Today has been a day of lists. Like the list of books for June that I’m still sorting out. If the Fantasy Book Critic is anything to go by it could be quite mammoth so have I feeling that I might have to be quite brutal and cut out one or two um-and-ah books.
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The Year (so far) in Review
It’s not over yet, but I can’t see any final revelations happening, unless you count Nintendo suddenly releasing a billion or so Wiis. So what I have got to say about the year? I haven’t got a clue but let us see what I can come up with.
Way back in January I wrote a post [...]
New and Interesting Reads
Let’s see. It’s coming up to Christmas so you might if you’re lucky have time to read or even luckier have someone that wants to buy you books or might want to treat yourself. Well there are a few that are gathering my interest.
Starting with a new favourite, Mr Charles Stross. Tor are issuing his [...]
Review: Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
Title: Fool Moon
Author: Jim Butcher
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 01 September 2005
Price: £6.99
Own Copy
In Storm Front Harry Dresden had to battle with dark magic drawn from lust and desire. Now in Fool Moon he has to travel deeper into our animal natures and battle against werewolves. Being Chicago’s only wizard in the phonebook isn’t just about looking for [...]
No Excuses
I haven’t really. I’m out of the swing of posting but then I’ve had a couple of things on my mind that you don’t want boring with. Except to say that I’m older than I was last time I posted. I’m now 29! What does this mean? Well I’ve blown my chances at winning an [...]
Out of the depths
I’m feeling decidedly non-booky at the moment. No curling up on the sofa and letting the world fade away. Nothing read. Nothing bought. No obsessive surfing. But despite that let’s see what I can do as I’ve still been visiting my favourite blogs and keeping half an eye on the book-o-sphere.
Graphic Novels are the new [...]
Creative Writing
Writing is a funny old occupation and creative writing is even stranger. As I pointed out in a previous post there is no money in it – well there is – if you manage to connect with enough people who then actually buy your what you’ve written. But still thousands of people spend hours and [...]
October Reading Pile
I am a little behind with my reading pile, which should be no surprise really considering all the marvellous books that there and my reading rate of six books a month. So I might not get through this lot but I’m up for a challenge though it might not be in this exact order.
From [...]
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Simply the Best – Britains Best Writers since 1945?
I’m taking a leaf out of Tales of the Reading Room and having a look at a new list from The Times
Before I do that though here is a few words of introduction (please do read the rest):
Erica Wagner introduces The Times list of the Greatest British Writers Since 1945 – Times Online
Happy new [...]