This week I had the excuse of taking a rather long train journey down to Devon to have a good old splash around in the Kindle Lagoon. My e-book of choice was Never Let Me Go by Japanese-born British author Kazuo Ishiguro. Admittedly my motive behind this choice was Carey Mulligan's new film which I have been dying to see but putting off until I have read...
I found this artist today during my lunch break as I was net hopping, he wasn't lurking in the kitchen or anything sinister like that. His name is Craig Shuttlewood and he uses photos and prints to make fantastic pictures of urban decay. I really loved the owls (big surprise!) so thought I would spread the word. I particularly loved the mixed medium...
I read One Day about two summers ago after a fleeting visit to WH Smiths on the way to catch a London-bound train. Since then it has reigned over the book charts, much like David Nicholls' other hit Starter for Ten and it is one book that I would happily read again. 15th July 1988. That's the date and don't forget. Although both Emma and...
Recently I've found myself wanting to dig out my old children's books. Whether this sudden desire for childhood nostalgia has been triggered by the recent passing of the late and great children's author Dick King Smith, I am not entirely sure. What I am sure of, however, is that he really influenced my imagination as a child, from Sophie's Tom to The Hodgeheg ...
Yesterday I was thrown head-first into the deep and mesmerising waters that is the Kindle Lagoon. That's right folks, I was given a Kindle. The big question after being thrust into the dark depths of this lagoon, was - would I sink or swim? I swam! Hurrah! After I had registered my slim pal to my Amazon account I was ready to float...
The book that has held my attention this week has been Black Girl/White Girl written by Joyce Carol Oates. Last year I had to read her short story Where are you going, where have you been? which I found both disturbing and enticing as she decorates everyday American life with a sharp and often threatening edge, placing her characters in dangerous situations. Black Girl/White Girl...
Today I tried to join my local library but as I have no 'official documentation' of my new address I cannot join until someone writes me a typed letter on headed paper. Apparently letters from Grandma don't count. At least I tried to do my bit for 'Save Our Libraries' day. Fear not friends, I was not about to be denied of books....
IKate Mosse's final installment to her trilogy located in the Southern region of France left me a little bit gutted. I was (and still am) a massive fan of Labyrinth which I honestly thought was beautifully constructed. Having read it whilst visiting the Old Town of Rhodes I found my self slipping under the skin of the book without a backward glance. Sepulchre, however, I found a...
