The Choke by Sofie Laguna
There are many books that are read and forgotten, just leaving a vague impression. Then, once in a while, there…
There are many books that are read and forgotten, just leaving a vague impression. Then, once in a while, there…
The shortlist for the Stella Prize has just been announced, and the Man Booker Prize, just a few days later.…
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There was a time when ‘bloody hell’ was a profanity considered too rude for polite conversation. Now, it is a…
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It's hard to pinpoint when my love affair with libraries began. It might have been on my first visit, when…
It has been some time since I have come across a book that has been so widely read and talked…
There is something endearing about an author who introduces a book by saying that the final story was nothing like…
It was written in loose, sweeping lettering, on the inside cover. From Casey and John on your 61st birthday. I…