I read over one hundred books in 2016 and I must confess I did feel secretly smug. I had written the titles …
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Don’t you dare give me an ash tray for Christmas! …were the words from my mum when I told her I was …
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A few years ago, ten million hardbacks celebrated a book depository in Liverpool. A place in a local shopping centre designated solely for …
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It is fair to say 2016 has been an unruly guest as years go. We have been stripped of creative geniuses and …
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A pop art version of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, with a touch of Tarantino violence sums up Small Change: Andrez Bergen’s buzzing …
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One crisp Wednesday morning in May, I swam into the Libreria Acqua Alta in Venice. Located in Calle Lunga Santa Maria Formosa, the …
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Ever had the feeling you have been drugged with a literary pill? You pick up a book and cannot stop reading it; …
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I begin this Revolutionary Road review by noting that Richard Yates’s novel is a remarkable reflection on American society. Frank and April …
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Who is it that writes these days? We all send emails, text messages, tweets and status updates on social media and become …
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Sometimes you do not really notice things you consistently say out loud until a friend or someone points it out to you. …
