Monthly Archives: June 2010

Weird.

AbeBooks’ Weird Book Room is heralded as the finest source of everything that’s bizarre, odd and downright weird in books. There is some seriously weird shit out there being published behind our backs. Check out the these awesomely titled tomes; … Continue reading

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On the Nightstand

I needed something light – literally – to read on a business trip to Korea and the mammoth, 600 page Muriel Spark biography I am half way through didn’t fit the bill or in my carry-on so I took one … Continue reading

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They’re Writing this Article Again.

“The Female Voice of a New Generation”. Wake me up in another ten years.

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America’s Next Top Novel – Brought to You by Eustace Tilley and James Bottomtooth

Oh the banality of it all. In today’s double issue of the venerable New Yorker, the snoots and James Bottomtooths pay homage to 20 young (under 40) whippersnappers, whom they deem to be the most talented and most important writers … Continue reading

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What Would Wallander do?

Swedish crime writer and personal hero of mine, Henning Mankell, was aboard the Swedish ship Sofia, one of six ships in the flotilla carrying aid to Gaza. The 25-strong crew, including Mankell – as well as Nobel peace laureate Mairead … Continue reading

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