<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[simplygoodbooks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Curious to find a good book to enjoy? Want upbeat personal recommendations? Take a look at our quick video good read ideas.]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/books</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:36:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Piranesi by Susanna Clarke: 'The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite.']]></title><description><![CDATA[From the first page of Piranesi , by Susanna Clarke, the reader is plunged into a fascinating, labyrinthine world that is both ancient...]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/piranesi-by-susanna-clarke-the-beauty-of-the-house-is-immeasurable-its-kindness-infinite</link><guid isPermaLink="false">640b4f134b8d18008c00c8fc</guid><category><![CDATA[Fantasy fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Suspense]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mystery fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Thriller]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:46:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_fef4737aabfb4958ba105fb59ea86a13~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Southern</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shades of Grey &#38; Red Side Story by Jasper Fforde: 'Truth is rarely more than a polite fiction agreed upon by the majority']]></title><description><![CDATA[A brilliantly absurd, comic depiction of a society in which colour perception determines social status, and rulebook 'loopholery' might...]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/shades-of-grey-red-side-story-by-jasper-fforde-truth-is-rarely-more-than-a-polite-fiction-agreed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6849874bbad5e41e3cf900fd</guid><category><![CDATA[Humorous fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fantasy fiction]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:33:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_e638fbd5f9ee41e79013f72205eda2d1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Southern</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus: 'ladies, design your own future']]></title><description><![CDATA[A funny, thought-provoking story of 1960s chemistry, cookery and chauvinism told through unwitting trailblazer and resolute, Elizabeth Zott.]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/lessons-in-chemistry-by-bonnie-garmus-ladies-design-your-own-future</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63f27df273fabdcd1d66cfa2</guid><category><![CDATA[Humorous fiction]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 13:57:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_d2f027b2b287497195387a3412bb9cc7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Southern</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should you finish a book club pick you're not enjoying?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's up there with Marmite and cats versus dogs; should you finish a book club pick you're not enjoying?]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/should-you-finish-a-book-club-pick-you-re-not-enjoying</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63e64e55c7865636af166025</guid><category><![CDATA[Discussion]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 16:18:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_205c2f59671449a2a782495a7f907ab9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Southern</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is a good audiobook series? The compelling Rivers of London]]></title><description><![CDATA[What makes a good audiobook series? 

A highly accomplished narrator reading compelling stories of appealing characters in evocative setting]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/what-is-a-good-audiobook-series-the-compelling-rivers-of-london</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63dbe6d2004def5ca65e03cb</guid><category><![CDATA[Fantasy fiction]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 18:36:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_dfe6876e17ec46b18c7cf4ff512f0a07~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Southern</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens: a quest for love and acceptance]]></title><description><![CDATA[A young girl is abandoned in a shack on a marsh in North Carolina. A murder investigation takes place in the nearest town 15 years later....]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/where-the-crawdads-sing-by-delia-owens-love-nature-bigotry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">624ebf2dbb0b76dcc90e6269</guid><category><![CDATA[Mystery fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Thriller]]></category><category><![CDATA[Suspense]]></category><category><![CDATA[Crime fiction]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:06:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_352357346632445a86196a4968536822~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Annette Peppis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Maid by Nita Prose: people are a mystery that can never be solved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever wondered what it would be like to live in a world you cannot fully decipher? One where you struggle to interpret people’s motives...]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/the-maid-by-nita-prose-people-are-a-mystery-that-can-never-be-solved</link><guid isPermaLink="false">621b74d62c872e4782c5c0ec</guid><category><![CDATA[Crime fiction]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2022 15:30:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_f2ab0c590f854a818757a8566cfead3d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Southern</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews: dark and funny]]></title><description><![CDATA[All My Puny Sorrows is a funny but tragic tale of two bright, sharp, witty sisters, Elf and Yoli, who are very different.]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/all-my-puny-sorrows-by-miriam-toews-dark-and-funny</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6172aa9350fa750017a1d730</guid><category><![CDATA[Real stories]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_5475e1f8d23345548cf0e7f90506f528~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Annette Peppis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In The Name Of by Ben Dunn: unforeseen revenge and redemption]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman bent on revenge for her husband's death. An old flame endures brutality and unrequited love. Together they face a terrifying ordeal.]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/in-the-name-of-by-ben-dunn-unforeseen-revenge-and-redemption</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6165695f87eabd0016c57111</guid><category><![CDATA[Crime fiction]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 12:05:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_8b2e51f1470045c292b5e3715c29d22e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_320,h_180,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Southern</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Disappearing Act by Catherine Steadman: the classic innocent abroad]]></title><description><![CDATA[An unwitting actor plunged into the harsh world of Hollywood. Her dogged determination to resolve a puzzling disappearance. The dangerous...]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/the-disappearing-act-by-catherine-steadman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60c76dc061b6b10016b61f53</guid><category><![CDATA[Crime fiction]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:24:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_5b54b6ab67874c3ebe3db70985ea60c3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_320,h_268,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Southern</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unexpected Companions by Nicole Stout : to give these women a voice]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teenager struggling to be accepted by toxic social peers. The ghostly reappearance of ancestors offering guidance and perspective.]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/unexpected-companions-by-nicole-stout-to-give-these-women-a-voice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60b79627366b940015f98115</guid><category><![CDATA[Realistic fiction]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2021 15:17:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_320e2c7b6a7f403d90a3d9f1630059d8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Southern</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kololo Hill by Neema Shah: I'm alone, I'm alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Compelled to forsake your homeland in just 90 days. Plunged into a strange, unwelcoming country of weird food, weather and customs.]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/kololo-hill-by-neema-shah-i-m-alone-i-m-alone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60a68df9a0e84f0016592031</guid><category><![CDATA[Historical fiction]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2021 17:14:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_501c0d167f8c4c4587e14ea1680e3169~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Southern</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can You See Her? by S.E. Lynes: it started the day I reasoned I was invisible]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gruesome consequences of midlife invisibility.  A woman's unheeded struggle with mundane life. A twisting, poignant tale of pain,...]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/can-you-see-her-by-s-e-lynes-it-started-the-day-i-reasoned-i-was-invisible</link><guid isPermaLink="false">609684aa356da800156f43ac</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2021 15:57:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_d8198285a77e438390b1917fbe13fd62~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Southern</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell: the questions were not whether or why but how soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sparrow, a thought-provoking, beautifully written good read that explores faith and humanity through compelling events and characters.]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/the-sparrow-the-questions-were-not-whether-or-why-but-how-soon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60882beb3f650f0016a82454</guid><category><![CDATA[Science fiction]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:38:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_b82299418a83415ab535b92f32d6cda3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_320,h_268,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Southern</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nighthawking by Russ Thomas: what was lost will always be found]]></title><description><![CDATA[A detectorist’s grisly find uncovered in Sheffield’s Botanical Gardens. A cold case detective searching for long-awaited answers. An...]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/nighthawking-by-russ-thomas-what-was-lost-will-always-be-found</link><guid isPermaLink="false">607d7edcc3d0a00015fd570f</guid><category><![CDATA[Crime fiction]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 15:45:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_59b80e8f1b1648b4981e7bc0c98e1102~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Southern</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hiding Place by Jenny Quintana: the present becomes the past in a moment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Identity and belonging. How often we take these essentials for granted and how vital they are for a contented life. In The Hiding Place...]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/the-hiding-place-by-jenny-quintana-the-present-becomes-the-past-in-a-moment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60747b2dc566ad0041e8a60f</guid><category><![CDATA[Mystery fiction]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 16:16:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_c7f6fad563004d21a930de2d84ca6095~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Southern</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book club good reads blogger roundup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is a selection of good book recommendations from the book club I belong to, with a roundup of reviews by fellow book bloggers. Let...]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/book-club-good-reads-blogger-roundup</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6071c41339b3140015dce958</guid><category><![CDATA[Book news]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:38:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_df4c1cedad7346c6845d700e87354971~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Southern</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rebel Ideas by Matthew Syed: a riveting read, jam-packed with interesting facts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rebel Ideas is jam-packed with interesting facts and reading it has made me think deeply about unconscious bias and how necessary diversity.]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/rebel-ideas-by-matthew-syed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60637627cf99f00015bc734e</guid><category><![CDATA[Business books]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 09:48:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_85c4a851162143a987339a0bd5a2ab8f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_628,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Annette Peppis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to buy books ethically]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are plenty of places to download e-books or buy print books online. Where could you shop if you’d like to buy books ethically?]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/how-to-buy-books-ethically</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60634e8c2eb7e800159ec3f8</guid><category><![CDATA[Book news]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 09:13:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_3e9aceb68ff54afba687f58cd00672b5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_640,h_344,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Annette Peppis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confessions of an African Safari Guide by Lloyd Camp: ‘out of Africa there is always something new’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want the authentic inside story on what really happens on an African safari by someone who’s genuinely lived the life? I first met Lloyd...]]></description><link>https://www.simplygoodbooks.co.uk/post/book-recommendation-confessions-of-an-african-safari-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="false">602ff08c90f48a004394c267</guid><category><![CDATA[Real stories]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2021 17:24:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0db314_85ca413ffe224eeb84cc8614bce203bb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Southern</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>