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Sunday, 26 April 2026

Lord of Thunder - Andre Norton (1962)

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  Rating: Admirable Having recently moved house, which involved packing and unpacking dozens of boxes of books, I realised just how many unr...
Monday, 6 April 2026

The Predicament - William Boyd (2025)

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  Rating: Admirable William Boyd is another writer with a connection to David Bowie, having co-engineered an infamous art hoax when they wer...
Friday, 13 March 2026

The Black Album - Hanif Kureishi (1995)

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Rating: Excellent I've long been aware of Hanif Kureishi due to his association with David Bowie and the music he made as the soundtrack...
Sunday, 1 March 2026

Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy (2025)

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Rating: Admirable Charlotte McConaghy is an established Australian writer, and Wild Dark Shore is her third novel. Although the novel could...
Saturday, 14 February 2026

Chess - Stefan Zweig (1942) AKA Chess Story, AKA The Royal Game

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Rating: Excellent I found my copy of Chess in my local street library, a well-loved source of great finds in the neighbourhood. The book’s ...
Friday, 6 February 2026

Cinema Speculation - Quentin Tarantino (2022)

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Rating: Excellent Quentin Tarantino has always come across as someone who can’t keep his mouth shut, most recently he’s been rounded on for ...
Saturday, 10 January 2026

2025 Reading Round-Up

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  Ten years since Bowie died Last year was a curious year, with 90% of my books packed away in piles of boxes while our new house was being ...
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