Desperate Reader

I was browsing through the poetry section in a little Waterstones at the weekend (as you do) when I picked up  'A Poet's Guide To ...

Many years ago I tried to read ' The Moon and Sixpence' and failed, I hated it, and ever since then I've viewed Maugham with a...

As a fan of Persephone books, Dorothy L. Sayers, and golden age British crime 'Death on the Cherwell'  was always going to sound lik...

I'm slowly overcoming my prejudices about translated fiction - the most powerful being that it's in some way inauthentic reading s...

I've been to the theatre for what feels like the first time in an age, which is a shame because it's something I love doing. The p...

I read the first two books from the Emily series earlier this year ( here and here) then with great self control managed to hold back on...

I managed to mark the start of spring with a nasty cold, it was bad enough to keep me sofa bound for a couple of days which if I'm ent...

It's been a while since I last posted about a kitchen item but I'm still inspired by Lindsey Bareham's trifle bowl so here we ar...

It's a while since I've read a Peirenne book but I have a small pile of them and the possibility of getting to hear Meike Ziervoge...

It's the launch of Shiny New Books today - I've only had a quick browse so far but it's looking good, there are a few books on ...