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• Family Life – Akhil Sharma

  

  The Blurb: Ajay, eight years old, spends his afternoons playing cricket in the streets of Delhi with his brother Birju, four years older. They are about to leav... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Bubble Wrap Boy – Phil Earle

  

  I hate the phrase “Smile, it might never happen“. As someone who suffers from Resting Bitch Face, uttering it is a guaranteed pass to come on in and get my goat. Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Shot Through The Heart – Matt Cain

  

  So, in March I read The List, and rather unexpectantly, I thoroughly enjoyed it. When I wrote my review I made a vow to try to pick up more books that I would... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2014

• The Rules of Inheritance – Claire Bidwell Smith

  

  I finished this book about three hours ago now and I’m still not sure I’m in the correct state of mind to write about it. This is an unflinching and extremely... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014

• When The Professor Got Stuck In The Snow – Dan Rhodes

  

  A weird, inappropriate and almost melancholy photo of a brilliantly, bright and funny book. Picture if you will, last week… *wiggly line fade* My other half is... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2014

• The Good Luck of Right Now – Matthew Quick

  

  I don’t really have much to say about this book, so I’ll give you the blurb to start: The Blurb: Bartholomew Neil is thirty-eight and lost. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014

• Campari For Breakfast – Sara Crowe

  

  A Book Review for Campari For Breakfast By Hannah J A Renowden Sue is a 17-year-old wannabe writer, her mother has just died and her father has shacked up with ... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014

• Look Who’s Back – Timur Vermes

  

  “He’s back and he’s Fuhrious” The Third Reich meets W1A in Timur Vermes’ much talked about new novel. Adolf Hitler finds himself awakening, on the ground in ful... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2014

• A Bum Book Bonanza! (well, It is Saturday…)

  

  As a children’s bookseller there was one thing you could be sure of: Give a kid a book about bums, poo or farting and you will have a snorting, giggling friend... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2014

• Judge a Cover Friday! The Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck

  

  “The Grapes of Wrath’s radical voice of protest can still be heard. As a tale of dashed illusions, thwarted desires, inhuman suffering, and betrayed promises –... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014

• Is It Always Ok to Post a Bad Review?

  

  Hating by Alison Ashley As a blogger who reviews things, you will occasionally get sent stuff from people to transform into words. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2014

• Hyperbole and a Half – Allie Brosh

  

  “Unfortunate situations, flawed coping mechanisms, mayhem, and other things that happened.” There is nothing like receiving an email going: “Your parcel is now... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2014