Book Reviews, Books, Monthly Review Round Up, Reading

Monthly Review Round Up – February 2018

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

Book Shops, Books, Christmas, Reading

Christmas Reading Suggestions

Okay, okay! I know that we haven't even got to Halloween yet and that mentioning the "C" word is taboo, but I've had a special request from a friend. I've been asked to re-post my Christmas reading recommendations so that folk can source them before the season rolls around.  So here they are: “Everything I… Continue reading Christmas Reading Suggestions

Books, Detetective Stories, Mysteries

Christmas Reading

Last year my husband gave me a wonderful big bumper book of Christmas themed Mystery and Detective stories - The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries, edited by Otto Penzler. It is a fabulous collection with both classic and modern tales, by a wide range of authors. If you are a fan of detective stories or… Continue reading Christmas Reading