My reading highlights of the first half of 2021
Like last year, when it took me months to plough through The Brothers Karamazov, this year my reading has been…
Is there a sweet spot between high literature and the beach read?
I have been reading Apeirogon by Colum McCann, a book that I heard widely praised by critics last year. I…
Book review: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
Gosh, I loved this book. Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet imagines the home life of Shakespeare and the impact of the death…
To read, or not to read – perhaps I’ll give Shakespeare a go
I have a confession to make. I've never really understood Shakespeare. I’ve been to quite a few plays written by…
