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My 10 Top Books of Summer 2022
Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane (HarperCollins, April 2022) Harriet's destructive, gaslighting ex Scott, Madchester wannabe and...
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Jun 6, 20224 min read
New 5* Reviews for my Editing Services
I was very pleased to receive some lovely new comments from the fiction and non-fiction authors I'd worked with recently, on editing...
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Jun 4, 20222 min read
Smart Women: The Best New Books of Spring 2022
Some great books published since January 2022, which you may have missed- or maybe you need a little prod to get around to them? I’d...
sophiablackwell4
Apr 17, 20224 min read
100 Books in 2021
I limited myself to 100, but went up to 115. Oops! Got to work on more writing of my own. I've taken off the extra 15 from this list so...
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Jan 1, 20223 min read
Ten Top Page-Turners for 2022
Romances, thrillers and quick-paced literary fiction for the coming year. Image credit: Kozzzlova, 123rf. Purchased image 30.12.21 That...
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Dec 30, 20212 min read
Top Literary Novels for 2022
Literary fiction with a twist by some very smart women. My favourite books for 2022 have fallen neatly into two lists. I enjoyed them...
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Dec 30, 20215 min read
My Top 21 Books of 2021
I’ve read over 100 books this year, and I’ve just read the Best of 2021 book roundups from the papers. While I know a lot of work goes...
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Dec 21, 20215 min read
Women at the End of the World
The new wave of female-fronted apocalypse novels Recently, I’ve enjoyed seeking out new writing by women, often written pre-pandemic,...
Sophia Blackwell
Sep 29, 20213 min read
LGBT+ Lockdown Radio: Fifty-six hours
Fifty-six and a half hours of radio recorded and edited in my kitchen over the course of a year. Over a hundred interviewees, a hundred...
Sophia Blackwell
Sep 2, 20212 min read
Cool for the Summer: Books with a little something special
Every novel listed here has something interesting, quirky or different about it, something that sets it apart from the other new releases...
Sophia Blackwell
Jul 31, 20213 min read
Getting Away from It All: The best reads for a summer escape
Whether you’re packing a bag or just escaping to a park bench, getting away has never been so important – but it’s good to have a bit of...
Sophia Blackwell
May 11, 20213 min read
Spring Forward: Must-Read Books from 2021
In the End, it was All About Love by Musa Okwonga, Rough Trade Books, January 2021 In this rich, moving and thought-provoking piece of...
Sophia Blackwell
Apr 10, 20213 min read
All The Young Men: An Interview with Ruth Coker Burks
On the eve of the publication of her memoir of AIDS, love, and chosen family in the American South, I spoke to Ruth Coker Burks about the...
Sophia Blackwell
Jan 17, 20212 min read
My Top Ten Novels of 2021 – Part Two
The Girls Are All So Nice Here Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, 1 April 2021 Ambrosia ‘Amb’ Wellington attends her college reunion despite being...
Sophia Blackwell
Jan 3, 20213 min read
My Top Ten Novels of 2021 – Part One
Novels can take us to different worlds, even when we’re at home. In these two blogs, I look at my favourites from the first six months of...
Sophia Blackwell
Jan 3, 20213 min read
2020: A Year in Reading
I’ve read some amazing books this year. I’m so impressed with the authors who’ve had a book out in 2020 – they’ve been so stoical and...
Sophia Blackwell
Dec 31, 20204 min read
The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Special: Review
Online: Soho Theatre on Demand In a year without many new holiday specials, it’s a real treat to see a brand-new original show from two...
Sophia Blackwell
Dec 30, 20202 min read
100 Books
This year has, in many ways, been a fire in a garbage factory. However, it’s been a vintage one for books. To celebrate the book world’s...
Sophia Blackwell
Sep 13, 20204 min read
Not Another Marie Kondo Book Blog
I remember the feeling of finishing James Baldwin’s Another Country – lying, mid-twenties, on a rented bed, praying – please, one day,...
Sophia Blackwell
Jan 20, 20192 min read
200 Books in 2018: The List
Here’s the list of all the books I read in 2018. Not all of these books were published in 2018, though many of them are from the last few...
Sophia Blackwell
Jan 1, 20194 min read
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