2nd-Hand Haul!, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Isn't it fantastic when the Books Gods look down favourably upon you and bestow you with wonderful finds? Well, I must have been really well behaved lately in the eyes of the gods, because … [Read more...]
‘Man Booker Dozen’ for 2009 announced
July 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Well fellow readers today was the day that the eagerly awaited Man Booker longlist was announced. So for your delight and delectation here's the line-up, presented to you in glorious technicolor (note: all covers link to the relevant page on the … [Read more...]
‘Book Bites’ for Tuesday 3rd March 2009
March 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Keira Knightley set for chief Ishiguro role - I didn’t even know an adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go was in the works, but it is and it’s been announced that the lead role of Kathy will be played by Keira Knightley. Having read … [Read more...]
One to look out for next year – Colm Toibin’s Brooklyn
December 16, 2008 By
As anyone who reads the blog knows, my addiction to anything New York is bordering on shameful, especially because I'm so enamored to any novel that shows even a hint of a 'New Yorkian' theme (Catcher in the Rye, The New York Trilogy, Call it Sleep … [Read more...]