Would it shock you to know that it's been almost eight months since I last read an Edgar Allan Poe story for my iPoe reading challenge? Well, desperate to make amends for this shortfall, I set about reserving Wednesday as my Poe day, when I tick off … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Tuesday 4th May 2010
May 5, 2010 By 8 Comments
Today I may have wallowed in the place I love to be - totally immersed in a world of words - but it ended being a very busy day of reading. That's not a complaint of course because I'm never happier than when I'm drowning in books. And if anything … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 3rd May 2010
May 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
And so with great pleasure fellow reader, I return once more to scribing the virtual pages of my online reading journal. Adamant that I would not return to posting journal entries until I was completely happy with the format I was using for this … [Read more...]
Forethoughts: Fists by Pietro Grossi
April 30, 2010 By 10 Comments
And so my reading journey through this year’s Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist brings me to smallest of the offerings in the final six, Fists by Pietro Grossi (Pushkin Press). And if my expectations were soaring ahead of the last … [Read more...]
Forethoughts: Brodeck’s Report by Philippe Claudel
April 23, 2010 By 6 Comments
Exciting times ahead then as I set off on my reading journey through this year’s Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist. And my excitement couldn’t be higher as I begin with the novel that in my mind holds the most expectation - Brodeck’s … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: The Foreign Fiction Prize Six
April 22, 2010 By 10 Comments
Foreign Fiction Prize Six, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. This if a shot (if you didn't know already), of the six novels shortlisted for this year's Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. I've set myself the task of reading all of them … [Read more...]
Rob’s tackling the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2010 shortlist
April 18, 2010 By 18 Comments
You may remember a few days ago that I posted the shortlist for this year’s Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, and remarked that the greatest source of the excitement for me was discovering that all but one of the titles on the shortlist was the … [Read more...]
Shortlist for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2010 revealed
April 15, 2010 By 10 Comments
It was an exciting start to a dreary morning, as the shortlist for this year's Independent Foreign Fiction Prize was announced earlier today. Taken from the original longlist of 15, which included big 'hitter's such as Jonathan Littell's The Kindly … [Read more...]
Rob’s Reader of the Week: Stewart McAbney
June 1, 2009 By 3 Comments
Rob’s Intro: As anyone who reads RobAroundBooks would know, I have a bit of a thing for world literature, but my enthusiasm pales into insignificance when put next to the passion that this week's featured Reader of the Week shows for it. I first … [Read more...]