If you’re struggling for Christmas gift ideas for the book-lover in your family then this might be just the thing. You know how you can use Netflix to borrow DVDs, well there is a similar service that offers book rentals. The service is run by booksfree.com and they’re offering some great subscription deals this holiday season. The beauty of this gift is that you don’t have to worry about exactly which books to buy, you...

Cover of One Foot In The Black Crikey is it Sunday again already? The week’s are flying by and I can’t believe it will soon be Christmas. A couple of Sundays back I posted an interview with author Kurt Kamm and ran a little competition to give away a copy of his fantastic book: One Foot in the Black. I apologise for being a week late delivering the results but the winner – picked entirely randomly – is Alyce!...

My TBR pile has taken on a growth spurt in the last couple of weeks – so much for me trying to reduce it! It has helped me decide on which books to read next though. In no particular order these are the books I’ll be reading and reviewing between now and the end of the year: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen – I’ve nearly finished this one so expect a review in the next day or two. Just in Case by Meg Rosoff –...

One Foot In The Black Morning fellow Saloners. Last week I read and reviewed Kurt Kamm’s One Foot in the Black – an ARC which I really enjoyed. Kurt got in touch after I posted the review and agreed to answer a few questions about the book and kindly offered up another copy of the book that I can giveaway to a lucky reader. So without further ado here is the interview. Clare: What inspired you to write One Foot in the...

I’m pretty sure that many of you have met Rob by now as he was a participant in the recent Readathon as well as a regular Sunday Saloner. But just in case you haven’t… I spotted Rob on a non-book blogging site (gasp) a couple of months back when he posted about this 50-book challenge. I headed right on over to his site to introduce myself and find out more about his challenge. I have to admit I was impressed; while we...