Monthly Archives: February 2010
The Blasphemer – Nigel Farndale
Remember I talked a while back about bookish grumps? Well one book that I had three quarters finished and then put down was the one I am going to talk about today as finally a week or so ago I … Continue reading
Filed under Nigel Farndale, Review, Transworld Publishing
Simon’s Bookish Bits #10
Did you know that today the 27th of February 2010 is the very first day of Jewish Book Week? Well if you did or didn’t know I only found out thanks to the rather retro library that I went to earlier in … Continue reading
Filed under Book Thoughts, Simon's Bookish Bits
Accidental Library Looting
I am blaming all of you for the fact that I seem to have somehow gained lots more books from the library this week. I mentioned to you last week the bizarre and wonderful forgotten library I went to, which took me right … Continue reading
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Do I Want To Read…?
I was actually planning today on simply doing a post saying that I was going to have a ‘blogging day off’ then just as I was settling down to sleep last night an idea loomed in my head and I thought … Continue reading
Filed under Book Thoughts, Do I Want To Read?
The Day After The Day Before…
I am not going to do the longest of posts today. It’s fair to say after spending pretty full day on the internet hosting those of you who turned up to discuss my first choice of the Not The TV … Continue reading
Filed under Book Thoughts, Not The TV Book Group
The Girl With Glass Feet – Ali Shaw (NTTVBG – Book Two)
Welcome to the second in the first series of Not The TV Book Group. I am Simon Savidge and your rather nervous rabbit in the headlights host today. Joining me on the freshly plumped sofa’s are my lovely fellow co-hosts Kim of Reading Matters, … Continue reading
Filed under Ali Shaw, Atlantic Books, Book Group, Book Thoughts, Books of 2010, Not The TV Book Group, Review
Simon’s Bookish Bits #9
On these weekly bookish bits I am beginning to sound like a stuck record, once again last week was a busy one so I am once again spending this morning catching up on commenting back and other people’s blogs. However … Continue reading
Filed under Book Thoughts, Neel Mukherjee
A Single Man – Christopher Isherwood
You probably all know by now that I am someone who actually has to read a book before I see the film (unless I don’t know it’s a book or I was young and had no idea it was a … Continue reading
Looting from a Long Forgotten Library
It’s yet another crazy old week this week, what on earth is going on with the last couple of weeks? Has anyone else been having a bit of a manic old time? I think I need a long weekend! Despite … Continue reading
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The House of the Mosque – Kader Abdolah
I don’t really know how to introduce ‘The House of the Mosque’ by Kader Abdolah. It’s not a book that I had considered reading until I popped my name into a draw for it over at Lizzy’s Literary Life, not … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2010, Canongate Publishing, Kader Abdolah, Review
The Bookish Grumps
Dear readers, I have a little bit of a confession. Though I have had a rather good year of reading so far and read more by this time of year than I have any other year to date, I have … Continue reading
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Brodeck’s Report – Philippe Claudel
Just over a week ago the Not The TV Book Group (or NTTVBG) had our very first book discussion on Brodeck’s Report by Philippe Claudel over at Dovegreyreader. The discussion was wonderful with people popping back and forth and who … Continue reading
Filed under Not The TV Book Group, Philippe Claudel, Quercus Publishing, Review
