Libraries gave us power – Manic Street Preachers So far in this occasional series I’ve talked about how George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four …
They say you cannot judge a book by its cover, but I must confess that it was the strikingly handsome chiselled profile …
Pierre Lemaitre was awarded the 2013 Crime Writers’ Association International Dagger for his first outing in crime fiction, Alex. The first book …
On the 27th January 2015 as I began to organise my thoughts for this piece, it was 100 days until the election. …
As I read the accounts of survivors this Holocaust Memorial Day, it struck me that many of them came from those who …
We have all been there, so it’s not hard to conjure up the scenario. A bustling Saturday shopping afternoon, you try to …
How much is too much to spend on a book? As with so much in life, George Orwell has already considered and …
Next time you’re in a public space, a café, a bar arena or even a restaurant, take a peep around at how …
My desk space in the city is located just off Dale Street Liverpool. I love walking to work across town in the …
In the limbo period of Xmas and New Year I found myself taking several parties of friends and families around the Pool …
Who that has not suffered it understands the pain of exile? – George Orwell, Burmese Days To be quite honest, having travelled …
