A Dream in Polar Fog by Yuri Rytkheu (Telegram Books) is one of those books that has languished on my bookshelves for a long time now. But it's not a lack of interest that has prevented me from reading it thus far. Ever since I featured this book in … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Turquoise & Blue
October 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Turquoise & Blue, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. There's only one thing I like more than receiving short collections, and that's receiving short story collections that offer something a little different from the norm (whatever the … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Boy Soldier
June 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Boy Soldier, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. On the same day I post my 'afterthoughts' on it, what better book to focus on for my Daily Bookshot than Song for Night by Chris Abani? I've already said enough about it already, so I won't … [Read more...]
Afterthoughts: Song for Night by Chris Abani
June 22, 2009 By 6 Comments
In a Nutshell: Song for Night offers a vivid and powerful impression of what it may be like to wander a veritable ‘Hell on Earth’, in an African civil war that's left little for salvation. The main character’s ‘visionary interludes’ can … [Read more...]
Forethoughts: Song for Night by Chris Abani
June 19, 2009 By 3 Comments
I try to be disciplined in my book reviewing and read books as I receive them. But every now and then a book glints at me from my pile like a fishing lure in a murky pond, and it begs for me to take a bite. One novel that’s been doing that a … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Pages of Silk
May 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Pages of Silk, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Qestion: What Does Andrew Kaufman's 'All My Friends Are Superheroes' (published by Telegram Books ISBN: 1 84659 000 0), have in common with a Moleskine? Answer: Both have luxurious creamy … [Read more...]