, Moon, Ocean's Eleven, politics, sci-fi, sci-fiction, science, technology, the Martian

#TuesdayBookBlog BY LIGHT OF HIDDEN CANDLES by Daniella Levy (@DaniellaNLevy) A clean romance, where fate, faith, and history come together.

Posted on November 7, 2017 by OlgaNunez 10 Comments

Hi all: Today I bring you another review for Rosie Amber’s fabulous Book Review Team. Don’t forget to visit her blog, here. By Light of Hidden Candles by Daniella Levy In a mud hut in the Jewish Quarter of 16th-century Fez, a dying woman hands her granddaughter a heavy gold ring–and an even heavier secret. Five

Posted in Book review, Book reviews clean romance, faith, historical fiction, Judaism, religion, romance, Sephardic Jew, Spain, spirituality, TuesdayBookBlog

#Bookreview UNSTOPPABLE: MY LIFE SO FAR by Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) (@@PenguinUKBooks) Not only for tennis lovers. A gripping story, of single-mindedness, determination, hard-work and love for the game.

Posted on November 6, 2017 by OlgaNunez 18 Comments

Hi all: Yes, this review is for a book that’s quite different from what I usually read but I enjoyed it. Unstoppable: My Life So Far by Maria Sharapova From Maria Sharapova, one of our fiercest female athletes, the captivating―and candid―story of her rise from nowhere to tennis stardom, and the unending fight to stay on top. In 2004,

Posted in Book review, Book reviews childhood, determination, doping, Female athletes, Russia, Serena Williams, Talent, tennis, USA