ADDENDUM 30/06/2014: Please note that I was young and impressionable when I wrote this review. Now, older and wiser, my opinion of Caitlin Moran has changed somewhat. Since Moranthology was published and I have read more of her work as well as more of the things she has said in the press, I have come… Continue reading Moranthology by Caitlin Moran
Month: September 2012
Guest Post by author Kate Mitchell
This article is part of Kate Mitchell's blog tour to promote her debut novel. Kate is a student at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Her first novel, Aureole, has just been published. Here she talks about the pressures and everyday realities of being both a student and a new author. This article is part of… Continue reading Guest Post by author Kate Mitchell
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The Guardian by David Hosp
When I was offered a proof of The Guardian, I accepted, thinking 'why not'. Admittedly it is a little different from the things that I would normally read. It is a thriller, a genre I love, but it is a political, international thriller concerned with the 'issues' between America and Afghanistan, and more specifically, Islam… Continue reading The Guardian by David Hosp
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Sea of Ink by Richard Weihe and a Peirene Press Experience at Senate House
By now I'm sure you've all heard of Peirene Press - they are a small publisher bringing European literature to a British audience in translation. They publish their beautiful little books (all are intentionally short) in series of threes, each with a theme. Sea of Ink by Swiss author Richard Weihe is the third book… Continue reading Sea of Ink by Richard Weihe and a Peirene Press Experience at Senate House
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Light Falling on Bamboo by Lawrence Scott
This book is beautiful. Firstly, the cover is very attractive and engaging; and the hardback inside the slip cover is bright yellow, a colour that makes us think of the sun and the sand in Trinidad, where the novel is set. Secondly, the language and descriptions in Light Falling on Bamboo are really lovely. From… Continue reading Light Falling on Bamboo by Lawrence Scott
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Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close
Before you say anything - Girls in White Dresses is not chick-lit. I wouldn't have read it if it was. It just sort of looks and sort of sounds like it; but when you think about it, it only looks like it because the cover has pink writing and a girl in a white dress… Continue reading Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close
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Liza Klaussmann at The British Library
I loved Tigers in Red Weather so much, I jumped at the opportunity to see author Liza Klaussmann doing a reading and be interviewed at The British Library. The interview was conducted by Naomi Wood, the Writer in Residence at the Eccles Centre for American Studies at The BL. Wood is a writer in her… Continue reading Liza Klaussmann at The British Library
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The Empty Glass by J. I. Baker
Having read Lois Banner's biography of Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn: The Passion and the Paradox, I was intrigued when I came across The Empty Glass in a magazine. The fact that it was about the mystery of Monroe's death, but it was a novel, was very interesting. The cover also attracted me. It is eye-catching and… Continue reading The Empty Glass by J. I. Baker
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