Books and Things | May Reading Wrap Up @katiejlumsden | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
In which I talk about what I read in May . . .

The Spoonies Readathon is all about reading books with disability and chronic illness representation. It’s hosted by Emily @novellenovels and @BrewsandReviews.

Misery May is all about reading miserable books! It’s hosted by @GunpowderFictionPlot and @GemofBooks

More about the Mega Dickens Readalong: youtube.com/watch?v=IFM-7vbV0Ms&list=PLw2Mjecd2B-N78cDOsDuTK0FoVu9z_CVs

My Walter Scott Prize reviews: youtube.com/watch?v=W_uXtTJTuEE

*Books Mentioned*

All Bookshop.org are UK affiliate links.

Come Close, Sappho: goodreads.com/book/show/24874364-come-close
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780141398693

A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/9847899-a-tale-of-two-cities

The Grey Woman, Elizabeth Gaskell: goodreads.com/book/show/6059410-the-grey-woman
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780140437416

Absolutely and Forever, Rose Tremain: goodreads.com/book/show/74951746-absolutely-and-forever
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781784745202

In the Upper Country, Kai Thomas: goodreads.com/book/show/60880810-in-the-upper-country
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529389616

Music in the Dark, Sally Magnusson: goodreads.com/book/show/75271606-music-in-the-dark
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529345957

The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder, C.L. Miller: goodreads.com/book/show/176450518-the-antique-hunter-s-guide-to-murder
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781035021802

Act Your Age, Eve Brown, Talia Hibbert: goodreads.com/book/show/51824384-act-your-age-eve-brown
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780349425245

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow: goodreads.com/book/show/58784475-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529115543

All the Names Given, Raymond Antrobus: goodreads.com/book/show/57465935-all-the-names-given
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529059502

Once Upon a Tome, Oliver Darkshire: goodreads.com/book/show/61089547-once-upon-a-tome
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781529177121

The Language Puzzle, Steven Mithen: goodreads.com/book/show/199344960-the-language-puzzle
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781800811584

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*My Writing*

My second novel, The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst, is coming out summer 2024.
Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115
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My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.
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