Review: My Absolute Darling, Gabriel Tallent
This was one of those books that everyone was talking about. I heard a lot about the unforgettable protagonist and repeated mentions of ‘gorgeous prose’ and how it was an […]
Month: August 2018
Thursday Picture – The New Novel
The New Novel, Winslow Homer
Top Ten Pigs in Fiction
Opinions on pigs are divided. For some, they are synonymous with dirt and sloth, for others they are intelligent and charming creatures who have been exploited by humans for their […]
Review: The Book of Forgotten Authors, Christopher Fowler
“Absence doesn’t make the heart grow fonder. It makes people think you’re dead.” With this arresting opening line, Christopher Fowler introduces us to the world of the Forgotten Author. As […]
Saturday Poem – And Yet The Books
This poem is stunning, celebrating the immortality of the written word. The poet grew up in Nazi-occupied Poland and then suffered further during the Communist regime and yet he has […]
Review: The Year of Reading Dangerously, Andy Miller
Another day, another bibliomemoir. Published in 2012, this is actually one of the first, meaning that Andy Miller is one of the pioneers of the genre. As with many things […]