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• Banana Yoshimoto: Asleep – Shirakawa Yofune (1992)

  

  It’s been a while since I’ve last read a book by Banana Yoshimoto, who has always been one of my favourite writers, although I can’t say I loved all of her... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Jenny Offill: Dept. of Speculation (2014)

  

  Are there any stories more hackneyed than stories of adultery? Possibly not. So, let’s imagine you’re a writer and you want to write a novel about adultery.... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Paula Hawkins: The Girl on the Train (2015)

  

  Sometimes a negative review entices me to read a book. To be fair though, in the case of Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train, there were also a fair amount of... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Art of Time in Fiction by Joan Silber

  

  It’s rare that I read a nonfiction book with as much enthusiasm as Joan Silber’s The Art of Time in Fiction. Given the topic it’s not surprising though. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Mercè Rodoreda: Jardí Vora El Mar – The Garden Above the Sea (1967)

  

  Mercè Rodoreda was a Spanish writer who wrote in Catalan. She’s most famous for her novel La plaça del diamant – In Diamond Square – (also The Time of the... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Nicci French: Thursday’s Child (2014)

  

  I’ve been waiting to read Thursday’s Child, the fourth in the Frieda Klein series, until it came out in paperback. That happened just a few months before the... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Peter Mendelsund: What We See When Read (2014)

  

  How does your Anna Karenina look? Is she tall and dark-haired? Homely or elegant? Can you picture her nose? And what color is Ishmael’s hair? What does he wear? Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 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