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Let’s Get Freaky: Five Great Horror Novels
To me horror has always been more than “scary stories” and I have little interest in novels or films that… Read more Let’s Get Freaky: Five Great Horror Novels
“I Never Knew that Film Used to Be a Book!”
“I never knew that film used to be a book!” Any booklover will hear this statement from time to time,… Read more “I Never Knew that Film Used to Be a Book!”
Opening Pandora’s Box: On the Power of Popular Culture
Does it matter what writers look like? The politically correct answer is, of course, no. Yet this week I finished… Read more Opening Pandora’s Box: On the Power of Popular Culture
Mary McCarthy’s The Group: Will This Book Make Me Watch TV At Last?
I love books, period, but chick lit has always been a genre I love to hate. I just can’t get… Read more Mary McCarthy’s The Group: Will This Book Make Me Watch TV At Last?
The First Law of Robot Club Is…: The Continuing Relevance of Isaac Asimov’s I,Robot
The dark days before Christmas come with one massive advantage: plenty of time to read, preferably with tea and chocolate… Read more The First Law of Robot Club Is…: The Continuing Relevance of Isaac Asimov’s I,Robot
Review: The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
Even for the most determined fiction lover, a careful foray into the land of non-fiction is always a good idea.… Read more Review: The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
Why So Serious? The Value of Reading For Fun
Literature has been my job for years but you learn something every day. Yesterday I was scrolling through my Twitter… Read more Why So Serious? The Value of Reading For Fun
T2 Trainspotting: Review
I don’t normally go and see films immediately after their release. Rarely do I feel such anticipation that I can’t… Read more T2 Trainspotting: Review
Music and Fiction: A Match Made in Heaven?
I recently finished the fantastic novel King Rat by China Mieville. In case you’re unfamiliar with Mieville’s work: he writes… Read more Music and Fiction: A Match Made in Heaven?
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