Author: samjdthomas

I am a primary school librarian and reading advocate. I like to read as much childrens literature as possible so that I can recommend titles to children and adults that would benefit more knowledge on books in order to make an informed choice about what to read next.

BBNYA Blog Tour Spotlight – All the Whys of Delilah’s Demise By Neve Maslakovic

Publisher: Cosmic Tea Press Length: 342 pages Genre: Science Fiction, Mystery Age Category: Upper Young Adult, Adult Date Published: 16 March 2021   Blurb Life under the Dome of New Seattle is grim unless you’re one of the Tenners, the city’s ten most popular residents. When a deadly accident puts Scottie under close scrutiny, she must … Continue reading BBNYA Blog Tour Spotlight – All the Whys of Delilah’s Demise By Neve Maslakovic →

BBNYA Blog Tour Spotlight : A Star Named Vega by Benjamin J Roberts

Publisher: Self-Published  Length: 256 Pages Genre: Science Fiction Age Category: Young Adult Date Published: 21 June 2021 Blurb The 30th Century is a technological paradise. Androids have built a utopian future of advanced robotics, augmented reality, and simulated worlds. Humanity thrives across the Thirteen Suns. Why not spread some chaos, shake things up a bit? … Continue reading BBNYA Blog Tour Spotlight : A Star Named Vega by Benjamin J Roberts →

BBNYA Spotlight Tour – After the Party by A.K.Ritchie

Publisher: Rivers and Roads Publishing Length: 268 pages Genre: Women’s Fiction, Romance Age Category: New Adult Date Published: November 1, 2021 Blurb The last thing Peyton Young expects on New Year’s Eve is literally crashing into the lead singer of her favourite local band, Forever July. Chase Reid knows her name, that she wrote the … Continue reading BBNYA Spotlight Tour – After the Party by A.K.Ritchie →

BBNYA Spotlight Tour – A Ferry of Bones & Gold by Hailey Turner

Publisher: Self-Published  Length: 406 Pages Genre: LGBTQ+, Urban Fantasy, Romance Age Category: Adult Date Published: 9 September 2018 Blurb When the gods come calling, you don’t get to say no. Patrick Collins is three years into a career as a special agent for the Supernatural Operations Agency when the gods come calling to collect a … Continue reading BBNYA Spotlight Tour – A Ferry of Bones & Gold by Hailey Turner →

BBNYA Spotlight Tour – A Particular Friendship by Paul Van der Spiegel

Publisher: Perceptions Press Length: 225 Pages  Genre: LGBTQ+, Religion, General Fiction Age Category: (New) Adult Date Published: November 28, 2021 Blurb A Particular Friendship is a story about a gay Catholic priest coming to terms with his sexuality. The story has two timelines. In the odd-numbered chapters we meet Tom, an isolated fifty-year old parish … Continue reading BBNYA Spotlight Tour – A Particular Friendship by Paul Van der Spiegel →

Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One – Behind the Scenes Inspiration by Author Maggie Horne

One of the most exciting parts about being a debut author is getting to watch other people, who you don’t know, read your book. (It’s also one of the worst parts, but that’s a whole other guest post). It’s been so, so incredible, getting to read lovely reviews of my work and knowing that people … Continue reading Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One – Behind the Scenes Inspiration by Author Maggie Horne →

BookBound review No Place For Monsters

Sam (@SamJDThomas) I completely agree with the three keywords on the back cover of this book, used to catergorise a book for readers by publishers Chicken House 'Spooky, Terrifying, Horror' would absolutely be my go to words for describing this book, and I did just that when I discussed No Place for Monsters with my … Continue reading BookBound review No Place For Monsters →

Wrapping Up Dyslexia Awareness Week with a round up of Barrington Stoke 2022 titles to date

As this years Dyslexia Awareness Week draws to a close we at BookBound wanted to share titles that have featured on our blog so far this year that have been published with Dyslexic children in mind in both content and design, and the fantastic Barrington Stoke publish just such books. The books are written by … Continue reading Wrapping Up Dyslexia Awareness Week with a round up of Barrington Stoke 2022 titles to date →

Brilliant Board Books – October 2022

Mind Your Manners, Dinosaurs! Written by Danielle McLean Illustrated by Gareth Williams Published by Little Tiger Dinosaurs are hugely popular with little ones, just like both my sons when they were little, and the prehistoric animals bring so much joy to children of all ages, so what better way to encourage correct behaviour from little … Continue reading Brilliant Board Books – October 2022 →