Story Title: She Was Looking For This Coat Collection/Anthology?: This Isn't The Sort Of Thing That Happens To Someone Like You (Bloomsbury) Date Read: 8th February 2012 Briefly: A daughter visits a bus company's offices, in desperate search of … [Read more...]
Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2011 longlist announced
March 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The longlist for this year's Independent Foreign Fiction Prize was announced earlier today. Funded by Arts Council England, and administrated for the first time this year by the Booktrust, the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize is the only UK prize … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Tuesday 1st June 2010
June 2, 2010 By 2 Comments
And so fellow reader we hit June, beautiful June. It's the beginning of a new month and to some small degree the door has started opening for summer. We're not quite there yet of course, but Tuesday's always feel like a summer's day to me because I … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 31st May 2010
June 1, 2010 By 6 Comments
Well folks it's been a few days since I updated my reading journal I know. The thing is midweek last week, I just felt that low, depressing what's the point mood coming on and I had to nip it in the bud and take a bit of a break away from reading. … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Tuesday 25th May 2010
May 26, 2010 By 2 Comments
While I'm managing perfectly to keep up with my shorter reading assignments, I'm having a real hard time tackling my bigger ones. Again I was determined to dive back into my Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist reading, and to make a start on … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 24th May 2010
May 25, 2010 By 4 Comments
Well dear reader I really must apologise for my tail off in posts towards the latter half of last week. With my stomach giving me some serious digestive problems I really lost most of my motivation for any kind of focused reading. It happens right? … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 10th May 2010
May 11, 2010 By 2 Comments
Monday may be one of the most depressing days of the week for a lot of people but for me it means Maupassant and I couldn't be happier. Today it was the turn of a couple of tales which are, in a tenuous way, linked by the theme of babies. The first … [Read more...]