We’re lucky enough to receive review copies from publishers who support our work. We have no budget for new books, so it’s wonderful to receive newly published books, as they ensure our library collection continues to grow for the benefit of our users.
We’re always looking for budding book reviewers! Why not pop into the library, pick one up of our review copies and try your hand at writing a review for our website? Alternatively, if there’s a book you’ve read recently, whether from the Library or not, why not write a recommendation for our website?
Recent Book Reviews Posts:
Mavis’s shoes
Jenny recommends: Mavis’s shoes by Sue Reid-Sexton It is March 1941, during the Second World War, and Lenny Gillespie, aged 9, is on the streets of Clydebank after the Germans attack. Lenny and her 4 year old sister Mavis, are on their way home when the sirens sound. Their mother Peggy has gone to the [...]
No Human Involved
Despite the seamy side of life portrayed, there’s also hope and humanity. Sometimes I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Bad Attitudes
Agnes Owens’ writing is sparse, simple and down-to-earth, but with so much going on beneath the surface. She is great at portraying characters whose realities are slightly skewed, but who could quite easily be the people who live next door
