Today, April 23rd, we are celebrating the UK’s third annual World Book Night. Last year I participated for the first time distributing copies of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. It was a fabulous experience and as soon as the opportunity to sign up as giver for this year opened up I grabbed the chance…
Death of a Gossip
6 December 2012 by Leave a Comment
Oh the weather outside is frightful and the fire is so delightful so while we’ve no place to go let’s get reading. Actually the weather outside is frightful, woke up yesterday morning to an unexpected covering of snow outside so it was the perfect day to sit inside writing reviews and doing some reading under a blanket. It was a day to be all warm and cosy…
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death
10 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
My favourite genre of fiction is, without a shadow of a doubt, crime. I love a good, gory murder and a hard-bitten detective who’s out to solve the crime. The bloodier the better as far as I’m concerned. I’m not averse to something a little gentler either – I adore Agatha Christie …