Desperate Reader

I'm kind of fascinated by how much I like this series of books and why their particular formula works so well for me. In theory, I would...

This is a novella aimed at young adults written by an American Ph.D. and based on the experience of people she worked with who wanted their ...

I've been looking a long time for a book on Shetland folklore that's authoritative and enjoyable to read - I have a feeling Earnest ...

I waited a while to get my hands on Med  I left it late to pre-order at a good price and it sold out (briefly) then I couldn't guarantee...

I hadn't quite forgotten how hard it is to be on your feet all day, but I'm out of practice at it and currently, all I want to do wh...

I got lucky in The Works and found another 3 of Edward Marston's Domesday series and have been happily working through them this week. I...

I'm going to seriously show my knitting ignorance here, but until a mostly American (knitting and textile) based reading group I'm i...

I have a habit of buying 3 paperbacks for £5 from The Works (bargain bookshop chain in the UK) and never quite getting around to reading the...

I haven't read Sarah LeFanu's biography of Rose Macaulay, either of the older biographies on her, half of the books by Rose Macaulay...

This is George Mackay Brown's centenary year and amongst the general celebrations (Orkney Libraries  A Hat For George  project seems a p...