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<!-- Pop Up Projects -->{{Frontpage|isbn=1737030942|title=Bag O'Goodies|author=Jolly Walker Bittick|rating=4|genre= Anthologies|summary=Sometimes, you deserve a treat and mine was Jolly Walker Bittick's ''Bag O'Goodies''. I first encountered his writing about a year ago, when I read his [[image:PUP_RisingCape Henry House by Jolly Walker Bittick|Cape Henry House]], a rollicking tale of what happens when five young men find a base for their partying. Right now, I didn't want a full-length novel, so I turned to this anthology of verse and short stories. Bittick's writing has matured - and so have his characters. Well...jpgmost of them!}}{{Frontpage|isbn=140638853X|title=Somebody Give This Heart a Pen|author=Sophia Thakur|leftrating=5|linkgenre=https://wwwAnthologies|summary=Sophia Thakur's debut anthology is a collection of poems that are all unique, whether in relation to their style, length or theme. The collection is split into four sections, titled 'grow', 'wait','break' and 'grow again', guiding you through a process which is one of the foundations that the anthology is built on.amazonEach section begins with a foregrounded title page containing various small pieces of writing, ranging from a quote by a Nigerian playwright, to African proverbs.coThis provides a nice introduction to the section before you are immersed in the beautifully written and eloquent poems that Thakur has clearly put her heart and soul into.uk/gp/product/1910959375?ie}}{{Frontpage|isbn=UTF8&tag1789016789|title=thebookbag-21&linkCodeYou're the Froth On My Soy Cappuccino: Poems for the Present|author=as2&campDon Behrend|rating=1634&creative4|genre=6738&creativeASINAnthologies|summary=1910959375]]''You're the Froth On My Soy Cappuccino'' begins with ''A Modern Love Story'':

[[image:4star.jpgHa! How can you not laugh at this gently mocking take on love in the hipster world? }}{{Frontpage|isbn=PUP_Rising|linktitle=CategoryRising Stars:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:AnthologiesNew Young Voices in Poetry|Anthologies]]author=Pop Up Projects|rating=4|genre=Anthologies|summary=This collection brings together five emerging voices in poetry. And despite what the publisher says, I wouldn't personally impose an age restriction on the writing here. Each poet uses words that will appeal to many readers. I found this particularly so with Jay Hulme's poetry. 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He also wrote brilliant children's adventure stories such as ''Treasure Island'' and ''Kidnapped'', but, again, he did not restrict himself to prose writing because here he demonstrates his ability to write poetry. [[A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson|Full Review]]<br>}}{{Frontpage <!-- |isbn=Esiri -->Poem[[image:Esiri Poem.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1509860541?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN|title=1509860541]] ===[[A Poem for Every Day of the Year by |author=Allie Esiri]]=|rating=4|genre=Anthologies [[image:4star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] [[:Category:Children's Rhymes For those who do not read much poetry, for those who do not know where to start, this is a fun and Verse|Children's Rhymes and Verse]] For those who do easy commitment to take on. Reading a poem a day does not read much poetrytake long, for those who do not know where to startmere minutes, this is a fun and easy commitment to take on. Reading a poem a day does not take long, mere minutes, and with over three-with over three-hundred poems in here there's bound to be a poem that speaks to each reader directly. [[A Poem for Every Day of the Year by Allie Esiri}}{{Frontpage|Full Review]]isbn=Herbertson_Wordsworth<br> <br> <br>|title=William and Dorothy Wordsworth: A Miscellany|author=Gavin Herbertson|rating=5<!-- Herbertson -->|genre=Anthologies[[image:Herbertson_Wordsworth.jpg|left|linksummary=https://wwwWilliam Wordsworth was a defining member of the romantic literary era.amazonHe was part of the first wave, and his poetry helped to shape a large part of it. Nature was the key: existing in nature, finding one's own true nature and becoming natural in the process were the driving forces behind it.co.uk/gp/product/1903385598?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1903385598]]}}{{Frontpage|isbn===[[William and Dorothy Wordsworth: A Miscellany by Gavin Herbertson]]===Mahfouz_Muslim[[image:5star.jpg|linktitle=CategoryThe Things I Would Tell You:{{{British Muslim Women Write|author=Sabrina Mahfouz|rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies=5|genre=Anthologies]] William Wordsworth was |summary=What does it mean to be British and Muslim? This is a defining member of the romantic literary eraquestion these writers tackle with stunning clarity. He was part Modern-day British society has a varied sense of the first wave, and his poetry helped to shape cultural heritage; it is a large part of society that is changing and moving forward as it. Nature was adds more and more voices to the key: existing in nature, finding population, but it is also one's own true nature that has an undercurrent of anxiety and becoming natural in the process were fear towards those who are minorities. So this collection displays how all that fear is received; it comes in the driving forces behind it. [[William form of stereotypical labels and Dorothy Wordsworth: A Miscellany by Gavin Herbertson|Full Review]]racial prejudice, which are themes eloquently reproduced here.<br> <br> <br>}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Holland Cheap<!-- Mahfouz -->|title=View from the Cheap Seats[[image:Mahfouz_Muslim.jpg|leftauthor=Barry Holland|linkrating=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0863561462?ie4|genre=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0863561462]]Anthologies|summary===[[The Things I Would Tell YouA little bit about Barry Holland: British Muslim Women Write by Sabrina Mahfouz]]=== [[image:5starhe was born in Newport, South Wales, to working-class parents.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] [[:Category:Literary Fiction|Literary Fiction]] What does He loves rugby and his son - his son is his favourite rugby player, which is just as it mean to should be British and Muslim? This . He is a qualified engineer but is a question unable to work because of mental ill-health. All of these writers tackle with stunning clarity. Modern day British society has things feed into ''View from the Cheap Seats'', which is a varied sense collection of cultural heritage; it is a society that is changing poems and imaginings as vivid and immediate and moving forward striking as it adds more you could hope for. Barry sounds like a thoroughly nice bloke and more voices his book was a pleasure to the population, but it is also one that has an undercurrent of anxiety and fear towards those who are minoritiesread. So this collection displays how all that fear is received; it comes in the form }}{{Frontpage|isbn=Marshall EFT|title=The Book of stereotypical labels English Folk Tales|author=Sybil Marshall and racial prejudiceJohn Lawrence|rating=4|genre=Anthologies|summary=From ghosts to witches, which are themes eloquently reproduced here. [[to giants and fairies, ''The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write Book of English Folk Tales'' is a fascinating collection of stories retold by Sabrina Mahfouz|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Holland social historian and folklorist Sybil Marshall. Out of print for over three decades, this beautiful new clothbound edition is complete with wood-->[[image:Holland Cheap.jpgengraved illustrations by John Lawrence and is sure to capture the attention of a new generation of lovers of folklore.}}{{Frontpage|leftisbn=Trotman_Winter|linktitle=httpsWinter://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1524633127?ieA Book for the Season|author=UTF8&tagFelicity Trotman (editor)|rating=thebookbag-21&linkCode4|genre=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1524633127]]Anthologies|summary===[[View This seasonal anthology contains a nice mixture of poetry, nature and travel pieces, and excerpts from the Cheap Seats by Barry Holland]]=== [[imagelonger works of fiction. Felicity Trotman, a freelance editor and member of the English Civil War Society, has arranged the material into three sections:4star'The Old Year', 'Christmas, Sacred and Secular', and 'The New Year'.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] A little bit about Barry Holland: he was born in NewportThis creates an appropriate sense of chronological progression and also serves to make Christmas the heart of the book. Black-and-white illustrations – maps, South Wales, to working class parents. He loves rugby photographs and engravings – are interspersed throughout, and each author gets a short paragraph of biography and his son - his son is his favourite rugby player, which is just as it should bebackground. He is a qualified engineer but is unable to work because of mental ill health}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Elphinstone_Winter|title=Winter Magic|author=Abi Elphinstone (Editor)|rating=3. All of these things feed into ''View 5|genre=Anthologies|summary=With everything from the Cheap Seats''dragons to mysterious crimes, which is a collection voice-stealing witches to time travel, and magical worlds to first performances of poems and imaginings as vivid and immediate and striking as you could hope for. Barry sounds like world-famous ballets, this is a thoroughly nice bloke and his book was a pleasure collection of short stories that delights from start to readfinish.<br> <!-- Marshall -->[[image:Marshall EFT.jpg|left|link=https://wwwAnthologies of short stories can sometimes fall flat, with one or two good ones and then a bunch of mediocre fillers, but this collection has no weak links.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1468313177?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1468313177]]all the stories are good, and most of them are brilliant. I felt entirely caught up in each individual world as I read, loving the varied and extremely likeable heroines throughout.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Phinn_Virgin|title=The Virgin Mary's Got Nits|author=[[The Book of English Folk Tales by Sybil Marshall and John Lawrence]]Gervase Phinn|rating=4.5|genre==Anthologies[[image:4star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]]Christmas in our house is the time we tend to get on a plane and head to either sun or snow, [[:Category:Short Stories|Short Stories]] From ghosts to witchesanywhere that is far, to giants and fairiesfar away from the madness at home, ''The Book of English Folk Tales'' is a fascinating collection of stories retold by social historian last-minute dashes to the shops on Christmas Eve and folklorist Sybil Marshall. Out of print food cupboard stockpiles that would imply supermarkets are shutting for over three decadesa month, this beautiful new clothbound edition is complete with wood engraved illustrations by John Lawrence and is sure to capture nor a mere 36 hours. But I do remember the attention feeling of a new generation of lovers of folklore. [[The Book of English Folk Tales by Sybil Marshall Christmas when I was younger, back when it was magical, and John Lawrence|Full Review]]<br> <br> <br> <!-- Trotman -->[[image:Trotman_Winterback when you knew exactly what the season would bring with carol concerts and school nativities and Christmas parties.jpg|left|link=https://wwwThis book is an anthology of those moments, and it took me right back to the wonder of Christmas as a child.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1445664747?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1445664747]]}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Ayrton_Pasaran|title==[[WinterNo Pasaran: A Book for Writings from the Season by Felicity Trotman Spanish Civil War|author=Pete Ayrton (editor)]]=|rating=4|genre=Anthologies [[image:3.5star.jpg|linksummary=CategoryIn ''¡No Pasarán!:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]], [[:Category:Reference|Reference]] This seasonal anthology contains Writings from the Spanish Civil War'', Pete Ayrton has chosen a nice mixture majority of poetrytexts by Spanish writers, nature and travel pieces, and excerpts arguing that the conflict has long been written about from longer works the point of view of fictionthe international brigades. Felicity Trotman, a freelance editor and member of }}{{Frontpage|isbn=Edwards_Manor|title=Murder at the English Civil War Society, has arranged the material into three sections: 'The Old Year', Manor: Country House Mysteries (British Library Crime Classics)|author=Martin Edwards (editor)|rating=4.5|genre=Anthologies|summary=I'Christmasm not big on short stories, Sacred and Secular'but two factors nudged me towards this book. Firstly, and it'The New Year'. This creates an appropriate sense s broadly golden age crime, one of chronological progression, my weaknesses and also serves to make Christmas secondly, the heart editor is [[:Category:Martin Edwards|Martin Edwards]], a man whose knowledge of the book. Black-golden age crime is probably unsurpassed and-white illustrations – mapshe's done us proud, photographs and engravings – are interspersed throughoutnot only with his selection but with the half-page biographies of the writers, and which precede each author gets a short paragraph of biography and backgroundstory.<br> <!-- Elphinstone -->[[image:Elphinstone_Winter.jpg|left|link=https://www There's just enough there to allow you to place the author and to direct you to other works if you're tempted.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471159809?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471159809]] It's an elegant selection, from the well known and the less well known, all set in and around the country house.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Colfer_Place|title==[[Winter Magic by Abi Elphinstone (Editor)]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Confident Readers|Confident Readers]], [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] With everything from dragons to mysterious crimes, voice-stealing witches to time travel, and magical worlds to first performances of world-famous ballets, this is a collection of short stories that delights from start to finish. Anthologies of short stories can sometimes fall flat, with one or two good ones and then a bunch of mediocre fillers, but this collection has no weak links...all the stories are good, and most of them are brilliant. I felt entirely caught up in each individual world as I read, loving the varied and extremely likeable heroines throughout. [[Winter Magic by Abi Elphinstone (Editor)|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Phinn -->[[image:Phinn_Virgin.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1444779400?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1444779400]] ===[[The Virgin Mary's Got Nits by Gervase Phinn]]=== [[image:4.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Humour|Humour]], [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] Christmas in our house is the time we tend to get on a plane and head to either sun or snow, anywhere that is far, far away from the madness at home, last minute dashes to the shops on Christmas Eve, and food cupboard stockpiles that would imply supermarkets are shutting for a month, nor a mere 36 hours. But I do remember the feeling of Christmas when I was younger, back when it was magical, and back when you knew exactly what the season would bring with carol concerts and school nativities and Christmas parties. This book is an anthology of those moments, and it took me right back to the wonder of Christmas as a child. [[The Virgin Mary's Got Nits by Gervase Phinn|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Ayrton -->[[image:Ayrton_Pasaran.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/184668997X?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=184668997X]] ===[[No Pasaran: Writings from the Spanish Civil War by Pete Ayrton (editor)]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] In ''¡No Pasarán!: Writings from the Spanish Civil War'', Pete Ayrton has chosen a majority of texts by Spanish writers, arguing that the conflict has long been written about from the point of view of the international brigades. [[No Pasaran: Writings from the Spanish Civil War by Pete Ayrton (editor)|Full Review]]<br> <br> <br> <!-- Edwards -->[[image:Edwards_Manor.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0712309934?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0712309934]] ===[[Murder at the Manor: Country House Mysteries (British Library Crime Classics) by Martin Edwards (editor)]]=== [[image:4.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Crime (Historical)|Crime (Historical)]], [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] I'm not big on short stories, but two factors nudged me towards this book. Firstly, it's broadly golden age crime, one of my weaknesses and secondly, the editor is [[:Category:Martin Edwards|Martin Edwards]], a man whose knowledge of golden age crime is probably unsurpassed and he's done us proud, not only with his selection, but with the half-page biographies of the writers, which precede each story. There's just enough there to allow you to place the author and to direct you to other works if you're tempted. It's an elegant selection, from the well known and the less well known, all set in and around the country house. [[Murder at the Manor: Country House Mysteries (British Library Crime Classics) by Martin Edwards (editor)|Full Review]]<br> {{newreviewOnce Upon a Place

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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Cleeves_Murder|title=The Starlings and Other Stories

|genre=CrimeAnthologies|summary=Six authors, known collectively as 'The Murder Squad', and their six accomplices were each given twelve photographs of the remote landscape of Pembrokeshire by acclaimed photographer David Wilson and asked to come up with a short story inspired by what they saw. Some of the stories will be more to your taste than others, as is only to be expected in such a varied anthology, but none are weak and if you enjoy crime short stories then this book could be a real treat.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1909823740</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Milne_Love|title=Love From Pooh (Winnie the Pooh)

{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Walton_Scifi|title=What Makes This Book So Great: Re-Reading The Classics Of Science Fiction And Fantasy

|summary=Jo Walton has published over ten books, several of which have been award -winning. On top of that, she has a voracious appetite for books - both as a well -respected writer of original fiction, but as a well -respected reviewer too. Not only does she have time to do all that, but she also writes a regular column for Tor.com, on Science Fiction and Fantasy books, and it is these columns that a selection of which are collected here.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1472111613</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Tennant_Grub|title=Did We Meet on Grub Street?

|genre=EntertainmentAnthologies|summary=Essentially, the three authors (all of whom have long careers in the book industry) revel in the idea of being whining old curmudgeons who miss the good old days of publishing. This unashamed nostalgia provides the focus of the book and allows the writers to recount numerous anecdotes from their days in the publishing business. Whilst the primary audience for this book may well be students of creative writing and media studies, it also serves as an interesting exploration of an aspect of modern history: how a once-burgeoning industry is now a shell of its former self, much like a lot of manufacturing. Because of this, I was disappointed that no space was given to a consideration of how the rise of the e-book and Kindle has directly damaged both the sale of books and the potential for new books to be written (fewer real books sold = fewer financial advances paid to writers = fewer books written). Also, given the clear love of books as treasured artifactsartefacts, the dismissal of the Harry Potter phenomenon seems truculent, given the impetus the series gave to reading amongst both the young and adults.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0704372983</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Penzler_Big|title=The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries

|summary=George R R Martin Nostalgia is undoubtedly a big part of the biggest name in modern day fantasyChristmas experience, and Gardner Dozois an American science fiction author that's provided in sack-loads by this hefty tome of considerable renownshort stories. HereSherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot and Brother Cadfael jostle Morse, Rumpole and Vic Warshawski for space on these tightly packed pages, while lesser-known and long since forgotten writers furnish new and unexpected pleasures for even the two collect twenty one stories by a list most well-read of well known and hugely loved authorsbook worms.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783297190</amazonuk>