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• Literature and War Readalong November 30 2014 Meets German Literature Month:...

  

  Jospeh Roth, one of the greats of Austrian literature, seemed like a wonderful choice, not only for the Literature and War Readalong in which we focus on WWI,... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Welcome to German Literature Month

  

  Welcome everyone to German Literature Month 2014.If we can go by the many intro posts that I’ve seen, it should be a fantastic month.I have already started and... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Mercedes Lackey: Phoenix & Ashes (2004) Literature and War Readalong October 2014

  

  I wasn’t going to do that anymore but after 270 pages of boredom, I had to put the book aside. I’ve got a pile of books on a small shelf, just opposite my bed,... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• David Almond: Skellig (1998)

  

  I often think that the best books for children are far more than timeless tales for any age. Just think of Antoine de St Exupéry’s The Little Prince. It’s a... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• German Literature Month – Some Plans and Suggestions

  

  Although I don’t really stick to my plans these days, I was still tempted to make a list of possible choices for German Literature Month because in the past... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• On Ketil Bjørnstad – Norwegian Author and Composer

  

  Two months ago I went to a book shop and, on a table displaying books in German translation, I found a novel written by Ketil Bjørnstad. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Anne Brontë: Agnes Grey (1847)

  

  Last year I read all the Jane Austen novels I hadn’t read yet. This year I wanted to do the same with the Brontë novels. Agnes Grey was one of those I hadn’t... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Neil Gaiman: Coraline (2002)

  

  I’m slowly reading all of Neil Gaiman’s novels. I just love the way he combines the familiar with the uncanny and Coraline, a deliciously creepy tale, is one... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literature and War Readalong October 31 2014: Phoenix and Ashes by Mercedes...

  

  Admittedly, this was a bit of an experimental choice for the Literature and War Readalong, but since this year is mostly dedicated to WWI, I thought some... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Wednesday is Wunderbar – German Literature Month – Giveaways

  

  Thanks to the generosity of different publishers, Lizzy and I are able to give away a number of wonderful books.I’m particularly pleased to give away a copy of... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Louisa Young: My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You (2011) Literature and War Readalong...

  

  Louisa Young’s novel My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You is one of the most surprising reads for me this year. After having been disappointed in Pat Barker’s Toby’s... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Announcing German Literature Month IV – November 2014

  

  Good morning/afternoon/evening, German(-language) literature lovers.  It’s time to look through your TBR piles and hunt out all the German literature you can... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Megan Abbott: The End of Everything (2011)

  

  To set the mood, let me start this post with a quote from the early pages of Megan Abbott’s unusual crime novel The End of Everything:These are all the good... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Anna Gavalda: L’échappée Belle – Breaking Away/French Leave (2009)

  

  When you look for something light but still profound, Anna Gavalda is an ideal choice. Her writing is airy but not fluffy. Her characters struggle but they... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Louise Doughty: Apple Tree Yard (2013)

  

  I wanted to read Apple Tree Yard as soon as it was out last year because I’d enjoyed Louise Doughty’s earlier novel Whatever You Love so much. Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literature and War Readalong September 29 2014: My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You...

  

  If I hadn’t read a lot of favourable reviews of Louisa Young’s novel My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You, I would never have picked it up. Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• I’m Back – Sort Of

  

  Thanks everyone for the comments, kind words and the heartfelt emails. I really appreciate it. Unfortunately this wasn’t the type of blogging break from which... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Across the Universe (2011) A Sci-Fi Thriller

  

  Across the Universe is the first Sci-Fi thriller I’ve ever read. It’s also a YA novel and the first in a trilogy. Luckily it’s not the type of series beginning... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Anthony Trollope: The Warden (1855)

  

  Memory is a funny thing. For years I have been haunted by a sensual impression of a place. I remember being in England and walking along a row of houses. It’s... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Kate Rhodes: Crossbones Yard (2012)

  

  When I reviewed Nicci French’s third Frieda Klein novel two weeks ago, Alex (Thinking in Fragments) mentioned Kate Rhodes’ Alice Quentin series as being... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE