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Self-employed consultant, married to author David M. Brown and living in Yorkshire UK with our six rescue cats.
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Book Bags and Cat Naps
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Book reviews, author interviews, guest post and book excerpts. Tales of life with six cats and hundreds of books.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 750 )
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This Month’s Books (July 2014)
Steven Pinker – The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (2011)Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year The... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
This Week’s Films (20/07/14)
Trishna (2011)Trishna (Freida Pinto, Slumdog Millionaire) lives with her family in a village in Rajasthan, India’s largest state. As the eldest daughter, she... Read more
Posted on 20 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
This Week’s Films (13/07/14)
Blitz (2011)Tough, uncompromising and totally un-PC cop Brant (Jason Statham) joins forces with Officer DC Porter Nash (Paddy Considine) to hunt down a serial... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
Dave’s Odyssey #31
In May 2008, I went travelling on my own for the first time and was out of England for a month. Along the way I took in Singapore, New Zealand, Australia and... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
Masterpieces #24: Grandia
About Grandia (1999)Grandia, one of the most popular role-playing games (RPG) in recent history, is now available exclusively for the PlayStation game console. Read more
Posted on 09 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
This Week’s Films (06/07/14)
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)Featuring the most successful heavy metal band of all time, METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER offers a revealing and... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
Dave’s Odyssey #30
In May 2008, I went travelling on my own for the first time and was out of England for a month. Along the way I took in Singapore, New Zealand, Australia and... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
Masterpieces #23: Once Upon a Time in the West
About Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)Sergio Leone’s original uncut version of this monumental epic. The picture itself is as big as its Monument Valley... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
This Month’s Books (June 2014)
Morrissey – Autobiography (2013)Autobiography covers Morrissey’s life from his birth until the present day.Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Manchester on Ma... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
This Week’s Films (29/06/14)
Real Steel (2011)Enter the not-so-distant future where boxing has gone high-tech — 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots have taken over the ring. Read more
Posted on 29 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
Dave’s Odyssey #29
In May 2008, I went travelling on my own for the first time and was out of England for a month. Along the way I took in Singapore, New Zealand, Australia and... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
Dave’s Odyssey #28
In May 2008, I went travelling on my own for the first time and was out of England for a month. Along the way I took in Singapore, New Zealand, Australia and... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
Masterpieces #22: The Thief of Always
About The Thief of Always (1992)Mr. Hood’s Holiday House has stood for a thousand years, welcoming countless children into its embrace. Read more
Posted on 18 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
This Week’s Films (15/06/14)
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)The chronically suicidal Wilbur and his good-hearted big brother Harbour are in their thirties, when their father dies,... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
Charlie’s Bleaklisted Books: Bridget Jones’ Diary
Bridget Jones’ Diary – Helen FieldingWhat happens?A woman writes a diary about a year in her single life.Reason for bleaklisting?Where’s the thrills? Where’s th... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
Dave’s Odyssey #27
In May 2008, I went travelling on my own for the first time and was out of England for a month. Along the way I took in Singapore, New Zealand, Australia and... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
Masterpieces #21: City of God
About City of God (2002)Celebrated with worldwide acclaim, this powerful true story of crime and redemption has won numerous prestigious awards around the globe... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
This Week’s Films (08/06/14)
The Bridge (2006)The Golden Gate Bridge is an iconic structure; a symbol of San Francisco, the West, freedom – and something more, something spiritual, somethin... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
Dave’s Odyssey #26
In May 2008, I went travelling on my own for the first time and was out of England for a month. Along the way I took in Singapore, New Zealand, Australia and... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT -
This Week’s Films (01/06/14)
Jedi Junkies (2010) Star Wars isn’t just a series of films. It’s an indelible part of the last thirty years of American culture, going far beyond mere... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT