There's exciting times ahead in Edinburgh and London next week as David Eagleman, author of Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives flies in from the US for two very special events organised by UK publisher, Canongate. The first event in Edinburgh on … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Wednesday 30th September 2009
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Hi remember me? I’m Rob’ Reading Journal. Yeah I know I’ve not been around for a few days, but Rob has been insanely busy, even struggling to get the other posts up on RobAroundBooks that’s he managed to get up. Over to Rob: Does that … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Wednesday 23rd September 2009
September 23, 2009 By 2 Comments
OK I know I’ve not filed a reading journal entry for a few days. To be honest with you my reading has been all over the place. I’ve been like a little Dutch boy running around trying to plug all the holes that keep springing in the dyke, and not … [Read more...]
Forethoughts: Between the Monster and the Saint by Richard Holloway
September 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
If you follow RobAroundBooks then you know that my reading over the past few months has been almost exclusively fiction-based, but now, with this latest book that I dive into, I’m taking a diversion back into the non-fiction arena, and it’s with … [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: Tuesday 1st September 2009
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07:00 - No sooner do I announce the launch of my Trevor vs. Moore Reading Challenge and I’m off and running with the reading (impressive for a change :)). What I wanted to do was to read a story from both authors back-to-back, not for direction … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Tuesday 25th August 2009
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Rather than a ‘what I read today’ entry, this reading journal post is more of a ‘catch up’ on the highlights of my rather erratic reading over the past few days. First off I’m completely (and rather sadly) done ‘n’ dusted with the … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Wednesday 19th August 2009
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07:00 - My journey through Ox-Tales: Water (Profile Books) rolls on and this morning I had the pleasure of reading a story from Joanna Trollope called The Piano Man. The story actually turns out to be the first chapter of a novel which is being … [Read more...]