#TopTenTuesday Favourite Independent Publishers #TuesdayBookBlog

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.

The rules are simple:

  • Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
  • Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.
  • Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists.
  • Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is a freebie on the theme of Indie: publishers, bookshops, authors or whatever we choose. My list contains ten of my favourite independent publishers along with examples of books they’ve published which I’ve enjoyed. Links from the publisher’s name will take you to their website. Click on the book titles to read my reviews.

  1. Allison & BusbyA Shroud of Snow by Sarah Hawkswood
  2. Atlantic BooksOur London Lives by Christine Dwyer Hickey
  3. Birlinn Ltd Benbecula by Graeme Macrae Burnet
  4. CanongateLittle Spark by Jess Kidd
  5. époque pressEl Hacho by Luis Carrasco
  6. Faber & FaberSmall Things Like These by Claire Keegan
  7. Fairlight BooksWoman in Blue by Douglas Bruton
  8. Moonflower BooksSeething Lane by Jack Jewers
  9. Northodox PressDwell by Rue Baldry
  10. Orenda BooksHow To Be Brave by Louise Beech

Are there independent publishers whose books you love?

#TopTenTuesday Books With Nationalities In The Title #TuesdayBookBlog

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.

The rules are simple:

  • Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
  • Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.
  • Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists.
  • Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books With Nationalities In The Title, a topic suggested by…me! It turned out to be more difficult than I thought, especially since I set myself the challenge of finding ten different ones. Links from each title will take you to my review or the book description on Goodreads.

  1. French Windows by Antoine Laurain
  2. The English Führer by Rory Clements
  3. The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
  4. The American Agent by Jacqueline Winspear
  5. Greeks Bearing Gifts by Philip Kerr
  6. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
  7. The German Messenger by David Malcolm
  8. The Spanish Girl by Jules Hayes
  9. The Swiss Spy by Alex Gerlis
  10. Canadian Occasions by John Buchan