“On the Radar” provides small incidental rundowns on books which I’ve discovered, but haven’t yet purchased. These are titles which I’ve either added to my wishlist, or am keeping a close eye on with a view to adding them. In addition, … [Read more...]
On The Radar: Improving the craft, writer’s notebooks, New York, and European fiction
September 17, 2010 By 9 Comments
On The Radar: A biography on Constance Garnett, a lazy Russian novel, an anthology celebrating Prague’s literary renaissance, and another New York literary anthology
May 7, 2010 By 8 Comments
“On the Radar” provides small incidental rundowns on books which I’ve discovered, but haven’t yet purchased. These are titles which I’ve either added to my wishlist, or am keeping a close eye on with a view to adding them. In addition, … [Read more...]
Forethoughts: Shallow Soil by Knut Hamsun
April 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Having now come to the end of the first novel I was reading for my Totally Knut reading project, it's time to move on to the second - Shallow Soil (Ny Jord), the fourth of Hamsun’s novels to be published, in the autumn of 1893 [1. I’m having to … [Read more...]
Forethoughts: Mysteries by Knut Hamsun
April 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Note: My afterthoughts for this novel have now been posted. And so dear reader I finally bring myself to the reading project I set up for myself in September of last year (2009). The project, christened Totally Knut, will see me chronologically … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Hamsun’s Ring
April 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Hamsun's Ring, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Those who follow RobAroundBooks may remember Totally Knut, my biggest reading project that never was last year. Despite careful and meticulous planning of the entire project - which was being … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: All Yale the Queens!
January 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
All Yale the Queens!, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Considering I've been waiting for it to arrive since I ordered it on Christmas Day, I was remarkably calm and reserved when the postman handed this book over to me yesterday. OK I'm … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 5th October 2009
October 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Hi All. OK let’s have a quick catch up on my reading over the past few days (daughter's birthday so not a ton of reading done). First off I finished Jayne Joso’s most awesome Soothing Music for Stray Cats (Alcemi). When I spoke about it last I … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Wednesday 30th September 2009
September 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Daily Bookshot: Hamsun’s Waiting for a Bus
September 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Hamsun's Waiting for a Bus, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Yeah I know it's a bit silly but give me a break. It's cold and lonely waiting for a bus so I popped my new pal Knut out of my bag to give me a bit of company. Of course this … [Read more...]
Forethoughts: Knut Hamsun Dreamer and Dissenter
September 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
And so I move on to a linchpin in my recently announced Totally Knut reading project, Ingar Sletten Kolloen’s newly published (in English) biography on Knut Hamsun, entitled Knut Hamsun: Dreamer and Dissenter (Yale University Press). I said in … [Read more...]