Coming Soon: Castles, Crime & Cake by John Donoghue
We’re delighted to be bringing a wonderfully entertaining non-fiction title to Love Books Tours this February.
Blending true crime, British history, and laugh-out-loud humour, Castles, Crime & Cake takes readers on an unexpected journey through bizarre laws, curious crimes, and medieval traditions you truly have to read to believe. This is history with its tie loosened — warm, witty, and gloriously irreverent.
Our Bookstagram tour runs from 10th to 20th February, with reviewers sharing posts daily across Instagram. If you enjoy memoirs with personality, humour, and surprising facts, this is one to keep firmly on your radar.
📚 Book Information
Title: Castles, Crime & Cake
Author: John Donoghue
Tour Dates: 10th – 20th February
Genre: Memoir | Historical | Humour | True Crime
Page Count: 318
Publisher: New Moat Press
📖 Blurb
From Police Officer to Medieval Castle Guide… via Britain’s most curious crimes.
It all started with cake — as most good stories do. Then came the discovery that it’s illegal to chat to the postman for too long, and a spark was ignited.
What followed was a chaotic quest to break Britain’s strangest laws, a tumble to rock bottom involving bananas and British Gas, and a complete change of direction that led to life as a medieval castle guide. Along the way there are monkey ghosts, questionable gestures, and festive medieval traditions involving jumping, farting, and whistling.
Castles, Crime & Cake is a witty, warm, and sharply observed memoir that proves the past was never as polite — or lawful — as we might like to think.
📆 Bookstagram Tour Schedule
10th February
@naomizzle
@the_bookmagnet
@melisbookreviews
11th February
@Sarahd.loves.books
@nadz_sargent
@ukbook_reviewer
12th February
@readingonthebrink
@pugwash18
@Book_dragon_gems
13th February
@readabookandlearnanewword
@once.upon.a.crime.uk
@lastchapterthrills
14th February
@readingwithbeagles
@katieluvstoread
@books_my_cats_stole
15th February
@happilyeverhels
@jennie_poofs_reads
@fatguyreading
16th February
@bookaddict.twylie68
@novelhabit
@xrosieandthornx
17th February
@whatlexreadnext
@plumbobmummy
@lady_j_reads
18th February
@inwordsandvoice
@readingwithduke
@riri._reads
19th February
@my_evergrowing_tbr_shelf
@itsabookthing2021
@fantasy.bookworm01
💛 Follow Along on Instagram
We’d love readers to follow along on Instagram as the tour unfolds. Supporting our reviewers with likes, comments, and shares helps amplify their posts — and gives this brilliant book the visibility it deserves.
Keep an eye on the Love Books Tours grid from 10th February and join us for a tour filled with history, humour, and more than a few curious crimes 📚🍰
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