The 1925 Club

It’s the latest year reading Club hosted by Kaggsy & Simon. I couldn’t find any 1925 books in my TBR, but I have read and reviewed a couple of the greats published that year and a couple of others too. Links to full reviews are in the titles. Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf The archetype Read More

Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann – book group report

Translated by Anthea Bell This was our book group’s pick for S is for… Sheep in this case as we make our way through the tail end of our Flora & Fauna alphabet theme for picking books. First published back in 2005, in German under the title Glennkill, and translated into English that year by Read More

Rainforest by Michelle Paver – blog tour

I’ve really enjoyed all three of Michelle Paver’s previous supernatural novels for adults; Dark Matter, Thin Air and the Gothic Wakenhyrst, Thin Air – the one I read first being my favourite, so I was really looking forward to reading Rainforest, and it didn’t disappoint with its gorgeous cover, and also fits in with #RIPXX Read More

Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson – Blog Tour for the 10th anniversary edition

Snowblind, the first book in Jónasson’s ‘Dark Iceland’ series was the first of his Icelandic crime novels to be translated into English and published by Orenda Books in 2015 (translated by Quentin Bates). It’s now ten years old, and to celebrate, Orenda are republishing it in hardback, together with a prequel novella Fadeout which introduces Read More

A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap

by Rob Reiner with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer Sadly, I’ll have to wait until January when the sequel to the best mockumentary ever, Spinal Tap: The End Continues, is available for streaming, it was only on locally during one week and then at odd times. But I was able to console myself Read More

November Plans

November is the month of two huge memes – Novellas in November (#NovNov25) hosted by Rebecca and Cathy, and Nonfiction November with five hosts! Add to that German Literature Month XV hosted by Caroline and Tony this year. Naturally, I’m hoping to take part in ALL of them, so I’ve not signed up to any Read More

Shiny Linkiness – Everything Will Swallow You by Tom Cox

Just a brief note to say I’m over at Shiny New Books today with my review of the delightful Everything Will Swallow You by Tom Cox. It’s a lovely and chucklesome ‘Shaggy Dog’ story (with the quote marks, read and you’ll understand why) of male friendship. If you read his previous novel Villager, you’ll know Read More

Six Degrees of Separation: I Want Every Thing

It’s time for the super monthly tag Six Degrees of Separation, which is hosted by Kate at Booksaremyfavouriteandbest, Six Degrees of Separation #6degrees picks a starting book for participants to go wherever it takes them in six more steps. Links to my reviews are in the titles of the books chosen. The starter book this month is: I Read More