What’s Nick Cave reading on holiday?
I take advice from my favourite writers on what to read. This morning, Nick Cave wrote about his holiday readingContinue Reading
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I ‘m not falling for the clichés this year – In search of the true meaning of Christmas
Am I a Scrooge for not wanting to do the usual this year and send out packs of Christmas cardsContinue Reading
Welcome to 2023 – Time for a fresh reading list
Like it or lump it, the new year is upon us. “They” say (based on unknown data sources and noContinue Reading
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So many ways to get lost in translation…
A multilingual perspective Yesterday, someone asked me how my Spanish, Portuguese and French skills are, because those are the languagesContinue Reading
Are you familiar with any of these contenders for awards?
It’s book awards season again, alas. I used to be one of those tail-wagging puppies that practically did zoomies whenContinue Reading
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Thrillers, Sci-Fi, History, Horror and Poetry – Reading list for the next six months
It’s the end of the first half of the year, and so far my reading time has been reduced byContinue Reading
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Funny, witty, amusing books for light relief
To alleviate the “morbs” that might have descended on you from reading those books with pandemic and epidemics as themes,Continue Reading
So it won a Nobel – so what?
Every so often I discover a wonderful writer by some confluence of good fortune. In this case, I got myContinue Reading
Does it work to pick from an author’s shortlist of favourites? – Sjón’s Top 10
Since I’m a devoted Sjón fan, I duly sat down and ordered the novels on this Top 10 list ofContinue Reading
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Romantic novels to put you in the mood for love
It’s Spring, love is in the air and it’s wedding season, so now is the time to revisit some excellentContinue Reading
The one, the only, the greatest – Literary one-hit wonders video
Like in music, one-hit wonders are a never-ending source of fascination for people. Depending on how you define a “one-hitContinue Reading
100 Reviews and counting
Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy – coming up – will be the subject of the 100th book review I’ve written inContinue Reading
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