I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I was taking part in the 2016 Classics Challenge and that I would try to ensure that one book a month would be a “classic” – however classic is defined. The first book I’ve chosen is The Book Thief, the Markus Zusak novel…
The Book Thief
27 February 2014 by 2 Comments
There’s always a real sense of trepidation when going to see a film adaptation of a book that you truly love (see my thoughts on Les Miserables for proof that this isn’t confined just to books, but musicals too). It’s almost inevitable that any great book will eventually reach the screen…
A To Z Bookish Survey
11 September 2013 by 1 Comment
A few weeks ago I picked up on a meme that brilliant book blogger Jamie at The Perpetual Page-Turner was running. As always I’m a little late to get my entry in but here we go with my A-Z of reading survey….
The Book Thief Trailer
21 August 2013 by Leave a Comment
The first trailer for the film adaptation of Markus Zusak’s brilliant The Book Thief has been released. As my review explains, I love The Book Thief. It is one of the few books released in the past decade that I would call a true classic and I’m evangelical about getting as many people to read it as possible…
Top Ten: World Book Night Books
26 April 2013 by Leave a Comment
This week saw the UK celebrate its 3rd annual World Book Night and the US its 2nd. 23rd April was chosen as the date as it is the UNESCO World Book Day, the anniversary of Shakespeare’s death (and probable birthdate) and the anniversary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes…
Sleepyhead
9 March 2012 by 1 Comment
I’m delighted to have been chosen as one of this year’s World Book Night givers. I didn’t get my first choice, The Book Thief, but I’m still really pleased to be able to give away 24 copies of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road…
World Book Night 2012
25 October 2011 by Leave a Comment
World Book Night is an opportunity for those of us who love books to share our passion with those who may not be such big reading fans. In just one night 1 million books are distributed by over 20,000 ‘givers’ – a great celebration of adult literature..
Vote for October’s #BookTwub Choice
29 September 2011 by Leave a Comment
Hopefully everyone has really enjoyed The Book Thief, it’s one of my favourite books of the past few years and I’m really looking forward to the discussion. As with all books that I love I feel quite evangelical about persuading everyone to get hold of a copy…
#BookTwub 1 – The Book Thief Discussion Points
29 September 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Book Thief is the first book chosen for #BookTwub, the new Twitter book club. I picked it partly because it is a book that I loved as soon as I read it and wanted to share with people…
The Book Thief
29 September 2011 by Leave a Comment
When I was planning the first meeting of #BookTwub, the new Twitter based book club, I knew I wanted a novel that was powerful, popular and would appeal to a wide audience. It seemed obvious to me fairly quickly that The Book Thief was the perfect choice…