Thank you @quercusbooks.bsky.social for this intriguing copy of #MyThirdLife by Daniela Krien, tns by Jamie Bulloch. Out now from Macklehose Press. This is right up my translated/literary fiction street - I cannot wait to 'dive in'! 🖋💙📚

Thank you @arcadiabooks.bsky.social for this fab copy of #TheRiverHasRoots by @amalelmohtar.com - bestselling co-author of #ThisIsHowYouLoseTheTimeWar which I loved. Out now. I'm so looking forward to reading this novella! 🥰💙📚

Thank you @manillapress.bsky.social for this fabulous treat - the Fulvia Duology by Kaarina Parker! #Fulvia is out now, and the concluding volume #ToRuleARuler is coming 1st July. I cannot wait to read them! 🤩💙📚

Thank you @headofzeus.bsky.social for this gorgeous copy of #EscapeToTheTurquoiseSeas by Carrie Walker. Out 16th July from Aria. I'm really looking forward to reading Carrie's latest 'Escapes' rom-com with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang in September! #SquadPodBookClub #SquadPodFeaturedBook 💙📚

Thank you @penguinukbooks.bsky.social for this gorgeous copy of #ThreeSummers by Karen Swan - out in PB 18th June. 💙📚 I'm looking forward to sharing my thoughts very soon as part of the @annerandomthings.bsky.social #BlogTour 🍋🌞

Thank you @arcadiabooks.bsky.social for this very exciting copy of #WhenThereAreWolvesAgain by E.J. Swift. Out now. 💙📚 I'm so looking forward to this award winning gem! 🐺

Thank you @quercusbooks.bsky.social for this fabulous copy of #AKillingInLagos by the brilliant Amen Alonge which is out in HB, ebook and audio 2nd July. I cannot wait to dive in! 🤩💙📚

Thank you @oneworldbooks.bsky.social for this fab proof of #FacultyOfLiars by R.L. Heber. Out 6th August from Point Blank. I'm really looking forward to reading this dark academia thriller in September with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social #SquadPodBookClub gang! #SquadPodFeaturedBook 💙📚

Thank you @headlinebooks.bsky.social for this stunning copy of #TheGlassKey by @amandageard.bsky.social - Out 18th June. I love Amanda's books and will be devouring this, her third delicious novel, in double quick time! 💙📚

Thank you @penguinukbooks.bsky.social for this very pretty copy of #TheTreasures by Harriet Evans. Out in PB 2nd July, and on the menu as a @squadpod2021.bsky.social #SquadPodBookClub pick in September. What a treat! 💙📚

Thank you @simonschusteruk.bsky.social for this gorgeous proof of #RomanMornings by the lovely Matson Taylor. Out 2nd July from Scribner, and coming up as a @squadpod2021.bsky.social #SquadPodBookClub read in October. 💙📚 I cannot wait! 💙💛💙

Thank you @picadorbooks.bsky.social for this gorgeous proof of #VenusVanishing by Rebecca Birrell. Out 9th July. I love books about art, and the 1930s, so I cannot wait to dive in! 💙📚

Thank you @headofzeus.bsky.social for this lovely copy of #ASmartGirlsGuideToSecondChances by Steph Vizard. Out 16th June from Aria. 💙📚 Coming up this month as a @squadpod2021.bsky.social #BookClub pick too! My thoughts coming soon... #SquadPodFeaturedBook

Happy publication day to #RedVerdict by @jamescomey.bsky.social - out today from Aries @headofzeus.bsky.social 🎉 Thank you Head of Zeus for sending me this stunner. I'm so looking forward to reading it! 💙📚

Thank you Ewa Sherman and @graskeggur.bsky.social for this fab copy of #TheHotelMangaersGuideToMurder (start of a new trilogy) by Erlendur Arason, tns by the man himself, Quentin Bates! 💙📚 Out 25th July 2026 from blekverk. Blog tour coming soon! #NordicNoir

May was an absolute stonking month on the book front - some of these will be making my Books of 2026 list! 💙📚 You can find your way to my reviews of these fourteen laughter-inducing and tear-jerking gems here: brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/06/may-...

Thank you Juniper @harpercollins.bsky.social for this exciting proof of #BetweenYesterdayAndTomorow by Luan Goldie, which is out 30th July. I love Luan's books, so I'm really looking forward to diving into this! 💙📚

Thank you @faberbooks.bsky.social for this lovely proof of #TheInfiniteSadnessOfSmallAppliances by Glenn Dixon, which is out 30th July. This sounds enchanting, really looking forward to reading it. 🧡💙📚

Thank you #BloomsburyCreatorCircle @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social for this gorgeous copy of #IntoTheWreck by Susannah Dickey - a family drama that sounds right up my street! Out now from Circus Books. 🖋💙📚

Thank you @dialoguepublishing.bsky.social for this lovely surprise! #TheManorOfDreams by Christina Li is out now in paperback from Renegade, and it sounds like a gothic page-turner! 💙📚

Thank you @baskervillejmp.bsky.social for this lovely PB of #AMurderForMissHortense (out now) and proof of #MissHortenseAndTheLastRites (out 2nd July) by Mel Pennant. I'm looking forward to some excellent sleuthing in Bigglesweigh! 😁💙📚

Thank you @sceptrebooks.bsky.social and the lovely @yearsofreading.bsky.social for this copy of my giveaway win #TheBenefactors by @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social - which is out now. A recommendation from Clare always means a good read, so I'm looking forward to diving in! 🤩💙📚🖋

Huge thanks to @panmacmillan.bsky.social for this lovely proof of #TheGoldenHours by Louisa Young, which is out 3rd September from Mantle. I'm fascinated by a new addition to Elizabeth Jane Howard's beloved Cazalet Chronicles penned by her neice! Looking forward to reading it! 💙📚🖋

Thank you @headlinebooks.bsky.social for this fabulous proof of #TheTroubleWithSisterFrancis by @manvsbaby.bsky.social which is out 27th August. 💙📚 So looking forward to reading this beauty with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang in August, as I adored #FrankAndRed 🥰

Thank you @headlinebooks.bsky.social for this beautiful copy of #TheBoleynSecret by Alison Weir which is out today! 🎉 It's absolutely stunning - with enchanting end-papers - and I cannot wait to dive into more Tudor lusciousness from Alison! #Bliss 💙📚

Thank you @orendabooks.bsky.social for these highly anticipated gems! #TheMermaidsCry by Kate Rhodes is out 16th July, and #TheLastTenant by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir(tns Victoria Cribb) is out 10th September. I'm really looking forward to reading them both! 🤩💙📚

Happy publication day to the fab Rose and Renzo by @carolynmanc.bsky.social ❤💙📚 Another absolute winner from @northodoxpress.bsky.social out today! I loved it - review brewing... 🤩

Thank you @jonathancape.bsky.social @vintagebooks.bsky.social for this beautifully illustrated finished copy of #TheWreck by Lizzy Stewart. Out now. I'm fascinated by the idea of a story told through a blend of graphic novel meets literary fiction. Promises to be a genre-defying experience! 💙📚

Thank you @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social for this epic proof of #TheDisappearers by Booker Prize-winner Marlon James. Out 17th September from Hutchinson Heinemann, this spotlights homophobia, trauma, and the fight for acceptance by gay men in 1980s Jamaica. A powerful read awaits... 🖋💙📚

Thank you to the lovely Nikki Mander for this proof of #MurderAtTheEndOfTheWorld by Akane Araki (tns by Jesse Kirkwood). Out 2nd July from Pushkin Vertigo @pushkinpress.com 💙📚 Murder mystery, female buddy road trip, and apocalypse story all in one! Sounds fabulous! 🤩