Top 10 Books of My 30s
After the halcyon days of my twenties, when I was reading a couple of books a week, my son was born when I…
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Top Ten Books About New York
I suspect more books and films are set in New York City than any other city in the western world, so much so,…
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Top Ten Book Club Books
Some time ago I asked the members of my book club what they thought made a good book club book. Most agreed that…
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Friday Faves: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
…in which I invite someone bookish to share one of their all-time favourite works of fiction and what it means to them. This…
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Reading Round-Up: July 2013
I only read THREE books this month. The shame! I blame my brother, because he lent me the first series of The Bridge…
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Top 10 Travel Novels
1. Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway (1961) I know this book finds its way onto a lot of my lists but I…
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Top 10: Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll
For me, tales of addiction are compelling in that ‘fascination of the abomination’ kind of way. Here are some of my favourites, based…
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Cracking up & Breaking Down: Top 10 Novels about Mental Health
I’m a big fan of the films of Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, and on the weekend rented his early classic Women on the…
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Top 10: Books that Make Me Laugh and Cry
Yesterday, I finally watched Wes Anderson’s latest movie Moonrise Kingdom. What I love about Anderson’s films is his ability to bring together humour…
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Many years ago, he had taken the passion he felt for Susan and folded it in half, so he no longer had a…
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