This weekend I watched Star Wars IV and V. Nearly half a century old and I’d never seen a single Star Wars film until last December when ...

According to Yes by Dawn French Capital by John Lanchester The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz* The Sisterhood by Emil...

The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters* Her by Harriet Lane The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North A Cornish Affair by L...

Ahhh, so there was something of a weakness in my plan, wasn't there? On Sunday, did I not say something along the lines of "there w...

Has all that overt New Year optimism gone? Is it safe to come out now?  I felt unaccountably low on New Year’s Ev...

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Benedict's Brother by Tricia Walker The Girl on the Landing by Paul Torday The Irr...

  I love love love these. I'm not sure of my facts because they were taken a few months ago and I didn't label them but I thi...