I can't believe that we're at the end of February already! Reading time is always an issue, but here are the February offerings: **** "The Big Book of Rouges and Villains", edited by Otto Penzler *** "Travel Stories and Highlights: 2017 Edition", edited by Robert Fear ***1/2 "Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation" by Ammon Shea… Continue reading Monthly Review Round Up – February 2018
Category: Reading
January Book Review Round Up
Choosing the January books is always a dilemma (a good one). Which of the Christmas presents do I read first? Should I look at some of the books in the pile? What about that new e-book? Time is always an issue, but here are the January offerings: **** "The Diary of a Bookseller" by Shaun… Continue reading January Book Review Round Up
So, you want to be a writer?
So, you want to be a writer? Brilliant! Full marks. But are you prepared to do the work? I know loads of people who want to be writers. They talk about being writers, talk about writing, and some even call themselves writers. But what does it actually take to be a writer? Here are my findings… Continue reading So, you want to be a writer?
November Review Round Up
November is another busy month for me - I work full time in a university exams centre and don't get the space to read as much as I would like. However, I still manage to get a few books in during my commute. You can access my full book reviews and information about the titles… Continue reading November Review Round Up
