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Stewart O’Nan: The Odds (2012)
Stewart O’Nan’s novel The Odds is the second novel of my 20 Under 200 project. It’s the third of O’Nan’s novels I’ve read so far and while Last Night at the... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Julian Barnes: The Sense of an Ending (2012)
When I posted my 20 under 200 list last week, Julian Barnes’s The Sense of an Ending was the novel that was mentioned the most and, so, I decided to pick it as... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
20 Under 200 – A Summer Reading List
Like so many others, I’ve decided to do something about those huge piles of unread books and not buy so many new ones anymore. Quite a few of the bloggers I kno... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Tove Jansson: The True Deceiver – Den Ärlige Bedragaran (1982)
Swedish-speaking Finnish author and artist Tove Jansson is most famous for her stories featuring the Moomintroll family and their friends. Their creation spans... Read more
Posted on 22 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Louise Millar: Accidents Happen (2013)
I’m not sure where I’ve first heard of Louise Millar, but the review I read was very positive, so when I saw Accidents Happen at the local book shop, I picked i... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Mary Hocking: Letters From Constance (1991)
I think it speaks for the quality of a book when you feel like discussing it. Mary Hocking’s Letters From Constance is such a book. There’s so much to discuss.... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Mollie Panter-Downes: One Fine Day (1947)
Mollie Panter-Downes was a British novelist and columnist. She’s well-known for her novel One Fine Day and her wartime short story collection Good Evening,... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Duong Thu Huong: Novel Without a Name – Tiêu Thuyêt Vô Dê (1995) Literature and...
Duong Thu Huong is one of Vietnam’s most important writers. Since I haven’t read a lot of Vietnamese novels I was looking forward to reading her most famous... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Are You Ready for Mary Hocking Week?
I discovered Mary Hocking last year, thanks to Heavenali‘s Mary Hocking Week. So, of course, I was keen on joining when I saw she was going to do another week... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Christine Dwyer Hickey: The Lives of Women (2015)
Christine Dwyer Hickey is an Irish novelist and short story writer, who has been awarded many prizes for her work. Her bestselling novel Tatty was chosen as... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Susannah Clapp: A Card From Angela Carter (2012)
I wanted to read Susannah Clapp’s book A Card from Angela Carter since reading TJ’s review on her blog My Book Strings during Angela Carter Week last year. I’m... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Eva Rice: The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets (2005)
When seeing The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets referred to as pastiche, I was wondering when historical fiction actually crosses the line. Read more
Posted on 06 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
J. L. Carr: A Month in the Country (1980)
It’s not easy to write about A Month in the Country, but it’s easy to a summarize it. It’s 1920 and Tom Birkin, a man in his late twenties, has come to Oxgodby... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Two Read Alongs You Might Be Interested In
May seems to be a readalong month. I’m hosting my own Literature and War Readalong at the end of the month, signed up for the readalong of Kushiel’s Dart at... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Elly Griffiths: The Crossing Places (2009) Ruth Galloway 1
Elly Griffiths’ The Crossing Places is the first novel in her Ruth Galloway series. Ruth Galloway is a forensic archaeologist, who lives and works in Norfolk. Read more
Posted on 24 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Literature and War Readalong May 29 2015: Novel Without a Name – Tiêu Thuyêt Vô...
Two years ago we read Bao Ninh’s moving novel on the war in Vietnam The Sorrow of War. Quite a few of those who participated and others who read our posts state... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Do You Remember the First Book You Bought?
I still remember that day as if it had been yesterday. I was nine years old and already an avid reader. I had a little bit of money, pocket money I hadn’t... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Stanley Meisler: Shocking Paris (2015)
It’s rare that I accept review copies these days, but a book about the so-called School of Paris wasn’t something to pass up. I don’t regret accepting Shocking... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Chantal Thomas: Farewell, My Queen – Les Adieux à La Reine (2002)
I’ve always been fascinated by Marie Antoinette and I tend to like the choices for the French Prix Femina. Chantal Thomas’ novel Farewell, my Queen – Les... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Kim Echlin: The Disappeared (2009) Literature and War Readalong March 2015
Friends of mine visited Cambodia. They loved the country for its beauty, but they told me that it wasn’t an easy country for travelling as you’re not allowed... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE