This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the 1940 Club, look forward to Daphne du Maurier Reading Week and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
George Orwell
Winding Up the Week #227
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #159
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, anticipate Reading the Theatre and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
BOOK REVIEW: Barnhill: A Novel
I share my thoughts on Norman Bissell’s fictionalised retelling of a crucial period in George Orwell’s life.
Winding Up the Week #39
This week we appraise books read and reviewed, look forward to Nonfiction November and German Literature Month, discover some of the best writing about books on the blogosphere and highlight fascinating literary features from across the Net.
Winding Up the Week #8
This week we appraise books read and reviewed, look ahead to the LIVE.LIFE.BETTER. LIVE EVENT podcast for International Women’s Day and highlight fascinating literary features from across the Net.
THOUGHTS ON: George Orwell: A Life in Letters
For almost forty years George Orwell wrote and received the letters collected here, which have been edited by Peter Davison.
Winding Up the Week #6
This week we appraise books read and reviewed, look ahead to World Book Day 2018 and highlight fascinating literary features from across the Net.
THOUGHTS ON: Burmese Days
George Orwell’s 1934 novel is a tale from the waning days of British colonialism, when Burma was ruled from Delhi as a part of British India.
Winding Up the Week #4
This is the fourth of my weekly posts in which I summarize books read, reviewed and currently on my TBR shelf. In addition to a variety of literary titbits, I look ahead to forthcoming features, see what’s on the night-stand and keep readers abreast of various book-related happenings.
Christmas Book Bonanza 2017
Father Christmas left these beauties under my tree. Did you receive any long-coveted titles in your stocking today?