All Yale the Queens!, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Considering I've been waiting for it to arrive since I ordered it on Christmas Day, I was remarkably calm and reserved when the postman handed this book over to me yesterday. OK I'm … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Simon Says…
January 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Simon Says..., originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. So there I am on Thursday afternoon, minding my own business, when up pops Twitter buddy and fellow lit-blogger Simon Quicke, aka @insidebooks, to tell me that he's in the midst of picking … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Known by Two Names
January 22, 2010 By 6 Comments
Known by Two Names, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. I'm sure many of you will recognise this book in an instant because it is rather old, and it has been out in the wild for some time now (this edition 2001). Having only netted it myself … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Forgetting Detective ‘Tourettes’
January 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Forgetting Detective 'Tourettes', originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. I'm usually pretty good at keeping a mental tag on all the books I purchase, but invariably over time, as I'm sure it is with most readers, I start to forget about a few … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Burns in a Bowler
January 16, 2010 By 2 Comments
Burns in a Bowler, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. So I thought I'd start diversifying in my Daily Bookshots, and not only bring you books from my own collection, but also, on occasion, featuring bookish shots of interest which may arise … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: The Definitive Word on Literary Journalism?
January 15, 2010 By 8 Comments
The Definitive Word on Literary Journalism?, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. As I read more and more articles by my already all-time favourite journalist Joseph Mitchell, I get more and more interested in the whole development of the … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: The Book Gods Are Smiling!
January 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Book Gods Are Smiling!, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Unlike the mean 'n' moody photo of Alan Bennett that graces the cover of his prose collection, Untold Stories (Faber, Profile), the Book Gods were really smiling on me at the … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Severe Spinal Damage
January 11, 2010 By 6 Comments
Severe Spinal Damage, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Thankfully not Rob, but the spine of a 2nd-hand paperback I picked up at the weekend - which, when I think about it, is almost just as bad. You see I'm one of these obsessive … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: A Dead Man – signed, sealed and delivered
January 10, 2010 By 8 Comments
A Dead Man - signed, sealed and delivered, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Like every keen reader I like to enter as many book-flavoured competitions as I can (there's a good one going on at RobAroundBooks right now as it happens (at the … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Waiting at the (Canon)Gate
January 3, 2010 By 2 Comments
Waiting at the (Canon)Gate, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. For today's Daily Bookshot I bring you a close-up of one of the novels I'm looking forward to reading most during this first month of 2010. This is The House of the Mosque by … [Read more...]