Shortly after lockdown I suggested a trip to my girlfriend. One to Green Lane, Enfield. Not the most romantic or picturesque of…
Book Reviews
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Here at ten million hardbacks, indies get a lot of love! Some of my favourite books have been discovered via the #ReadIndies…
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Across the Water is part two of Jack Byrne’s planned trilogy of stories that examine Liverpool and Ireland’s political and social history…
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Danny the Champion of the World review: meet Roald Dahl’s mischievous heroes
by Karl Coppackby Karl CoppackSo far in this series I’ve looked at books which informed my teenage political thought (Nineteen Eighty-Four), made me want to become…
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Well, COVID finally caught up with us, and February’s reading and writing plans all went out the window! I was lucky enough…
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Last month’s Tokyo Weekender Book Club inspired this The Easy Life in Kamusari review. As well as a good book club choice,…
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The Road review: reading Vasily Grossman’s short stories and essays to mark the writer’s birthday
Today would have been Vasily Grossman’s birthday and in honour of the occasion, I am trying to fit in a few chapters…
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This is a busy time of year, as noted in my last review, and when reading time is short, I often turn…
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Small Things Like These review: Claire Keegan’s latest for Novellas in November
Being up to your ears in work is nothing to complain about, unless it cuts into the reading and writing time too…
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October is Black History Month in the UK and so there is no better time to continue reading and loving Sam Selvon’s…