Story Title: Miss Lora by Junot Díaz Collection/Anthology?: This is How You Lose Her (Faber and Faber) | The story can also be read on The New Yorker website. Briefly: Still in mourning for the death of his brother, sixteen-year-old Yunior … [Read more...]
‘Book Bites’ for Monday 29th August 2011
August 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Taking Murakami to the stage - The Economist has a nice little write up on the new Haruki Murakami play which has been taking Edinburgh by storm this past week. Adapted from Murakami's novel, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Stephen Earnhart's adaptation … [Read more...]
‘Book Bites’ for Monday 15th February 2010
February 15, 2010 By 1 Comment
Hemon discusses European literature - Fans of short stories, European literature and Aleksandar Hemon would definitely be interested in the latest Guardian Book podcast. In it Hemon talks about the tough job he had selecting shorts for Dalkey’s … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Thursday 28th January 2010
January 29, 2010 By 1 Comment
Wow, it's amazing what a difference a day makes when it comes to reading. If you caught up with my journal entry for yesterday then you will know that Wednesday didn't turn out to be one of my best days reading-wise, with the only saving grace being … [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: It’s Miller Time
October 8, 2009 By 2 Comments
It's Miller Time, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Probably more precious to me than any other book I put on my bookshelves, are the volumes of collected short stories of particularly treasured authors. If you follow RobAroundBooks then … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 14th September 2009
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07:00 - Okey Dokey. After a dose of the 'man sniffles' I'm well and truly back in the reading game. I began with progressing another step through my Trevor vs. Moore Reading Challenge, with a short read from each writer over breakfast. The Trevor … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Wednesday 9th September 2009
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07:00 - Determined to keep up my back-to-back reading of the short stories of William Trevor and Lorrie Moore for my Trevor vs. Moore reading challenge, I read a story again today from each, over breakfast. I began with Trevor and a story called A … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Tuesday 8th September 2009
September 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Alas my reading journal submissions have slipped again, but behind the scenes the reading does go on, albeit with a slow start to the reading week. I’ll begin with yesterday’s highlights: 7th September 2009 - Managed to progress with my … [Read more...]