Caroline Hooton

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Saw this on the Tube home. The banks really learned that they can do whatever the hell they like because the government will bail them out.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· 23d

HARI KUMAR: ULTIMATE SUPERSTAR by Rashmi Sirdeshpande is a funny contemporary novel for readers aged 9+ with a great narrative voice and perfectly judged illustrations by Mamta Singh - bit.ly/4wVIuQw #bookreview #illustratedbooks #childrensbooks #neurodiversebooks #bookreviews

The book cover for Hari Kumar Ultimate Superstar is an illustrated cover with the words Hari Kumar in black comic text at the tom and the words Ultimate Superstar underneath in a white box with black text. There's an illustration of a boy with styled black hair in the middle against a red star. He is pointing upwards and there are music notes and a film clapper board to his left and the word Me in a speech bubble to his right. To the bottom left is an illustration of a girl with bobbed black hair and the word Lily in a speech bulb pointing up to her and to his right an illustration of a boy with short black hair and glasses underneath a bubble with the name Raheem. The author's name and illustrator's name are at the bottom.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Jul 12

THE SHADOW PONY by Olivia Wakeford is a sensitive look at memory, loneliness and adapting to change for readers aged 9+ that comes with a sprinkling of the supernatural and atmospheric illustrations by David Litchfield - bit.ly/4fsS0EF #bookreview #childrensbooks #bookssetinwales #bookreviews

The book cover for The Shadow Pony by Olivia Wakeford is an illustrated cover. The book's title is in the middle of the cover in black. The author's name is at the top in white text and underneath it the words Illustrated by David Litchfield. Between the illustrator's name and the title is an illustration of a black horse wearing a bridle standing on a hillside. The grassland goes down behind the book title to a stream. There's an illustration of a brown dog next to the stream sitting among flowers. Next to the dog are the words 'Incredible moving, tender and heartfelt' by Hannah Gold about My Dog.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Jul 1

CAN EVERYONE PLEASE CALM DOWN? by Mae Martin is a conversational, illustrated look at sexuality and sexual orientation for teenagers that draws heavily on Mae's own dating and life experiences - bit.ly/44rBKO9 #bookreview #youngadultnonfiction #lgbtq+ #bookreviews #yanonfiction

The book cover for Can Everyone Please Calm Down? by Mae Martin is a plain dark blue cover with the words Can Everyone Please in blue neon, the word Calm in yellow neon and the word Down in blue neon framed in a sign pointing downwards. The subtitle A Guide to 21st century sexuality is below the book title in the centre of the cover and the author's name is in yellow at the centre bottom with blue bands framing it at the top and bottom

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Jun 18

A couple of Great Tits* are trying to nest in the vent for my boiler. They keep stuffing twigs in there and every time I remove them, they stuff more in there. * as in birds and not magnificent breasts

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Jun 14

THE CUT THROAT TRIAL by S. J. Fleet (aka The Secret Barrister) is a compelling and technically accomplished debut courtroom thriller that constantly ups the tension so that you’re never sure how the story is going to end - bit.ly/4xAJoD9 #bookreview #courtroomthriller #crimefiction

The book cover of The Cut Throat Trial by S J Fleet is an illustrated cover showing a silhouetted black figure in the middle who is running and looking behind them. There is a diagonal shaft of light showing them and the Gherkin is in the top left hand cover. The title is at the bottom centre of the cover in yellow font. The words "The million-copy bestselling author" are top centre in white text and underneath it "The Secret Barrister" in yellow text and "writing as S J Fleet" in white text. On the left hand side of the illustrated figure are the words "When the game is murder" and on the right the words "the competition is deadly"

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· May 31

INTO THE GROOVE: THE 1980S THE ULTIMATE DECADE IN MUSIC HISTORY by Justin Lewis is an informative and entertaining account of 80s music that draws out the connections between singers and bands and is perfect for music fans, connoisseurs and nostalgic Gen X-ers - bit.ly/3RAKY7v #bookreview #music

The book cover for Into The Groove The 1980s The Ultimate Decade In Music History has the title in 80s-style text with the subtitle in red and pink text over the author's name at the bottom. There is a black grid behind it with purple grid lines and a starry background behind the title.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· May 24

WHAT’S YOUR DREAM? THE WORKBOOK by Simon Squibb is a well structured, illustrated workbook couples encouragement with practical advice for readers aged 8+ to help them identify what they want to do with their lives and how best to achieve it - bit.ly/4uy62dk #bookreview #childrensnonfiction

The book cover for What's Your Dream? The Workbook by Simon Squibb is a yellow cover with pale yellow illustrations of lightning bolts, headphones, smiley faces, suns and palm trees strewn across it. At the top of the cover are the words "Discover your potential unlock your confidence". The book title is in a square speech bubble with the word dream in red and the rest in black. There is a staircase in red with blue treads running from the dot in the question mark down to the author's name in blue at the bottom of the cover and underneath the author's name are the words "The number one Sunday Times bestselling author" in black

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· May 3

MY LITTLE DRUMMER by Sian Radford and Gwen Millard is a picture book about living with ADHD offering a sensitive look at what it’s like to be neurodivergent and explaining the behaviour of young readers with ADHD to others so that they can understand it - bit.ly/4uu9chV #bookreviews #picturebooks

The book cover for My Little Drummer by Sian Radford and Gwen Millard is an illustration of a little girl wearing yellow dungarees over a green and black long sleeved top. She is wearing sneakers and her black hair is in bunches. She is looking back at a mirror image of her only this girl is completely blue and is banging a drum that's purple with orange stripes. The name of the author and illustrator is underneath and the title is written in a red plume coming from the drumming girl

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Apr 26

THE DAD TRAP by Ian Eagleton is a fun and empathic standalone contemporary novel for readers aged 9+ that's lgbtq+ friendly and shows ADHD and autism in a way that’s easy to relate to - bit.ly/4czEoGr #bookreview #childrensbooks #lgbtqbooks #bookreviews

The book cover for The Dad Trap by Ian Eagleton is a bright blue colour. In the central, the title is written in three dimensional yellow text with red shadowing and is shown caught in a net suspended from a pulley that is being held by a a young boy in a red top blue trousers and brown trainers and a girl with red hair wearing a purple top, blue shorts and black boots. Below the title is a tagline Let the sabotage commence. The author's name is at the top in white text.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Apr 22

Never made it to a block list before. Actually feels pretty good.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Apr 12

THE VALUE OF EVERYTHING by Mariana Mazzucato makes pertinent points about how value is viewed in economics and how it incentivises companies and executives to engage in behaviour that demonstrably does not add value while proposing a more stakeholder-focused mode - bit.ly/426yZ3e #bookreview

The book cover of the advance reader's copy of The Value of Everything by Mariana Mazzucato has the title in black text and the author's name in orange text at the top against a white background. At the bottom against an orange background is the publisher's name Allen Lane and the words Advance Reading Copy in black text

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Apr 8

MOG SPOT AND SAY by Judith Kerr is a board book with liftable flaps that combines Judith Kerr’s lovable Mog with everyday scenarios and gives young readers the ability to work on their identification skills as it asks you to spot various objects - bit.ly/4sxHUWA #bookreview #mogthecat #boardbooks

The book cover for Mog Spot And Say by Judith Kerr features an illustration of Mog the cat at the bottom of the cover. Mog is a black and brown striped cat with a white ruff, 4 white paws and a white muzzle. The title is above him in green, pink and purple text and the author's name is underneath Mog in purple text. There's a pink star with the words A Lift The Flap Book in it. There is an illustration of a bird at the top of the cover.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Apr 5

JACK THE FAIRY: THE WEEK THE BAD FAIRIES ESCAPED! by Tom McLaughlin is the 3rd in a self-illustrated fantasy series for readers aged 7+ that’s packed with jokes (including some laugh out loud one-liners) and the kind of gross situations that readers of this age enjoy - bit.ly/3NYVMLd #bookreview

The book cover for Jack The Fairy: The Week The Bad Fairies Escaped! by Tom McLaughlin is an illustrated cover. The title is at the top with the words Jack the Fairy and Escaped in red ink and the rest in black in the centre of the page. There are pictures of a boy fairy with black hair who is wearing a red hooded shirt, blue jeans and waving a wand and a girl with red hair wearing a green top and red skirt with black leggings. Bot have wings and are each holding wands. They are flying over a sinister black tower jutting out of the sea and there are 4 other fairies flying around them.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Mar 28

VAGABOND by Tim Curry's reflective, even-handed memoir starts with his childhood and moves through his career (focusing on his iconic roles) up to the near fatal stroke he suffered in 2012 and its impact on his life and career - bit.ly/4s6H6aN #bookreview #memoir #timcurry #autobiography #booksky

The book cover for Vagabond by Tim Curry is a black and white photograph of him as a younger man with a windswept mass of curly hair and a woollen scarf draped around his neck as he sits on a picnic table. The author's name is in black text at the top of the cover and the title in red text at the bottom. There is a round sticker below the title with the following quote from Michael Palin "rich and exuberant, Tim Curry one feels has seen it all".

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Mar 24

Fun evening with the You’re Dead To Me team learning about Alexander The Great.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Mar 22

HAMNET by Maggie O’Farrell is a gripping historical novel (now an Oscar-winning film) about love, grief and making sense of personal tragedy, all shown through the lense of Shakespeare’s family (although the man himself is never named) - bit.ly/4d4Pcgf #bookreview #maggieofarrell #hamnet

The book cover for Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell is a plain white colour with a letter H in the middle with illustrations around it including crowns and flowers all in gold. The author's name is underneath in gold.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Mar 18

THE IMMORTALISTS: THE DEATH OF DEATH AND THE RACE FOR ETERNAL LIFE by Aleks Krotoski is a really interesting overview of the tech bros’ foray into extending the human lifespan, that encompasses libertarianism, effective altruism and profit - bit.ly/4siY7zt #bookreview #nonfictionbooks #immortality

The book cover for The Immortalists: The Death of Death and the Race for Eternal Life by Aleks Krotoski is plain orange with a quote at the top in white text ‘A fascinating, deeply reported adventure’ from Oliver Burkeman whose name is below the quote in black text. The main title is in black text left aligned below the quote. The author’s name is below the title left aligned in white text and the subtitle is below that in black text. At the bottom of the cover is a black infinity symbol with the gaps in the middle shaded white with dots to make them look like eyes staring down and to the left.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Mar 17

My companion this lunchtime.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Mar 16

Baby shark. Do do do.

A baby reef shark swimming in crystal blue water.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Mar 15

ROOTS OF LOVE by Sarah is a sensitive picture book about different kinds of families and how to deal with the separation of your parents that’s well written and beautifully illustrated by Ruthine Burton - bit.ly/3P8M3C9 #picturebook #bookreview

The book cover for Roots of Love by Sarah Asuquo is an illustration of a large tree with lots of branches and leaves coming off it. At the bottom of the tree is a little girl with a pink top and blue jeans who is holding hands with her dad on her left who is wearing a plaid shirt and blue jeans and her mum on the right who is wearing a yellow top with a belt around the middle and grey trousers. The title is in the middle in red text and the author’s name and that of the illustrator Ruthine Burton are at the bottom

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Mar 12

I was lucky enough to go on a tour of TvL’s Lost Property office this morning. Really interesting to see how it all works and it it stunning how much lost property they have to deal with. I took a photo of the lost umbrellas from the last 3 months.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Mar 8

Currently waiting for my waste disposal company to come and pick up my sofas. Feeling weirdly emotional about it as I have had my sofas for 20 years. First furniture I ever bought. They are moulded to my bum. The new sofas have a lot to live up to.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Mar 3

Gorgeous moon out there tonight.

A picture of the moon glowing a cold white with warm grey wisps of cloud trailing in front of it.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Feb 25

I spent a very enjoyable evening with the Opera Locos at Sadlers Wells Theatre this evening. It’s a fun evening of opera and comedy with a couple of recognisable hits thrown in. If - like me - you are ignorant of opera I think it gives you a good taster. Tickets are available for the next 2 nights.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Feb 22

SENTIENT: A NOVEL by Michael Nayak is the second in the ICE PLAGUE WAR SERIES, which has plenty of action and sees the development of the various factions, including the backdrop of the US/China war, which offers depth plus you'll never look at penguins the same way - bit.ly/3OuIpST #bookreview

The book cover for Sentient: A Novel by Michael Nayak has the author's name at the centre top in black text and the title at the bottom in red text. There is a band of pale blue across the top and the jagged angles of an ice Berge against it. The bottom two thirds of the cover is white and the bottom of the ice berg is shown in red text with red veins connecting two sections.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Feb 15

BREAKING: HOW THE MEDIA WORKS, WHEN IT DOESN’T … AND WHY IT MATTERS by Mic Wright offers an unflinching, insider’s look at the UK’s news media to provide a fascinating account of journalism, its ethics and history and insight into how the media operates and its drivers - bit.ly/4alvwDb #bookreview

The book cover for Breaking: How the Media Works, When It Doesn't And Why It Matters by Mic Wright is a plain read cover with the title in the middle and the word Breaking is in newsprint and the author's name at the bottom in newsprint

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Feb 1

A DEATH IN THE HOSPITAL by Caroline Dunford is the entertaining 15th book in this historical mystery series set against World War I with a proactive and determined investigator - bit.ly/4rk94zM #bookreview #historicalmystery #historicalfiction

The book cover for A Death In The Hospital by Caroline Dunford has the title in yellow at the bottom of the page and the author's name below the words A Euphemia Martins Mystery at the top. In between is a picture of the back of a large building with an old World War I ambulance in front of it. There are yellow leaves around the edge of the cover.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Jan 25

PLANET OMAR – ULTIMATE ROCKET BLAST by Zanib Mian is the 5th book in a fun series for readers aged 9+ that combines humour with science and faith and is energetically illustrated by Kyan Cheng - bit.ly/465otvF #bookreview #childrensbooks #childrensbookseries #illustratedbook #bookreviews

The book cover for Planet Omar Ultimate Rocket Blast is an illustrated cover on an aquamarine blue background. The title is along the bottom of the cover in orange, red, black and white text and the author's and illustrator's name at the top in white and orange. There's an illustration of 3 boys in the middle of the book, Omar at the centre in a blue and black striped shirt and wearing goggles. He is holding the top of a bicycle pump. His friend Charlie is on his right wearing a yellow shirt, blue trousers and holding a paint brush with red paint on it. Daniel is on Omar's left wearing a red hoodie and punching the air. There are pictures of beakers, flasks, strings, scissors, tape and rockets behind them.

Caroline Hooton@carolinehooton· Jan 18

CARELESS PEOPLE: A STORY OF WHERE I USED TO WORK by Sarah Wynn-Williams is a memoir of her time as Facebook's Director of Public Policy between 2011 and 2017 that offers insight into Zuckerberg and Sandberg and context for Facebook’s current activities and political alignment - bit.ly/3LNIyzL