Today at Shiny Harriet Devine reviews the new mystery by Anthony Horowitz, Close to Death.shinynewbooks.co.uk/close-to-death…

It's #TranslationThursday and today Michael Eaude reviews The Time of Cherries by Monserrat Roig, translated by Julia Sanches for DauntBooksPublishing shinynewbooks.co.uk/the-time-of-ch…

Today at Shiny - a reviewer's choice - Rob Spence reviews Birthright by Charles Lambert Gallic Books shinynewbooks.co.uk/reviewers-choi…

Rather late today, but at Shiny Harriet Devine reviews a new reprint of Rosemary Sutcliff's Blue Remembered Hills from 📚 Handheld Press - shinynewbooks.co.uk/blue-remembere…

Today Annabel Gaskell reviews Falling Animals by Sheila Armstrong, Bloomsbury Books UK shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (for best sense of place). shinynewbooks.co.uk/shiny-prize-se…

Shiny Thursday: Rob Spence reviews Anthony Burgess: The Devil Prefers Mozart - ed Paul Phillips Carcanet Press For Burgess/music fans there is 'something to interest and delight on every page'. shinynewbooks.co.uk/anthony-burges…

Shiny Wednesday: Harriet Devine reviews Secret VoicesL A Year of Womens' Diaries, ed Sarah Gristwood Batsford Books shinynewbooks.co.uk/secret-voices-…

Shiny Tuesday: Elaine Simpson-Long reviews Power and Glory: Elizabeth II and the Rebirth of Royalty, by Alexander Larman W&N shinynewbooks.co.uk/power-and-glor…

'Eat it, smoke it, stay up all night for it because the memories of the damage you wreak upon your body when you are young will sustain your spirit when you are old.'
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Shiny Thursday: Today Annabel Gaskell reviews Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan Vintage Books, longlisted for the Women's Prize Fiction Award shinynewbooks.co.uk/shiny-prize-se…

My turn today on the Random Things Tours 🇺🇦 blogtour for Honour Among Spies by Merle Nygate No Exit Press annabookbel.net/honour-among-s…

Shiny Wednesday and for Rob Spence, it's Head North - by Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram Trapeze Books - 'an important and up-to-date document that eviscerates the current state of the country’s governance.' shinynewbooks.co.uk/head-north-by-…

Shiny tuesday. Annabel Gaskell reviews Orbital by Samantha Harvey. shinynewbooks.co.uk/orbital-by-sam…

Slipping in an extra post in our shiny prize season, Rebecca Foster reviews Bright Far by Mary jean Chan Faber Books shinynewbooks.co.uk/shiny-prize-se…

Today at Shiny, Harriet Devine reviews Barbara Comyns: A Savage Innocence by Avril Horner Manchester University Press 'I enjoyed this book more than I can say.' shinynewbooks.co.uk/barbara-comyns…

Wednesday's Shiny Review is by kaggsy59 📚📚📚😷 of A Bookshop of One's Own by Jane Cholmeley Mudlark 'a brilliant read from start to finish.' shinynewbooks.co.uk/a-bookshop-of-…

Today at Shiny, Simon Thomas reviews How to Be Multiple: The Philosophy of Twins by Helena de Bres. Manchester University Press. shinynewbooks.co.uk/how-to-be-mult…

We'll have a week of non-fiction for you featuring twins, feminist bookshops and a Comyns biog. So do pop by, won't you?

We'll have a break in our Shiny Prize Season this week as several of the longlists become shortlists - let's see what makes the judges' cuts.

A break from our Shiny Prize Season today. @peterreason.bsky.social reviews Smoke and Ashes by Amitav Ghosh, John Murray Press. 'A fascinating and disturbing history,' says Peter. shinynewbooks.co.uk/smoke-and-ashe…