#Bookreview A SECRET HISTORY OF BRANDS: THE DARK AND TWISTED BEGINNINGS OF THE BRAND NAMES WE KNOW AND LOVE by Matt MacNabb (@matt_macnabb) A great read, full of fascinating, curious, sad, and even horrifying stories #history

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Hi all: I bring you a book on a topic that has become increasingly popular over the years, and now it seems we all must be “a brand”. A Secret History of Brands: The Dark and Twisted Beginnings of the Brand Names We Know and Love by Matt MacNabb We live our lives immersed in name
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#Bookreview #Booklaunch THE FACE OF A MONSTER: AMERICA’S FRANKENSTEIN by Patricia Earnest Suter. A book that will enthrall fans of Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, and people interested in XIX century true crime.

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Hi all: I normally don’t share posts on Sundays but as this book launches today and I had run out of space on my usual days, I thought you might have a bit of time to catch up on some reading on a Sunday. Sorry if you don’t… The Face of a Monster: America’s Frankenstein by Patricia
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#Bookreview PAPERBACKS FROM HELL: THE TWISTED HISTORY OF 70’s AND 80’s HORROR FICTION by Grady Hendrix (@grady_hendrix). #horror A wonderful memorial full of humour, pathos, and incredible cover art.

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Hi all: Today I bring you a great book for those of you who love horror or the story of paperback publishing in general. (Sorry, I know there are many editorial reviews but I could not resist!) Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of ’70s and ’80s Horror Fiction by Grady Hendrix Named to Amazon’s Best
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#TuesdayBookBlog Fatal Evidence: Professor Alfred Swaine Taylor & the Dawn of Forensic Science by Helen Barrell (@helenbarrell) (@penswordbooks) A great book about a fascinating historical period and one of the forefathers of forensic science. #Bookreview #forensicscience

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Hi all: I thought I’d bring you another one of those historical books that always make me think of how many writers would feel inspired when they read them. Today, it’s a book about a man I wasn’t familiar with but whom I won’t forget any time soon. Fatal Evidence: Professor Alfred Swaine Taylor &
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#Bookreview LIFE ON THE VICTORIAN STAGE: THEATRICAL GOSSIP by Nell Darby (@nelldarby) A great resource for writers of historical fiction, historians, and people who love social history and the Victorian period #History #Victorianera

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Hi all: Today I bring another non-fiction book, and one of those that I think will be of particular interest to writers and historians (well, and to all of us who like gossip and enjoy the theatre). Here it is: Life on the Victorian Stage: Theatrical Gossip by Nell Darby. The expansion of the press in Victorian
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#Bookreview WOMEN IN THE GREAT WAR (@penswordbooks) by Stephen Wynn (@Winnie2013) and Tanya Wynn. Heroines that must be remembered #WWI #history

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Hi all: As you know, I discovered Pen & Sword Books a while back and I’ve been exploring their catalogue. Today I bring you a book that I think will pique the interest of many. Women in the Great War by Stephen Wynn and Tanya Wynn The First World War was fought on two fronts. In a military sense
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#Bookreview Children in the Second World War: Memories from the Home Front by Amanda Herbert-Davies (@penswordbooks) For those interested in history from the point of view of the people in the street and a reminder of why this should not happen to any children.

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Hi all: For some reason this week we have more non-fiction books than fictional ones, but they are all wonderful and truly different, so here comes a historical one that I found irresistible. Children in the Second World War: Memories from the Home Front by Amanda Herbert-Davies It was not just the upheaval caused by evacuation
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#Bookreview The Illuminati: The Counter Culture Revolution-From Secret Societies to Wikileaks and Anonymous by Robert Howells. Secrets, lies and conspiracies. #amreading

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Hi all: As you can imagine from the title, this is not your standard genre book. It is not fiction but it is not a strict historical book either. Well, read the review and see what you make of it. The Illuminati: The Counter Culture Revolution-From Secret Societies to Wikileaks and Anonymous by Robert Howells This book
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#Bookreview THE DEVIL’S PRAYER by Luke Gracias (@devils_prayer) Several books in one and all compelling and gripping. #amreading

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Hi all: You know I’ve told you I love horror books but somehow I don’t seem to read that many horror books as books in other genres (I’m not sure if they don’t come my way or the marketing bypasses me completely. Perhaps many of them nowadays are in mixed genres like paranormal plus erotica
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#Bookreview ANNE BOLEYN IN LONDON by Lissa Champman (@lissachampman) Plenty of information on the court and the London of the era and a balanced view of Anne’s historical figure

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Hi all: This week I start with a non-fiction book, one of Pen & Sword Books new releases (don’t forget to check, they have an amazing catalogue) and one I wanted to read after having read so much fiction about the era. Lissa Chapman does a great job, indeed. Anne Boleyn in London by Lissa Chapman Romantic
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