Quick Book Reviews. Spoiler-free reviews & interviews

I chat to Alison Barrow PR Director as a regular slot where we lift the lid on the publishing world. Today Alison answers a question about book blurbs.I review the following books:The Death Of Us by Abigail DeanShy Creatures by Clare Chambers 18 by Alice LoxtonSusie chats about her book reviewing journey so far and her plans for the future.Susie recommends:The Death Of Us by Abigail DeanThe Quick Book Reviews Podcast: You can email the podcastl: quickbookreviews@outlook.comBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/quickbookreviews.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quick_book_reviewsThreads: @quick_book_reviewsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@quickbookreviewsTwitter: https://x.com/quickbookrevie3

I interview Linwood Barclay about WhistleLinwood recommends 3 books:The Big Empty by Robert CraisLong Island by Colm TóibínTom Lake by Ann Patchett(And also mentions The Blue Hammer by Ross Macdonald)You can email the podcast: quickbookreviews@outlook.comYou can find the podcast on social media:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/quickbookreviews.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quick_book_reviewsThreads: @quick_book_reviewsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@quickbookreviewsX: https://x.com/quickbookrevie3

I chat to David Headley about Capital Crime. Information on the festival can be found here: https://www.capitalcrime.orgI interview Salma Ibrahim about Salutation RoadI review:Into the Fire by GD WrightDeath At The White Hart by Chris ChibnallGlitterball by Yasmin Wilde. 

10 bookish things I don’t buy - book tag.(Book tag originally done by Shades of Orange on YouTube)BookmarksBooks signed by authorBook formats - not special editionHarbacksBookish swagBook cart Book subscription serviceBook journalEbooksKindleThe Quick Book Reviews Podcast: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/quickbookreviews.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quick_book_reviewsThreads: @quick_book_reviewsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@quickbookreviewsTwitter: https://x.com/quickbookrevie3

I interview Jane Casey about her latest book The Secret Room I review: This House of Burning Bones by Stuart MacBrideBy Your Side by Ruth Jones & The Trad Wife’s Secret by Liane Child.The three books Jane Casey recommends are The Guests by Agnes RavatnThe Last Days of Summer by Sara ManningThe Death of Us by Abigail Dean

I interview Adam Oyebanji about Esperance Adam recommends:Places In The Darkness by Chris BrookmyreThe Naked Sun by Isaac AsimovAll System Red by Martha WellsThe Quick Book Reviews Podcast: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/quickbookreviews.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quick_book_reviewsThreads: @quick_book_reviewsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@quickbookreviewsTwitter: https://x.com/quickbookrevie3

Interview with Daria Lavelle about Aftertaste.I review: Homemade God by Rachel JoyceNightshade by Michael ConnollyThe Honesty Box by Lucy Brazier, The First Murder on Mars by Sam WilsonI interview Daria Lavelle about her book: Aftertaste Daria recommends:The Princess Bride by William Goldman Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe Candy House by Jennifer Egan The podcast can be found:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/quickbookreviews.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quick_book_reviewsThreads: @quick_book_reviewsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@quickbookreviewsX: https://x.com/quickbookrevie3

I interview Barnaby Martin about The QuietBarnaby’s book recommendations are:The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England by Marc MorrisWhen We Were Orphans by Kazuo IshiguroTomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe Quick Book Reviews Podcast can be found: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/quickbookreviews.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quick_book_reviewsThreads: @quick_book_reviewsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@quickbookreviewsTwitter: https://x.com/quickbookrevie3

Books, Authors, and Publishing SecretsI chat to Alison Barrow PR Director for the start of a regular slot where we lift the lid on the publishing world. I review the following books:The Hidden Life of Trees, a graphic adaptation.The Gentleman From Peru by Andre Aciman.Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinski, those I interview Charlotte Paradise about Overspill Charlotte recommends:The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride What Red Was by Rosie PriceOkay Days by Jenny Mustard