If you follow my Cover Love series then you would know that I have a bit of a thing for typography-based cover designs. In the past I've praised the virtues of the 'Art of the Novella' series from Melville House, hailed the glory that is the Faber … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Yay turns to Heyyyy!!
October 26, 2009 By 14 Comments
Yay turns to Heyyyy!!, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. If you've been following me on Twitter for a while (@RobAroundBooks) then you'll have seen me getting increasingly excited as the publication date for Tolstoy's Last Steps has drawn … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Hans is in the House (But Not for Long)
July 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Hans is in the House (But Not for Long), originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. I finally got my hands on Hans Fallada's seminal novel Alone in Berlin (Penguin UK ISBN: 9781846140822) [note: published in the US as Every Man Dies Alone (Melville … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Penguin’s 4 Shilling Modern Classic
July 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Penguin's 4 Shilling Modern Classic, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. It's more or less a year to the day since I read Albert Camus' rather superb The Plague, so I thought I'd celebrate the occasion with a shot of an early 1970's Penguin … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Mon 29th June 2009
June 29, 2009 By 2 Comments
07:00 - Start of a new week but not a new book. I got snagged up with something important at the end of last night, so I never did get a chance to finish Tsotsi [forethoughts]. I’ve drowned my sorrows about that this morning by reading a couple … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Thu 25th June 2009
June 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Last night - So the last thing I did last night was go ahead and read the Scorsese’s foreword for Shusaku Endo’s Silence (Peter Owen). It’s not long but it’s punchy, with one of the main features being a challenge by Scorsese on the held … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: The Russians Are Here!
June 25, 2009 By 1 Comment
The Russians Are Here!, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Another occasion for 'bookish intoxication' today as a second major book order hit the doorstep, bringing together the six Russian-flavoured titles I'd ordered over the … [Read more...]
Coralie Bickford-Smith spoils us, again…grrr!!
November 18, 2008 By 1 Comment
While I was in Waterstones (Edinburgh) a couple of Saturday's ago, I noticed a new redesigned range of hardback classics on one of their end displays. The range is really something to behold (errr..and hold). Sumptuous in look and velvety in texture … [Read more...]