The last year has certainly passed by in a flash. It seems only a couple of weeks since I was giving out copies of The No1 Ladies Detective Agency for World Book Night 2013 and now the list of books for World Book Night 2014 has been released. It’s an interesting list…
Ron Burgundy Memoir Announced
14 August 2013 by Leave a Comment
Deary me, a “memoir” of fictional 70s newscaster Ron Burgundy will be published later this year by Random House. The thought doesn’t exactly fill me with enthusiasm. For a start I hated Anchorman. I’ve tried to watch it five times…
Richard and Judy Books – Summer 2013
10 May 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Richard & Judy Book Club choices for Summer 2013 have been announced. They are…
Calls for The Diary of Anne Frank to be banned
8 May 2013 by Leave a Comment
My idiot klaxon has been sounding loudly this morning at some book news from the US. Apparently there is a call in Michigan to have Anne Frank’s Diary (or to give it its real title The Diary of A Young Girl) banned from schools because of inappropriate content…
World Book Night 2013 Books Announced
8 November 2012 by Leave a Comment
One of the highlights of this year has been participating in World Book Night. I was lucky enough to be chosen as a “giver” and distributed 24 copies of The Road by Cormac McCarthy. It was a great feeling and I loved being able to share how much I love reading and discovering new books and authors with people I wouldn’t normally discuss books…
Man Booker Shortlist Announced
11 September 2012 by Leave a Comment
The shortlist for the 2012 Man Booker Prize has been announced this morning. The six nominated novels are:
Calls for 50 Shades Book-Burning
24 August 2012 by Leave a Comment
A charity in the North of England which helps women who have been victims of abuse is calling for copies of the hugely popular Fifty Shades trilogy to be burned in protest at what is seen as the violent and degrading treatment of the female characters…
The Casual Vacancy Front Cover Revealed
3 July 2012 by Leave a Comment
Undoubtedly the biggest book story of this year is the release of J.K. Rowling’s first non-Harry Potter book The Casual Vacancy, a novel aimed at adults. Due for release on 27 September this year we are told by publishers Little, Brown Book Group that it is “blackly comic, thought provoking and constantly surprising.” The front cover art…
Olly Murs Memoir? Really?
26 June 2012 by 4 Comments
Hodder has announced that they will be publishing the memoirs of X-Factor finalist Olly Murs. Happy Days will be published in the autumn and will undoubtedly receive a big push around Christmas as tweens beg for information on their hero. I’ve got nothing against the hat wearing pop muppet but really?