Libraries gave us power – Manic Street Preachers So far in this occasional series I’ve talked about how George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four …
A thing I never know, when I’m starting out to tell a story about a chap I’ve told a story about before, …
The Sterns are Listening. Actually, they’re not. The Sterns are doing anything but listening and that’s the problem. It’s that that brings …
Although news and social media might be taking up a lot of attention at present, sometimes our understanding of a complex situation …
Shortly after lockdown I suggested a trip to my girlfriend. One to Green Lane, Enfield. Not the most romantic or picturesque of …
Here at ten million hardbacks, indies get a lot of love! Some of my favourite books have been discovered via the #ReadIndies …
Across the Water is part two of Jack Byrne’s planned trilogy of stories that examine Liverpool and Ireland’s political and social history …
So far in this series I’ve looked at books which informed my teenage political thought (Nineteen Eighty-Four), made me want to become …
Well, COVID finally caught up with us, and February’s reading and writing plans all went out the window! I was lucky enough …
Last February’s Reading Independent Publishers Month brought me many new books to enjoy and so it is wonderful to hear it is …
Last month’s Tokyo Weekender Book Club inspired this The Easy Life in Kamusari review. As well as a good book club choice, …
