On the blog last week
Tuesday – This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic was a freebie on the theme of book covers and I chose Books With Modes of Transport on the Cover.
Wednesday – As always #WWW Wednesday is a weekly opportunity to share what I’ve just read, what I’m currently reading and what I plan to read next… and to take a peek at what others are reading.
Thursday – I published my review of historical novel Little Spark by Jess Kidd.
Saturday – I joined other gardeners for #SixonSaturday sharing six things from my garden this week.
New on my shelves
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams (Pan Macmillan)
Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw Facebook’s potential and knew it could change the world for the better. But, when she got there and rose to its top ranks, things turned out a little different.
From wild schemes cooked up on private jets to risking prison abroad, Careless People exposes both the personal and political fallout when boundless power and a rotten culture take hold. In a gripping and often absurd narrative, Wynn-Williams rubs shoulders with Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg and world leaders, revealing what really goes on among the global elite – and the consequences this has for all of us.
Candid and entertaining, this is an intimate memoir set amid powerful forces. As all our lives are upended by technology and those who control it, Careless People will change how you see the world.
Dead Men Don’t Ski (Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #1) by Patricia Moyes (Farrago)
Inspector Henry Tibbett is taking a much-needed holiday from his job at Scotland Yard with his wife Emmy. Headed for a spot of skiing in the Italian Dolomites and some first-class people-watching, Tibbett’s worries blissfully melt away.
That is, until a fellow guest who boards the ski lift alive at the top of the mountain is found dead when the lift touches bottom. Another dead body turns up, and then another, and it becomes clear that Murder has come to the mountain.
What I’m currently reading
I’m reading Conqueror (Agricola #4) by Simon Turney from my NetGalley shelf, an ARC of A Shroud of Snow by Sarah Hawkswood, published on 20th August by Allison & Busby, and listening to the audiobook of Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams.
Look out for…
- Book Review: The Glass Maker of Venice by David Gilman
- Book Review: Conqueror (Agricola #4) by Simon Turney
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