Dubai oh Dubai! A continuation of the travails and tribulations and the struggles I’m going through in my writing. These are just little hints I’m ...

I enjoy it when immersive historical fiction introduces me to fascinating individuals from the past. It inspires me to want to find out more about them. ...

And just like that, another season of the Booker Prize comes to an end! It's been so enjoyable reading and discussing all the books listed for this ...

Hello friends! Let me cut to the chase! The “experts” tell me I have to blog rrrreggggularly. By that they mean, every day, every week or every other ...

Several versions of this novel exist as it was published in a serialised form and numerous subsequent book form editions of the novel contained many ...

Another season of The Women’s Prize has come to a close! As always, it’s been such a pleasure reading many of the titles from both the fiction and ...

Between plagues, marauders and horrific weather (destructive storms and unpredictable ice locking in the cove) I'm certainly glad I didn't live on the ...

I was naturally drawn to reading this novel because when I was younger I loved movies about time travel such as 'The Time Machine' (1960), 'Somewhere in ...

I felt very tense reading this story set in the near future given how plausible and real it feels. Lalami's tale taps into an anxiety many of us probably ...

This was the perfect novel to read over the recent long Easter weekend because not only is it beautifully written and utterly absorbing but the book ...