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• To Kill A Mockingbird

  

  It’s funny how many well-known classics – Frankenstein springs to mind – turn out to be quite different to my expectations. I thought To Kill A Mockingbird was... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Pleasantville

  

  Contemporary politics might not be particularly edifying to live through, but that constant whiff of corruption and bad faith that seems to hang around the... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Rest Of What We Did On Holiday

  

  So, I had a week to amuse myself while Mr Litlove made his chair. This year we both became members of the National Trust and I was keen to get some use out of m... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Making Choices

  On Friday I completed what I think will be my last survey for an online market research forum into contemporary books. When I first received the email inviting... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• What We Did On Holiday

  

  Well, we are back, and totting up the credit and debit sheet, Mr Litlove had 100% nice time, and I had an 85% nice time. There’s always something, it seems, tha... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• We Prepare For A Holiday

  Yes, the blue moon must have been glimpsed in the sky because Mr Litlove and I are going on holiday again. He is doing another chair making course, this time... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Lying

  

  You may well be familiar with the paradox of the Cretan liar, the Cretan who says: ‘All Cretans are liars,’ thus presenting a difficult act of deduction. Do we... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Boarding School Murder, Then and Now

  

  What an interesting comparison it made, reading Tana French’s 2014 novel of murder in a girls’ private school, The Secret Place, and then not long afterwards,... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Inconvenient Past

  

  I have been such a bad blogger lately and I do apologise. I just have too much on at the moment, and when something has to give, it has to be the least... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Almost-Made-Its

  

  I’ve read a lot of books over the past couple of months, not all of which proved quite right for Shiny. The following are two very gentle, very undemanding... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Double Anniversary

  

  Yes, it’s our first year anniversary at Shiny New Books and we’re celebrating with our 5th edition. Please do go over and check out our reviews, features,... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Word From Our Sponsors

  

  Yes, in just a week’s time we’ll be unveiling the new Spring edition of Shiny New Books! If I’ve been a little quiet lately, it’s because I’m working my way... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In Which I Fight The March of Progress

  I love audiobooks. They are so soothing and comforting and nothing says relaxation to me like lying on my bed listening to a great story. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Unexpected Pleasure of a Social Fail

  Last week I was invited to a publisher’s event in London and despite my terrible track record at attending such things, I decided I would go. There are plenty o... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Faithful Couple

  

  One of the bits I really like in the film of Bridget Jones’ Diary is the fight scene between Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. What makes me laugh every time is how... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Things We Talk About When We Talk About TV

  I have always been aware that Mr Litlove and I are opposites and generally this works out okay. We worry about different things, and can therefore count on one... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Stress, Creativity and Dancing Kittens

  I didn’t mean to take a break from the blogworld – I was overtaken by events, a busy week which culminated in Mr Litlove coming home early from London one day... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Obsession With Words

  

  When I accepted Obsession in Death by J. D. Robb to review for a blog tour, I had no idea that the author behind the series was actually Nora Roberts. The name... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Chronic Fatigue Gets A New Name

  So, The New York Times reports that the Institute of Medicine has suggested a new name for chronic fatigue syndrome. The proposal is that it should be called... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Dangerous Ambition

  

  I’ve been wondering whether to ditch the idea of reviewing Siri Hustvedt’s novel, The Blazing World. Not because I didn’t enjoy it or admire it – I did both. Bu... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE