It’s been a while since I read any graphic novels, my excitement over Runaways was tempered by the disappointment that was Buffy, Season 8 and I took a break for a while. The second season of The Walking Dead has just started…
Witness
17 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
You know me by now. I love a good crime novel and I’ve been lucky recently with some of the books I’ve read, particularly by new authors. In the past year I’ve expanded my crime range quite a lot and it’s been good to discover writers…
11.22.63
15 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
Despite being one of the twentieth-century’s best-selling authors and spawning numerous film adaptations of his work I confess to not having really got into Stephen King’s work. I’ve read one book…
Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals
10 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
As regular readers will know, I enjoy a bit of cookery and baking. One of my bookshelves is absolutely full of recipe books and my collection is growing. That doesn’t mean though that I actually use them all….
The Boys from Brazil
7 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
Nazis are great. No, wait, let me rephrase that. For an author in search of a baddie Nazis are great. Everyone knows immediately that the Nazi is the bad guy and that anyone opposing the Nazi has to be the good guy…
Broadmoor Revealed: Victorian Crime and the Lunatic Asylum
3 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’m currently observing one of my semi-regular book buying moratoriums. When my to-be-read pile gets a little out of control I stop purchasing new books until it’s down to a more respectable figure. It’s currently at one hundred and (mumble, mumble) and it’s going to be a while…
Riders
1 May 2012 by 2 Comments
So far this year I’ve been very good at reading books from my ever-growing to-be-read pile. I’ve discovered new authors that I want to read more from and for the most part really enjoyed the new books that I’ve read. But sometimes you just want to read something that you know, love…
Before I Go To Sleep
26 April 2012 by Leave a Comment
Anyone who knows me well will tell you that I have one very annoying trait. I have a lousy memory. I can have a conversation and agree to do something and five minutes later I’ve forgotten whatever task I was given. If I don’t write things down I don’t remember them…
The Road
23 April 2012 by Leave a Comment
Today is 23rd April, UNESCO’s World Book Day and the anniversary of both the birth and death of William Shakespeare. It is also the second World Book Night. Intended to spread the joy of reading, World Book Night will see dedicated readers give away 24 copies….
Catch Your Death
28 March 2012 by Leave a Comment
The rise of the ebook has led to an explosion in self-published authors. I must admit I have a shiver of nervousness each time I see a self-published book, I tend to assume that if an author doesn’t already have a book deal there’s probably a good reason…