Had I not read Emma Larkin’s wonderful Finding George Orwell in Burma in 2013, I wouldn’t have gone looking for further reading …
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Pierre Lemaitre was awarded the 2013 Crime Writers’ Association International Dagger for his first outing in crime fiction, Alex. The first book …
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In the epicentre of the city, an electrical jungle, it seemed quite fitting that I started to read a biography of Lou …
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Last year I decided to mark 9 November with a new holiday Trashaday, in honour of the granddaddy of trash, Mr John …
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Book Reviews
Whistle And I’ll Come To You review: M. R. James’s spooky read
by John Maguireby John MaguireThis Hallowe’en, there is no need to wear a zombie, demon or mask of horror, because the so-called ‘natural’ ones that people …
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Tales of the Unexpected review: Roald Dahl’s macabre short stories
by John Maguireby John MaguireAs the autumn nights drain the colour from the day, I find that dipping into Roald Dahl’s short stories makes for a …
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Open Door Bookshop On a recent trip to Roma, I’d planned to visit an English bookstore to pen a review for this …
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We love to read writers when they write about writing. Whether it is George Orwell’s Why I Write, Stephen King On Writing, …
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House of Small Shadows review: Adam Nevill’s supernatural tale
by John Maguireby John MaguireI always find reading horror on a sun-soaked beach throws the average tourist. The reality is that I find it is the …
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Martin Eden review: Jack London’s classic artist’s novel
by John Maguireby John Maguire2013 saw STONER by John Williams do something quite impressive. In a world of tweeting, status updates and Instagrams, consistently steering the …
