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#Bookreview APOLLO 11: THE MOON LANDING IN REAL TIME by Ian Passingham (@penswordbooks) A joy of a book that will make readers feel as if they had been there

Posted on October 14, 2019 by OlgaNunez 1 Comment

Hi all: I know we’ve all been reminded of Apollo 11 this year, and I couldn’t pass this opportunity to share this book: Apollo 11: The Moon Landing in Real Time by Ian Passingham Half a century has passed since arguably the greatest feat of the twentieth century: when Neil Armstrong became the first man

Posted in Book review, Book reviews 1960s, Apollo 11, History, JFK, moon exploration, Pen & Sword, space race, USSR

#TuesdayBookBlog Human Flesh by Nick Clausen (@NickClausen9) A scary novella that asks us some uncomfortable questions #RBRT

Posted on October 8, 2019 by OlgaNunez 8 Comments

Hi all: Today I bring you a short but scary read, from Rosie’s Book Review Team. Human Flesh by Nick Clausen THEY NEVER CAUGHT IT … During the winter of 2017, a series of strange occurrences took place in a small town of northern Maine. A rational explanation for what happened has still not been

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog cannibalism, cold, coming of age, horror, Maine, novella, TuesdayBookBlog, wendigo, YA

#Bookreview A Matter of Interpretation by Elizabeth Mac Donald (@bizzieauthor) #Matterofinterpretation A fictionalised biography of a fascinating historical character searching for knowledge against all odds

Posted on October 7, 2019 by OlgaNunez 9 Comments

Hi all: Today I bring you a book that I found very compelling, although I don’t think it will be a crowd-pleaser. A Matter of Interpretation by Elizabeth Mac Donald The Kingdom of Sicily, early thirteenth century. The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II has, through invasion and marriage, expanded his empire, but always subject to

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Aristotle, astrology, Averroes, Córdoba, crusades, Emperor Frederick II, historical fiction, History, Medicine, Michael Scot, religion, Toledo, XIII Century Europe

#TuesdayBookBlog #Bookreview Hope by Terry Tyler(@TerryTyler4) A compelling dystopia that feels too close for comfort

Posted on October 1, 2019 by OlgaNunez 12 Comments

Hi all: I bring you a novel by an independent author who has become a firm favourite of mine in recent years. You’ll love this one. Hope by Terry Tyler Terry Tyler’s nineteenth published work is a psychological thriller set in a dystopian near future – the UK, Year 2028. Blogger Lita Stone and journalist

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Blogger, dystopia, eugenics, Fascism, homelessness, near future, Renova Series, reviewer, sci-fi, Terry Tyler, UK

#Bookreview A History of Women’s Lives in Eastbourne by Tina Brown (@penswordbooks) Informative, entertaining, inspiring, and part of an important series #UKHistory

Posted on September 30, 2019 by OlgaNunez 9 Comments

Hi all: I bring you a book for those of you interested in non-fiction and women’s history. A History of Women’s Lives in Eastbourne by Tina Brown The south east coastal town of Eastbourne is probably best known today for being a popular seaside holiday resort, frequented by the retired generation. It has long, golden

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Eastbourne, History, Pen & Sword, social history, South-East England, UK history, women's biographies, women's history

#TuesdayBookBlog Picasso’s Revenge by Ray and Caroline Foulk (@picassonovel). For lovers of Cubism eager to experience the 1920s and 30s Paris art scene.

Posted on September 24, 2019 by OlgaNunez 18 Comments

Hi all: I bring you another review on behalf of Rosie’s group. This is a labour of love, and I hope you find it as interesting as I did. Picasso’s Revenge by Ray and Caroline Foulk. In the early 1920 s, immaculate gentleman, Jacques Doucet descends into the world of anarchist art, the occult and

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Art, art history, Cubism, historical fiction, Jacques Doucet, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Paris, Paris 1920s and 30s, Picasso

#Bookreview Malibu Motel: A novel about the colossal cost of free cash by Chaunceton Bird (@JHPsocial). A modern A Rake’s Progress facilitated by a lottery win

Posted on September 23, 2019 by OlgaNunez 8 Comments

Hi all: I bring you a book that’s very modern but tells a very old tale. Malibu Motel: A novel about the colossal cost of free cash by Chaunceton Bird Based on the incredible true story of a hapless lottery winner, Malibu Motel is a raw, timeless novel exploring the undercurrents of capitalism. Caish Calloway

Posted in Book review, Book reviews California, cautionary tale, Chaunceton Bird, drug use, HIV, homelessness, lottery win, morality tale, probation, richess, Social media

#Booklaunchparty A GHOST IN THE KITCHEN by Teagan Geneviene (@teagangeneviene). Don’t miss this wild ride on a magical trolley through haunted Savannah!

Posted on September 21, 2019 by OlgaNunez 34 Comments

Dear all: I know this is not one of my usual days to share a post, but a great author and blogosphere friend, Teagan Geneviene, is having a launch party for her new book A Ghost in the Kitchen. In case you don’t know her yet (where have you been hiding?), she has the most

Posted in Book launch, book promo 1920s USA, Blogger, cookery, Georgia, ghosts, party, Savannah, Southern recipes, Teagan Geneviene, three ingredients book

#TuesdayBookBlog The Doom Murders (The Inspector Sheehan Mysteries Book 1) by Brian O’Hare(@brianohare26). A great police procedural novel set in Northern Ireland, to keep the grey cells ticking.

Posted on September 17, 2019 by OlgaNunez 13 Comments

Hi all: Today I bring you the first book in a series I really enjoy, but for some reason I’d missed this one: The Doom Murders (The Inspector Sheehan Mysteries Book 1) by Brian O’Hare Prominent figures in Belfast are being murdered. The bodies are left naked and posed in grotesquely distorted shapes. No clues

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Belfast, Brian O'Hare, crime, Inspector Sheehan series, Northern Ireland, police procedural, Roman Catholic religion

#Bookreview The Real World of Victorian Steampunk: Steam Planes and Radiophones by Simon Webb (@penswordbooks) A joy to read, informative and inspiring #steampunk

Posted on September 16, 2019 by OlgaNunez 23 Comments

Hi all: I had great fun with this book and I learned a lot. I hope you find it interesting as well. The Real World of Victorian Steampunk: Steam Planes and Radiophones by Simon Webb In the last few decades, steampunk has blossomed from being a rather obscure and little-known subgenre of science fiction into

Posted in Book review, Book reviews engineering, flying machines, History, inventions, non-fiction, Pen & Sword, steampunk, steampunk novels, Victorian history, Victorian inventions