A necessarily brief review (I’m posting this from a sandy beach in Cyprus) of a dark but inventive short story collection set on 15th August 1945 – the day Japan surrendered and the Second World War formerly ended.
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about books on the blogosphere, celebrate Owain Glyndŵr Day and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
On 16th September Wales marks the anniversary of its national hero becoming the last true Welsh Prince of Wales in 1400. We take a brief look at Glyndŵr’s appearance in literature.
Daniel is a century old. Elisabeth, born in 1984, has her eye on the future. The United Kingdom is in pieces, divided by a historic once-in-a-generation summer.
This week we appraise books read and reviewed, look forward to Witch Week, discover some of the best writing about books on the blogosphere and highlight fascinating literary features from across the Net.
A glimpse into a complex situation through the eyes of a naive young woman who discovers a country, makes friends, falls in love and is confronted with the plight of the Palestinians.
In the summer of 1727, a party of men and boys are put ashore on a remote sea stac to harvest birds for food. No one returns to collect them. How will they survive?
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about books on the blogosphere and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
A short but shocking Dutch war classic by a writer who has drawn comparisons to Joseph Heller and Kurt Vonnegut.
Magdalena McGuire’s debut novel is a vivid and intimate exploration of a young woman’s struggle to find her place in the world.
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about books on the blogosphere and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
A seductive, sensual and sinister love triangle set in 1930s America and inspired by the infamous Nabokov marriage.
A fun tag in which I share a picture (or ‘shelfie’) of a favourite bookshelf and answer ten associated questions.
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover what’s of interest to Dewithoners, catch up with the latest book-blogging events and highlight fascinating literary features from across the Internet.
Aldous Huxley’s ingenious fantasy of the future sheds a blazing light on the present and is considered to be his most enduring masterwork.
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover Three Things…, see some of the best writing about books on the blogosphere and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
From the Booker Prize-winning author of Regeneration and one of our greatest contemporary writers on war comes a reimagining of the most famous conflict in literature – the legendary Trojan War.
Reading. Looking. Thinking. This week it’s all about Norwegian Fjords, Viking DNA and a rather cheesy movie musical!
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about books on the blogosphere and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Dunya Mikhail tells the harrowing but often moving stories of women who have managed to escape the clutches of ISIS.
