So. Phew. This one started as a small gesture and, thanks to the generosity of the genre fiction community, has blossomed into something really quite wonderful. I was horrified by the news coming out of America that migrant children arriving at the US border are being separated from their families and detained in crowded, filthy,… Continue reading The Great Charity Book Raffle – in aid of RAICES
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Desert Island Books
Here's a stunningly unoriginal concept: Desert Island Discs, except that instead of eight recordings, you can choose eight books to accompany you. (Mine would of course be packed alongside a very large parasol and a keg of Factor 50 sunscreen - judging by the permanently blue hue of my skin, I was not designed for… Continue reading Desert Island Books
What I Read In October (which wasn’t for uni)
Okay. So I actually only managed to finish one non-university related book in October. But - what a book. There are nineteen stories in total, all of them good, some of them incredibly good. The book opens with a strong offering from Alison Littlewood, whose story 'The Boggle Hole' is unexpectedly melancholy - to great… Continue reading What I Read In October (which wasn’t for uni)
A-Z of Books
As shamelessly stolen from Thana Niveau. AUTHOR YOU’VE READ THE MOST BOOKS BY- A quick glance at my bookshelf suggests this title goes to Stephen King, followed by China Mieville, Margaret Atwood and Tove Jansson all pretty much tied. I started reading Stephen King aged about 11 so it's not really a surprise. BEST… Continue reading A-Z of Books
Things I Read In July
The Bureau Of Them by Cate Gardner The gorgeously hallucinogenic cover art is highly appropriate for this story - a vivid nightmare of a tale in which the world of the living and the world of the dead begin to bleed at the edges, merging into one but only for those who seek out the… Continue reading Things I Read In July
Book Review – Brown Bread, Boys: A Tragedy by Delilah Des Anges
(Please forgive the Amazon image, I couldn't find a better one on short notice.) Self published books have a terrible reputation. Sturgeon's Law claims that ninety percent of everything is crap, and this adage is never waved around more than in discussions about fanfiction and/or self published books. I'm not going to discuss my own… Continue reading Book Review – Brown Bread, Boys: A Tragedy by Delilah Des Anges
Recent Readings
The Language of Dying by Sarah Pinborough A short but mesmerising read. The story of a woman waiting for her father to die, while her family slowly falls to pieces around her. It's a story about what happens when all hope runs out, about how precious life is and how easy it is to forget… Continue reading Recent Readings
10 Books Meme
There's a meme going around on Facebook which asks you to name 10 books that have stayed with you. One caveat is that you're not supposed to think too hard about it, but I came up with about 20 books so I had to narrow it down a bit. Here they are, in no particular… Continue reading 10 Books Meme
Dispatches from the Sinister Room 