20 Favourite Books from my 20s
My 20s were perhaps the most exciting reading period of my life. When they began I was studying literature at university, including two…
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Life According to Literature 2014
I love this meme, by Catherine from Life According to Literature in which you describe your life using the titles of books you read…
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Reading Round-Up: August 2014
Two strong books from the Booker Prize longlist, a speculative fiction that explores the murky ethics of the privileged making choices for the disadvantaged,…
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Six Degrees of Separation: The Goldfinch
This month’s six degrees of separation is kicking off with Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch. I have to come right out and confess that I haven’t read The…
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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 Page-Turners
Once upon a time, I hated staying home on Saturday nights. I guess I must be getting old because Saturday night found me…
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