Former journalist Matt Grimshaw’s life is at a low ebb. He’s been ‘let go’ by the paper where he’s worked for years, and his relationship with his long-term girlfriend has…
A Quickie with…. Vaseem Khan
I am thrilled to have a quickie with my lovely, super busy, super talented mate Vaseem Khan. Vaseem Khan is a British writer, author of the Baby Ganesh Detective Agency…
Top Ten Books of 2025
Another year, another chance to look back at the books I’ve read or listened to. Some I’ve loved, some have made me cry, some have made me question my own…
Dear Darling – Ella King
He is going to prove he loved me. I am going to prove he ruined me. For those who loved My Dark Vanessa and Three Women, DEAR DARLING is a bold, beautiful and unflinching…
A Quickie with….. Araminta Hall
It’s Friday, which means it’s time for Series 2, episode 3 of A Quickie with….. and this week the lovely Araminta Hall is chatting about her new book. Araminta lives…
Adrift – Will Dean
Three of them adrift on the narrowboat.Mother, son, and wickedness. Peggy Jenkins and her teenage son, Samson, live on a remote stretch of canal in the Midlands. She is a…
A Quickie with….. Clare Mackintosh
Welcome back to Series 2, episode 2 of A Quickie with…. This week I had the pleasure of chatting to Clare Mackintosh, the author of one of my “all time…
A Quickie with….. John Marrs
It’s time to restart one of my favourite features on Compulsive Readers which I started in 2018. So, welcome back to “A Quickie with..” where I will be chatting to…
The Names – Florence Knapp
It is 1987, and in the aftermath of a great storm, Cora sets out with her nine-year-old daughter to register the birth of her son. Her husband intends for her…
SPOTLIGHT – Life Begins At The Cornish Cottage – Kim Nash
I’m delighted to be part of an epic team of bloggers on the blogtour for Life Begins at The Cornish Cottage by Kim Nash which is out now: When life…