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56,966 blogs · [ { "id": "01a0bde8-5cca-7391-9e1c-49ad3f031d97", "title": "The Black Spectacles by John Dickson Carr – a 1939 classic murder mystery republished in the British Library Crime Classics series", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/09/27/the-black-spectacles-by-john-dickson-carr-a-1939-classic-murder-mystery-republished-in-the-british-library-crime-classics-series/", "published_at": "2023-09-27T16:09:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde8-5cca-7391-9e1c-49ad3f3bee8a", "title": "Midnight at Malabar House by Vaseem Khan – the first novel in a brilliant series of murder mysteries set in 1950s India", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/09/22/midnight-at-malabar-house-by-vaseem-khan-the-first-novel-in-a-brilliant-series-of-murder-mysteries-set-in-1950s-india/", "published_at": "2023-09-22T15:08:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde8-5cca-7391-9e1c-49ad3ff34d49", "title": "The Heiress by Molly Greeley – Anne de Bourgh’s own story is told alongside Austen’s Pride and 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"2023-09-12T18:13:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde8-5cca-7391-9e1c-49ad408f4134", "title": "Sing Me Who You Are by Elizabeth Berridge – a 1967 novel recently reprinted in the lovely British Library Women Writers series", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/09/10/sing-me-who-you-are-by-elizabeth-berridge-a-1967-novel-recently-reprinted-in-the-lovely-british-library-women-writers-series/", "published_at": "2023-09-10T16:42:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde8-5cca-7391-9e1c-49ad41604b48", "title": "The Midnight News by Jo Baker – a novel of a young woman in upheaval in 1940 and the London Blitz", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/09/06/the-midnight-news-by-jo-baker-a-novel-of-a-young-woman-in-upheaval-in-1940-and-the-london-blitz/", "published_at": "2023-09-06T13:42:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde8-5cca-7391-9e1c-49ad41d8e369", "title": "How to Lose an Earl in 10 Weeks by Jenni Fletcher – a clever and funny Regency romance", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/09/04/how-to-lose-an-earl-in-10-weeks-by-jenni-fletcher-a-clever-and-funny-regency-romance/", "published_at": "2023-09-04T15:18:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde8-5cca-7391-9e1c-49ad42530fc9", "title": "Crimes of Cymru – Classic Mystery Tales of Wales Edited by Martin Edwards in the British Library Crime Classics series", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/09/01/crimes-of-cymru-classic-mystery-tales-of-wales-edited-by-martin-edwards-in-the-british-library-crime-classics-series/", "published_at": "2023-09-01T17:38:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde8-5cca-7391-9e1c-49ad42ef2e1e", "title": "There’s Death in the Churchyard by William Gore – an enjoyable 1934 murder mystery novel republished by The Oleander Press", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/08/30/theres-death-in-the-churchyard-by-william-gore-an-enjoyable-1934-murder-mystery-novel-republished-by-the-oleander-press/", "published_at": "2023-08-30T11:39:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdec-9cb6-7055-a8d9-1531ec6563c1", "title": "Unnatural Ends by Christopher Huang – a powerful mystery set in a remarkable house in 1921", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/08/26/unnatural-ends-by-christopher-huang-a-powerful-mystery-set-in-a-remarkable-house-in-1921/", "published_at": "2023-08-26T15:33:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdec-9cb6-7055-a8d9-1531ed09a8fc", "title": "The Chaperone by Sophia Holloway – a young woman must take on unwelcome responsibilities in a Regency Season", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/08/24/the-chaperone-by-sophia-holloway-a-young-woman-must-take-on-unwelcome-responsibilities-in-a-regency-season/", "published_at": "2023-08-24T19:24:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdec-9cb6-7055-a8d9-1531edfcdd02", "title": "Isabelle by Sophia Holloway – A very enjoyable historical romance with humour and surprises", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/08/18/isabelle-by-sophia-holloway-a-very-enjoyable-historical-romance-with-humour-and-surprises/", "published_at": "2023-08-18T15:55:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdec-9cb6-7055-a8d9-1531ee92f1e3", "title": "The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen and The Unexpected Past of Miss Jane Austen by Ada Bright and Cass Grafton – two enjoyable books of Austen and time travel", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/08/17/the-particular-charm-of-miss-jane-austen-and-the-unexpected-past-of-miss-jane-austen-by-ada-bright-and-cass-grafton-two-enjoyable-books-of-austen-and-time-travel/", "published_at": "2023-08-17T16:53:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdec-9cb6-7055-a8d9-1531ef3f8ed5", "title": "Murder in a Heatwave – Classic Crime Mysteries for the Holidays Edited by Cecily Gayford – Ten tales of murder and more from well known writers", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/08/12/murder-in-a-heatwave-classic-crime-mysteries-for-the-holidays-edited-by-cecily-gayford-ten-tales-of-murder-and-more-from-well-known-writers/", "published_at": "2023-08-12T13:43:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdec-9cb6-7055-a8d9-1531ef4ed6b8", "title": "Let X Be The Murderer by Clifford Witting – a fascinating 1947 novel republished by Galileo Publishing", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/08/08/let-x-be-the-murderer-by-clifford-witting-a-fascinating1947-novel-republished-by-galileo-publishing/", "published_at": "2023-08-08T16:14:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdec-9cb6-7055-a8d9-1531f00ac724", "title": "Henry VIII – The Heart & the Crown by Alison Weir – a big historical novel of Henry’s life", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/08/05/henry-viii-the-heart-the-crown-by-alison-weir-a-big-historical-novel-of-henrys-life/", "published_at": "2023-08-05T12:43:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdec-9cb6-7055-a8d9-1531f058cb75", "title": "Remainders of the Day by Shaun Bythell – being More Diaries from The Bookshop, Wigtown", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/08/03/remainders-of-the-day-by-shaun-bythell-being-more-diaries-from-the-bookshop-wigtown/", "published_at": "2023-08-03T16:24:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdec-9cb6-7055-a8d9-1531f061a4f4", "title": "Suddenly At His Residence by Christianna Brand – a memorable 1947 novel republished in the British Library Crime Classics series", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/07/28/suddenly-at-his-residence-by-christianna-brand-a-memorable-1947-novel-republished-in-the-british-library-crime-classics-series/", "published_at": "2023-07-28T19:44:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdec-9cb6-7055-a8d9-1531f0c58119", "title": "How to Survive a Classic Crime Novel by Kate Jackson – a very funny survival guide to many Golden Age crime novels", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/07/15/how-to-survive-a-classic-crime-novel-by-kate-jackson-a-very-funny-survival-guide-to-many-golden-age-crime-novels/", "published_at": "2023-07-15T15:08:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdfe-d20a-70d0-8413-a2e40d887eb0", "title": "Bob Reid’s Railway Revolution by George Muir – a guest review by Northernvicar of a history of transforming railways", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/07/13/bob-reids-railway-revolution-by-george-muir-a-guest-review-by-northernvicar-of-a-history-of-transforming-railways/", "published_at": "2023-07-13T14:25:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdfe-d20a-70d0-8413-a2e40e007a78", "title": "The Garden Diary of Doctor Darwin by Susan Campbell – a history of a garden in enormous detail – a guest review from Northernvicar", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/07/12/the-garden-diary-of-doctor-darwin-by-susan-campbell-a-history-of-a-garden-in-enormous-detail-a-guest-review-from-northernvicar/", 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"https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/07/05/curtain-call-at-the-seaview-hotel-by-glenda-young-the-second-enjoyable-helen-dexter-cosy-crime-mystery-set-in-scarborough/", "published_at": "2023-07-05T15:47:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdfe-d20a-70d0-8413-a2e4100f5b95", "title": "Five Windows by D.E. 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Stevenson – a superb 1940 novel republished by Furrowed Middlebrow at Dean Street Press", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/06/27/the-english-air-by-d-e-stevenson-a-superb-1940-novel-republished-by-furrowed-middlebrow-at-dean-street-press/", "published_at": "2023-06-27T14:53:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdfe-d20a-70d0-8413-a2e4117b9e32", "title": "Till Death Do Us Part by John Dickson Carr – a 1944 locked room mystery republished in the British Library Crime Classics series", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/06/26/till-death-do-us-part-by-john-dickson-carr-a-1944-locked-room-mystery-republished-in-the-british-library-crime-classics-series/", "published_at": "2023-06-26T15:20:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdfe-d20a-70d0-8413-a2e4124dc721", "title": "Bodies From The Library 2023 – a day conference on the Golden Age of Crime Fiction", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/06/25/bodies-from-the-library-2023-a-day-conference-on-the-golden-age-of-crime-fiction/", "published_at": "2023-06-25T13:40:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bdfe-d20a-70d0-8413-a2e4127d1e21", "title": "Murder at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young – the first Helen Dexter Cosy Crime Mystery", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/06/16/murder-at-the-seaview-hotel-by-glenda-young-the-first-helen-dexter-cosy-crime-mystery/", "published_at": "2023-06-16T10:00:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0be07-74d0-70ac-a7c7-72ab528e05d5", "title": "A Death in the Parish by the Reverend Richard Coles – a second Canon Clement Mystery of murder and more", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/06/14/a-death-in-the-parish-by-the-reverend-richard-coles-a-second-canon-clement-mystery-of-murder-and-more/", "published_at": "2023-06-14T09:58:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0be07-74d0-70ac-a7c7-72ab534b26f7", "title": "The Chancellor’s Secret by Susanna Gregory – the Twenty-fifth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew set in medieval Cambridge", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/06/12/the-chancellors-secret-by-susanna-gregory-the-twenty-fifth-chronicle-of-matthew-bartholomew-set-in-medieval-cambridge/", "published_at": "2023-06-12T14:46:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0be07-74d0-70ac-a7c7-72ab53aca282", "title": "Just Like Heaven and A Night Like This by Julia Quinn – the first two books in The Smythe-Smiths series", "url": "https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2023/06/08/just-like-heaven-and-a-night-like-this-by-julia-quinn-the-first-two-books-in-the-smythe-smiths-series/", "published_at": "2023-06-08T16:47:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0be07-74d0-70ac-a7c7-72ab5491ae10", "title": "The Tunnel Mystery by J.C. 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The Black Spectacles by John Dickson Carr – a 1939 classic murder mystery republished in the British Library Crime Classics seriesoriginal ↗
27 Sept 2023
Midnight at Malabar House by Vaseem Khan – the first novel in a brilliant series of murder mysteries set in 1950s Indiaoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2023
The Heiress by Molly Greeley – Anne de Bourgh’s own story is told alongside Austen’s Pride and Prejudiceoriginal ↗
19 Sept 2023
Kate Hardy by D.E Stevenson – a 1947 of village life and more republished in a lovely Furrowed Middlebrow at Dean Street Press editionoriginal ↗
16 Sept 2023
Land Girls at the Wartime Bookshop by Lesley Eames – friendship and community in a time of waroriginal ↗
12 Sept 2023
Sing Me Who You Are by Elizabeth Berridge – a 1967 novel recently reprinted in the lovely British Library Women Writers seriesoriginal ↗
10 Sept 2023
The Midnight News by Jo Baker – a novel of a young woman in upheaval in 1940 and the London Blitzoriginal ↗
6 Sept 2023
How to Lose an Earl in 10 Weeks by Jenni Fletcher – a clever and funny Regency romanceoriginal ↗
4 Sept 2023
Crimes of Cymru – Classic Mystery Tales of Wales Edited by Martin Edwards in the British Library Crime Classics seriesoriginal ↗
1 Sept 2023
There’s Death in the Churchyard by William Gore – an enjoyable 1934 murder mystery novel republished by The Oleander Pressoriginal ↗
30 Aug 2023
Unnatural Ends by Christopher Huang – a powerful mystery set in a remarkable house in 1921original ↗
26 Aug 2023
The Chaperone by Sophia Holloway – a young woman must take on unwelcome responsibilities in a Regency Seasonoriginal ↗
24 Aug 2023
Isabelle by Sophia Holloway – A very enjoyable historical romance with humour and surprisesoriginal ↗
18 Aug 2023
The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen and The Unexpected Past of Miss Jane Austen by Ada Bright and Cass Grafton – two enjoyable books of Austen and time traveloriginal ↗
17 Aug 2023
Murder in a Heatwave – Classic Crime Mysteries for the Holidays Edited by Cecily Gayford – Ten tales of murder and more from well known writersoriginal ↗
12 Aug 2023
Let X Be The Murderer by Clifford Witting – a fascinating 1947 novel republished by Galileo Publishingoriginal ↗
8 Aug 2023
Henry VIII – The Heart & the Crown by Alison Weir – a big historical novel of Henry’s lifeoriginal ↗
5 Aug 2023
Remainders of the Day by Shaun Bythell – being More Diaries from The Bookshop, Wigtownoriginal ↗
3 Aug 2023
Suddenly At His Residence by Christianna Brand – a memorable 1947 novel republished in the British Library Crime Classics seriesoriginal ↗
28 Jul 2023
How to Survive a Classic Crime Novel by Kate Jackson – a very funny survival guide to many Golden Age crime novelsoriginal ↗
15 Jul 2023
Bob Reid’s Railway Revolution by George Muir – a guest review by Northernvicar of a history of transforming railwaysoriginal ↗
13 Jul 2023
The Garden Diary of Doctor Darwin by Susan Campbell – a history of a garden in enormous detail – a guest review from Northernvicaroriginal ↗
12 Jul 2023
Book Group Questions!original ↗
10 Jul 2023
The Crime of a Christmas Toy by Henry Herman – a classic murder mystery republished by Oreon at The Oleander Pressoriginal ↗
7 Jul 2023
Curtain Call at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young – the second enjoyable Helen Dexter Cosy Crime Mystery set in Scarboroughoriginal ↗
5 Jul 2023
Five Windows by D.E. Stevenson – a fascinating 1953 novel of a life republished by Furrowed Middlebrow at Dean Street Pressoriginal ↗
3 Jul 2023
The English Air by D.E. Stevenson – a superb 1940 novel republished by Furrowed Middlebrow at Dean Street Pressoriginal ↗
27 Jun 2023
Till Death Do Us Part by John Dickson Carr – a 1944 locked room mystery republished in the British Library Crime Classics seriesoriginal ↗
26 Jun 2023
Bodies From The Library 2023 – a day conference on the Golden Age of Crime Fictionoriginal ↗
25 Jun 2023
Murder at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young – the first Helen Dexter Cosy Crime Mysteryoriginal ↗
16 Jun 2023
A Death in the Parish by the Reverend Richard Coles – a second Canon Clement Mystery of murder and moreoriginal ↗
14 Jun 2023
The Chancellor’s Secret by Susanna Gregory – the Twenty-fifth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew set in medieval Cambridgeoriginal ↗
12 Jun 2023
Just Like Heaven and A Night Like This by Julia Quinn – the first two books in The Smythe-Smiths seriesoriginal ↗
8 Jun 2023
The Tunnel Mystery by J.C. Lenehan – a 1929 railway based murder mystery reprinted by Oreon at The Oleander Pressoriginal ↗
7 Jun 2023
Courage of the Railway Girls by Maisie Thomas – the fascinating continuing story of women working on Manchester’s railways in the Second World Waroriginal ↗
6 Jun 2023
The Tumbling Girl by Bridget Walsh – A terrific Victorian theatrical mystery and the start of an enthralling seriesoriginal ↗
4 Jun 2023
Somewhere in England by Carola Oman – a wonderful 1943 novel of country life republished by Furrowed Middlebrow at Dean Street Press.original ↗
3 Jun 2023
Faith in the City of London by Niki Gorick – A book of stunning photographs of people and Places of Worship in the centre of London – A Guest Revieworiginal ↗
27 May 2023
The Wartime Bookshop by Lesley Eames – Life in a village in 1940 affected by war and the love of booksoriginal ↗
25 May 2023
Greenery Street by Denis Mackail – a gentle 1925 novel of an idyllic London street republished by Persephoneoriginal ↗
24 May 2023
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