A Book Club for writers and readers – our verdict on ’50 Shades of Grey’ and next month’s book ‘Slaugherhouse 5’
Our book club met for the first time this Monday. There were seven of us, seven people that hadn’t met before but all liked books. I’d put up ads along the high street, including a poster at Bluston’s…
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Announcing the launch of our writing showcase
It is our intention that Byte the Book is a place where fiction is both explored and celebrated, and to help writers at all stages in their careers. So we are very excited this month to be showcasing…
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Introducing Book Reviewer, Horror Enthusiast and Publisher – Caroline Goldsmith
We’re very pleased to welcome Caroline Goldsmith to Byte the Book and look forward to reading her reviews. Caroline has worked in publishing for 12 years in various roles including sales, marketing,…
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Roddy Doyle and reading with your children – a blog post by Sara J
Parent and friend of Byte the Book, Sara J felt inspired to write a piece on Roddy Doyle. We really enjoyed it as it gave a good insight into how interactive the reading experience can be. If you’re…
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April Book Club – Fifty Shades of Grey – E.L. James
Book Club launching this month – Fifty Shades of Grey – E.L. James – 30/4/12 – Map Cafe Kentish Town We’re launching our book club at the end of this month (30/4/12) at the Map Cafe, 46 Grafton Road,…
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Byte the Book gets nominated for an award
Byte the Book got nominated for a versatile blogger award recently, made us feel quite chuffed, more details at http://mrsgoldsdaysarehere.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/versatile-blogger-award.html
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A funny thing happened to me at the Bologna Book Fair
A funny thing happened to me at the Bologna Book Fair I was sitting outside having a meeting with a Mexican publisher when we noticed a man wearing a patchwork pastel shirt, we complimented him on his…
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Why I set up Byte the Book
Why I set up Byte the Book To say I am passionate about reading would be an understatement. Back in 1995 I set myself the target of reading a book a week. Some years I’ve got to or even exceeded fifty…
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Paper versus digital, digial wins almost everytime
Recently my Kindle broke. I hadn’t read a paper book for two weeks over a year – it decided to pack up fifty-four weeks after arrival. I rang Amazon, it was just out of warranty, and they wanted to ch…
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