Revealing the real story behind modern pop music – John Seabrook interview
John Seabrook’s non-fiction writing is the manifestation of his public image. The websites I have found that are dedicated toContinue Reading
Category: Non-fiction
Biographical Nonfiction Historical Nonfiction List of similar books Non-fiction Nonfiction Review of Biographical Fiction
Megalomaniac Masters and Monarchs (1) – The Juicy Biographies
In the last years of the 19th century and the first 20 or so years of the 20th century, AsiaContinue Reading
Authors to watch Current events Discussion of author’s portfolio getting published Non-fiction Poetry
From Babel to Borne – Upcoming Publications from Favourite Authors
What are my favourite authors doing next? My favourite authors have new works in the works, pardon the pun, soContinue Reading
Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of film/TV series Discussion of genre getting published Non-fiction Review of new book Science Fiction
Looking back at the original Star Trek – The Trouble with Tribbles
Which Sci-Fi devotee is not looking forward to the debut of Star Trek: Picard? (Roll on, January 23, 2020!) IContinue Reading
Read the books before you judge the films – GoT and Florence Foster Jenkins
Game of Thrones has now ended, and amid the uproar about the storyline and perceived-as-unsatisfactory conclusion of the final season, despairingContinue Reading
Discussion of writing style Non-fiction Pastoral Literature Review of new book Review of new non-fiction Subjective non-fiction
A different kind of oasis – Paradise Gardens, by Monty Don and Derry Moore
I have long been an admirer of Monty Don, the horticulturist and garden expert. I love watching him on hisContinue Reading
New video-format review – The Memory Palace, by Edward Hollis
Compact Crit. #9 – The Memory Palace, by Edward Hollis Since Edward Hollis’ book, The Memory Palace, is mostly aboutContinue Reading
This is why we love our “stuff” – The Memory Palace, by Edward Hollis
When I studied Interior Decorating years ago, I didn’t have the foggiest idea about the real significance of interiors. YouContinue Reading
Discussion of film/TV series Discussion of genre Non-fiction Review of new book Review of new non-fiction
All the Best Lines, by George Tiffin
For New Year 2016 I engaged my brain to delve into some interesting new non-fiction. These are not obvious choicesContinue Reading
Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of writing style Humor Humour Non-fiction Review of memoir The Grim Reaper
Forensic analysis of death – Nothing to Be Frightened Of, by Julian Barnes
Death is a difficult subject to write about, but particularly when it is not coincidental but core to a book’s theme orContinue Reading
Red Herrings, Murders at Mealtimes and Mystery Recipes
The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook Considering the quality and quirkiness of books published by Quirk Books, I was expecting somethingContinue Reading
More famous than ever – Jane Austen Cover to Cover, by Margaret C. Sullivan
Even if you know nothing about Jane Austen, never read one of her novels, and never seen a movie adaptationContinue Reading
The visual language of painting – Landscape Painting by Mitchell Albala
Update, Jan. 7, 2017 Corrected spelling of “[en] plein air”, French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ plɛn ɛːʁ], which is from the FrenchContinue Reading
Current events Discussion of author’s portfolio Non-fiction Published books Review of historical fiction Subjective non-fiction
Have you read People of the Deer? You should, especially now
Grand old man of Canadian literature dies Just last week I gave my copy of Farley Mowat’s Eastern Passage to a friendContinue Reading
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