Summer Reads: Julie Chan is Dead

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations –  a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week’s Summer Reads pick came out earlier this spring but it’s the PERFECT beach/ plane/ cruise/ couch read to include in this year’s series! This week’s author is “a second-generation Chinese Canadian who … Read more

Cover image of Where the Heart Is by Mary C Sheppard on eatlivetravelwrite.com.

Summer Reads: Where the Heart Is

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations –  a series of “not just cookbooks”. This weeks Summer Reads  pick is one that came across my desk recently that I couldn’t resist because it intrigued me – an historical fiction romance set during the First World War in Newfoundland, … Read more

Summer Reads: The Village Cafe in the Loire

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations –  a series of “not just cookbooks”. I’m a huge fan of Gillian Harvey and I’ve read many of her books. (I wrote about One French Summer in 2023 and have since read all of her books set in France), including The Bordeaux … Read more

Summer Reads: Such Good People

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations –  a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week’s Summer Reads pick came across my desk thanks to a chance sighting on NetGalley – as soon as I read the synopsis, I immediately requested a copy. From the publisher: It’s 10 … Read more

Summer Reads: Death on the Island

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations –  a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week’s Summer Reads pick is from Canadian author (who’s lived in Iceland for over 20 years), Eliza Reid. Reid is a bestselling writer, public speaker, gender equality advocate, cofounder of the acclaimed Iceland … Read more

Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell

Summer Reads: Don’t Let Him In

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations –  a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week’s Summer Reads pick is from UK author Lisa Jewell, who pens some of the most fantastic psychological thrillers I’ve read in the past few years! I do love me some “twisty page-turners, … Read more