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• 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

• Writer Beware Writer

  

  Ever since Dan Brown did his best to convince us that a Harvard professor of symbology could be an action hero, thrillers have moved into some unusual... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Medical Misadventures

  On Friday, Mr Litlove fell off his bike on his journey to work. He was rounding a corner when the bike slowly slipped from under him, and it wasn’t until he... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Issue 4 Goes Live

  

  And indeed, we are live…! Issue 4 of Shiny New Books is now available for your delectation. To help you get started here are a few of my favourite reviews... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Almost There

  We’re almost at the publication day for Issue 4 of Shiny New Books, which will go live on Thursday. Due entirely to my own miscalculations, I’ve been lashed to... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Girl On The Train

  

  What is wrong with me at the moment? Paula Hawkins’ thriller, The Girl on the Train, is the most buzzy book around at the moment, and a cursory check of the... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• More Fool Me

  

  Stephen Fry is in danger of becoming a ‘national treasure’, the term applied to people in the public eye who have managed to find the stamina and resilience to... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Answers To The Virtual World, Pls

  Behind the curve as ever, I have recently realised that I must get to grips with social media. I have both a twitter and a facebook account that are linked to... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Widow’s Confession

  

  I’ve had a horrid cold all week and so I’m very glad that someone else is doing the heavy lifting in today’s blog post. Sophia Tobin is the author of The Widow’... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Consequences of Wild Nights

  Well this all began last Thursday night, when Mr Litlove went out on the tiles in London with his old school buddies. A great time was had by all, and... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Fifty Shades of Torture

  

  Even though I tell myself to behave nicely, there is something about reading books about reading that makes me very precious. Perhaps it is simply because I hav... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Reading Round-Up

  

  I’m not sure I’ve got my head screwed back on yet after the break, but I realise that the number of books I’ve read but not spoken about is growing ever... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The New Year Approaches…

  And this is how we are: Scenario 1: The day before yesterday, I went downstairs around lunchtime to find Mr Litlove sprawled over the sofa in front of the... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Christmas Isn’t Just For Extroverts

  

  Well the extrovert uberlords seem to have taken over the world this December. I can’t walk through town without being blasted by ‘Frostie the Snowman’, the shop... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• And The Worst…

  

  I get cold feet before writing negative reviews. Just because I didn’t like a book doesn’t mean it’s a bad book. There are so many variable influences on readin... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• It’s A Jungle Out There

  

  Every so often a non-fiction book becomes surprisingly popular, as I understand The Orchid Thief did after the release of Adaptation, the Charlie Kaufman film... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Best Books of 2014

  

  I thought I’d read quite a few books this year, and a lot of newly-published ones, too, and yet the best-of lists remain full of titles I haven’t got around... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Amnesia

  

  I first read Peter Carey in 1988, when Oscar and Lucinda won the Booker Prize. I wasn’t sure I could say I liked him exactly, but I knew I was in the presence o... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Festive Update

  

  Our latest ‘inbetweenie’, the update we put out between issues of Shiny New Books is now live and lovely! Publishers brought out so many fantastic books in the... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE