Unfortunately, due to an unexpectedly busy afternoon, I've not got through as much of the prescribed reading as I wanted to get through today. I did manage however, for the second day in a row, to read through a Lorrie Moore and William Trevor short, … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Tuesday 1st September 2009
September 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Daily Bookshot: Two Inches of William Trevor
August 6, 2009 By 3 Comments
Two Inches of William Trevor, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. I was delighted to receive my recent order of The Collected Stories of William Trevor earlier today but I had no idea it's tome-like 1280 pages would amount to two inches (5cm) … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Thursday 6th August 2009
August 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
07:00 - I’m getting near the end of Ox-Tales: Fire (Profile Books) now so it’s close to appropriate (but not quite) that the story I read over breakfast this morning was Last by Ali Smith. This short by Smith certainly comes under the odd … [Read more...]
‘Man Booker Dozen’ for 2009 announced
July 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Well fellow readers today was the day that the eagerly awaited Man Booker longlist was announced. So for your delight and delectation here's the line-up, presented to you in glorious technicolor (note: all covers link to the relevant page on the … [Read more...]