Monthly Archives: May 2010
Light Boxes – Shane Jones
I was alerted today’s book of choice thanks to Frances of Nonsuch Book a while back. I then promptly forgot about it until a few weeks ago a little parcel from Penguin arrived and there inside was a compact novel. … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2010, Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Books, Review, Shane Jones
Fledgling – Octavia E. Butler
Well apart from the tears that were shed in the fact that this book was the last title for the Not The TV Book Group I was really looking forward to reading what promised to be a very different vampire … Continue reading
Filed under Not The TV Book Group, Octavia E. Butler, Review
The Prince of Mist – Carlos Ruiz Zafon
I don’t know about you but I loved ‘The Shadow of the Wind’ by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. In fact if you haven’t read it please go to a bookstore/library and get your hands on a copy if you do nothing … Continue reading
Filed under Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Orion Publishing, Review
The Prose Practice: Lonely Men in Cardigans
From yesterday’s erotica to something almost polar opposite, though maybe actually not if these cardi-clad men are very lonely, anyway… I mentioned earlier in the week that your advice would be called upon, as unwitting participants of The Prose Practice, … Continue reading
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The Prose Practice: Reading Abroad #1
Your help is going to be needed twice this week as we have not one but two, yes two, problems for The Pragmatic Prose Practice Panel (I tried to think of another P word to take the alliteration to a whole … Continue reading
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The Last Not The TV Book Group?
Lots and lots and lots of you have been asking via email, in person or leaving comments here and there if this could really be the last NTTVBG (goodness saying it like that makes its sound rather grand – you … Continue reading
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Simon’s Bookish Bits #22
Today I thought I would do a post on audience participation. Something that I have been a little lax at, as you will see from my sudden commenting splurge on Thursday, on the blogosphere and in comments because it’s been … Continue reading
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Do I Want To Read?
Despite not being able to buy any books this year (it has almost been six months which I almost cannot believe) I do pop into the odd book shop and have a gander on other wonderful blogs, read the books … Continue reading
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Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? – Agatha Christie
When I mentioned I was having somewhat of a rough time reading wise recently Claire suggested that I either turn to Mitford or Christie (wise words indeed) I actually went for ‘The Graveyard Book’ but then when another slump hit … Continue reading
Filed under Agatha Christie, Harper Collins, Review
Latest Library Loot
I haven’t mentioned the library for a while. Partly because I am sulking with my nearest (which has been done up and looks quite amazing, though I don’t like self service in a library, it just seems all wrong) because since … Continue reading
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The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman
I think I must be one of the very last bloggers on the planet to get around to reading this. I am prepared to be honest and say I have had this on the TBR since it came out in … Continue reading
Filed under Bloomsbury Publishing, Neil Gaiman, Review
