Over the lockdown, Seagull Books gave away a cornucopia of world literature to readers. I chose The Book of Mordechai and Lazarus…
We meet in town, in one of the pubs. Way back when, before gastropubs and chains, before pubs got remodelled to look…
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In my 20 Books of Summer ’20 post I noted that there were a number of reading challenges happening in June and…
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Having recently finished the #TBR20 challenge, along comes 20 Books of Summer ’20, hosted by Cathy at 746 Books. As she explains,…
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If even the title of my last post – 10 long books to read on lockdown – was enough to make you…
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With summer approaching and some ‘social distancing’ likely to be required even if quarantine is lifted, for those of us with cancelled…
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My Mummy is a Monster, My Children are Monsters, perhaps two phrases that are being used increasingly as we enter the Xth…
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This is about cosy reads. That sounds like a harsh term when viewed in isolation, but it’s one I like to use.…
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The 1920 Club has been happening this week, with many good choices of books to read – including the first Agatha Christie…
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Territory of Light was on many best of the year lists in 2019 – and is on my to be read list…
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In his introduction to The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories, Murakami Haruki describes the collection as giving ‘the same kind of…
