A 60+ Yorkshire lass exiled in Cheshire. Ex librarian, bibliophile, book blogger & breast cancer thriver. Sorry unable to handle review requests. Blogs at jillsbookcafe.bloghttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3mkrhb76y752xFive on Friday with Nikita Thakrar Today I'm delighted to feature Nikita Thakrar who is an intuitive mentor, educator, and the author of Meditation through Poetry. She is the founder of Journey from Karma to Dharma, a body of work supporting people through life transitions, emotional healing, and… http://jillsbookcafe.blog/2026/05/01/five-on-friday-with-nikita-thakrar/01 May 2026 06:01 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrhb76y752xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3mjrpzqefys2hThe Show Woman by Emma Cowing  | #BookReview #BookSky 💙📚 https://portobellobookblog.com/2026/04/18/the-show-woman-by-emma-cowing-bookreview-booksky-%f0%9f%92%99%f0%9f%93%9a/ @portybelle.bsky.social18 Apr 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrpzqefys2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3mjp6fvez2c2oThe Ossians by Doug Johnstone https://jenmedsbookreviews.com/2026/04/17/the-ossians-by-doug-johnstone/ @jenlucas.bsky.social17 Apr 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp6fvez2c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3mjoapk7au227Five on Friday with Nikki Ashton Today I'm delighted to feature contemporary romance author Nikki Ashton. I first met Nikki ten years ago via a local book event, when I was more in my crime and thriller phrase. Now that I'm in my romance era, I'm more aware of Nikki's books. Her small town,… http://jillsbookcafe.blog/2026/04/17/five-on-friday-with-nikki-ashton/17 Apr 2026 06:00 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoapk7au227https://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3miyn4g6ves2uWWW Wednesdays! – 08/04/26 #HappyShrugDay #WWWWednesdays #BookSky #WhatAmIReading #SecretLibraryBookBlog https://secretlibrarybookblog.com/2026/04/08/www-wednesdays-08-04-26-happyshrugday-wwwwednesdays-booksky-whatamireading-secretlibrarybookblog/ @nickimags.bsky.social08 Apr 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyn4g6ves2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3miyn2lghkc2tThis Week in Books – 08-04-26 https://josbookblog.co.uk/2026/04/08/this-week-in-books-08-04-26/ @tinyicklejo.bsky.social08 Apr 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyn2lghkc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3miymye6ogc2eWWW Wednesday 8th April 2026: what am I reading? | #WWWWednesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #BookSky 💙📚 https://portobellobookblog.com/2026/04/08/www-wednesday-8th-april-2026-what-am-i-reading-wwwwednesday-amreading-bookrecommendations-booksky-%f0%9f%92%99%f0%9f%93%9a/ @portybelle.bsky.social08 Apr 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miymye6ogc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3mixuuivi4c2oWrite Smarter with Felicity Hayes-McCoy | @fhayesmccoy.bsky.social https://www.swirlandthread.com/write-smarter-with-felicity-hayes-mccoy/ @maireadhearne.bsky.social08 Apr 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixuuivi4c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3miw64tgh6k2u#BookReview of #Tangerinn by Emanuela Anechoum | @europaeditionsuk.bsky.social https://www.swirlandthread.com/tangerinn-emanuela-anechoum/ @maireadhearne.bsky.social07 Apr 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw64tgh6k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3miw33e23a22wPlay With Fire by T. M Payne https://jenmedsbookreviews.com/2026/04/06/play-with-fire-by-t-m-payne/ @jenlucas.bsky.social07 Apr 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw33e23a22whttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3miw2zlcfo22lBooks to Look Out For in 2026 Q2 https://josbookblog.co.uk/2026/04/06/books-to-look-out-for-in-2026-q2/ @tinyicklejo.bsky.social07 Apr 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw2zlcfo22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3miw2ydbs6c2i#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Yvonne Barlow #author of Stitches That Bind https://portobellobookblog.com/2026/04/06/threetwoone-quickfire-questions-with-yvonne-barlow-author-of-stitches-that-bind/07 Apr 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw2ydbs6c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3miw2wkjlz22lRewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 05/04/26 https://jenmedsbookreviews.com/2026/04/06/rewind-recap-weekly-update-w-e-05-04-26/ @jenlucas.bsky.social07 Apr 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw2wkjlz22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3miw2upqmm22wThe Ending Writes Itself https://jenmedsbookreviews.com/2026/04/07/the-ending-writes-itself/ @jenlucas.bsky.social07 Apr 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw2upqmm22whttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3mirb3cgyec2a#6Degrees of Separation for April 2026: From The Correspondent to The House of Hidden Letters #BookSky 💙📚 https://portobellobookblog.com/2026/04/04/6degrees-of-separation-for-april-2026-from-the-correspondent-to-the-house-of-hidden-letters-booksky-%f0%9f%92%99%f0%9f%93%9a/ @portybelle.bsky.social05 Apr 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirb3cgyec2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3miraw3epck2xHappy Easter! Today I'm doing an Easter #BookTag challenge https://portobellobookblog.com/2026/04/05/happy-easter-today-im-doing-an-easter-booktag-challenge-2/ @portybelle.bsky.social05 Apr 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miraw3epck2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3milhnnc76s2lEstella's Fury by Barbara Havelocke https://lindasbookbag.com/2026/04/03/estellas-fury-by-barbara-havelocke/ @lindasbookbag.bsky.social03 Apr 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3milhnnc76s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3milhmdokv227Dog Rose Dirt by Jen Williams https://jenmedsbookreviews.com/2026/04/03/dog-rose-dirt-by-jen-williams/ @jenlucas.bsky.social03 Apr 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3milhmdokv227https://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3milhkn3mk22yThe month that was... March 2026 https://josbookblog.co.uk/2026/04/03/the-month-that-was-march-2026/ @tinyicklejo.bsky.social03 Apr 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3milhkn3mk22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3milhj6zbtc2iBlog Tour - Hopes and Dreams at the Chocolate Pot Café by Jessica Redland @JessicaRedland @rararesources @BoldwoodBooks #BookReview #BookSky #boldwoodbloggers #PublicationDay #RespectRomFic #HopesAndDreamsAtTheChocolatePotCafe https://bookescapes.home.blog/2026/04/03/blog-tour-hopes-and-dreams-at-the-chocolate-pot-cafe-by-jessica-redland-jessicaredland-rararesources-boldwoodbooks-bookreview-whitsboroughbay-booktwt-booksky-boldwoodbloggers-publicationday/ @bookescapesblog.bsky.social03 Apr 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3milhj6zbtc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3milheppris2i#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with IDC Hopkins #author of Rory's Swing: Tiger's Blood https://portobellobookblog.com/2026/04/03/threetwoone-quickfire-questions-with-idc-hopkins-author-of-rorys-swing-tigers-blood/ @portybelle.bsky.social03 Apr 2026 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3milheppris2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3mil26pbbhn23Five on Friday with Antony Johnston @AntonyJohnston @antonyjohnston.bsky.social Today I'm delighted to feature multi-award-winning and New York Times bestselling author, Antony Johnston. He is an exceedingly versatile writer with a body of work spanning books, film, graphic novels, videogames, and… http://jillsbookcafe.blog/2026/04/03/five-on-friday-with-antony-johnston-antonyjohnston-antonyjohnston-bsky-social/03 Apr 2026 06:00 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mil26pbbhn23https://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3miiuo4dprk2u45 Things To Do Before You're 45 by Julia Tuffs https://jenmedsbookreviews.com/2026/04/02/45-things-to-do-before-youre-45-by-julia-tuffs/ @jenlucas.bsky.social02 Apr 2026 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miiuo4dprk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3miit2c6ay22xThe House of Hidden Letters by Izzy Broom | #romanticfiction #historicalfiction #bookreview https://portobellobookblog.com/2026/04/02/the-house-of-hidden-letters-by-izzy-broom-romanticfiction-historicalfiction-bookreview/ @portybelle.bsky.social02 Apr 2026 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miit2c6ay22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3miisxmgaf22sMarch 2026 Wrap Up & Favourite Books of the Month #March2026WrapUp #BookSky #SecretLibraryBookBlog https://secretlibrarybookblog.com/2026/04/02/march-2026-wrap-up-favourite-books-of-the-month-march2026wrapup-booksky-secretlibrarybookblog/ @nickimags.bsky.social02 Apr 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miisxmgaf22shttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3mhhwyuykdx24Five on Friday with Árni Heimir Ingólfsson @arniheimiring Today I'm delighted to feature Árni Heimir Ingólfsson a musicologist and lecturer from Iceland. He studied at Harvard University and has written several books on music history, both in English and Icelandic. His new book is called Music at… http://jillsbookcafe.blog/2026/03/20/five-on-friday-with-arni-heimir-ingolfsson-arniheimiring/20 Mar 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhhwyuykdx24https://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3mgwoubn3hc2tThe Truth About Ruby Cooper by Liz Nugent https://lindasbookbag.com/2026/03/13/the-truth-about-ruby-cooper-by-liz-nugent/ @lindasbookbag.bsky.social13 Mar 2026 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwoubn3hc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3mgwo7di56c2cThe Truth About Ruby Cooper by Liz Nugent https://lindasbookbag.com/2026/03/13/the-truth-about-ruby-cooper-by-liz-nugent/ @lindasbookbag.bsky.social13 Mar 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwo7di56c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3mgwo2v4ivk2mThe Murder Pool by Stella Blómkvist, translated by Quentin Bates https://jenmedsbookreviews.com/2026/03/13/the-murder-pool-by-stella-blomkvist-translated-by-quentin-bates/ @jenlucas.bsky.social13 Mar 2026 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwo2v4ivk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jillsbookcafe.bsky.social/post/3mgv674pl2c2w#BookReview of The Last Week of Him by Ruth O'Leary | @ruthwriter.bsky.social https://www.swirlandthread.com/the-last-week-of-him-ruth-oleary/ @maireadhearne.bsky.social12 Mar 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:g4mthk64gqnm57fuze3x33rw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgv674pl2c2w