Le Necrophile (The Necrophiliac in English) by Gabrielle Wittkop, translated by Don Bapst and Beside the Sea by Véronique Olmi, translated by Adriana Hunter, are unflinching character studies – depicting mankind in its darkest moments and (as is the case of Le Necrophile) at its most depraved. Continue reading Women Writing About Horrible Things – Two French Novellas (a #WITMonth post)
I’ve never been one to advertise on my blog.* Well, anything other than books. But when Gone Reading reached out to me I did a little research and liked what I saw. GoneReading.com sells “Brilliant Products for the Reading Lifestyle”. The site carries a wide variety of reading accessories, as well as decorative & novelty items. 100% of their after tax profit goes to … Continue reading GoneReading.com – Building a Global Reading Community
If you aren’t yet listening to The Readers, you really need to get it together. Simon (from the blog Savidge Reads) and Gavin (from GavReads) are ridiculously entertaining. It’s one of my favorite podcasts, so you can imagine how excited I was when they announced their Summer Reading Book Club and offered listeners the opportunity to take part in the conversation. The novel we discussed, … Continue reading The Readers Podcast
For those who may have missed it… Ladies and gentlemen, the 2012 Orange Prize Fiction Longlist*- * UK Covers Continue reading The 2012 Orange Prize Fiction Longlist
Castle isn’t for everyone. I, for one, have mixed feelings about it. J. Robert Lennon knows how to stretch out suspense. Castle is perfectly paced psychological thr… well, it’s not exactly a thriller. It’s more of a mystery/horror/suspense novel – with well-timed reveals and a narrative voice as creepy as they come. Those are its strengths. Its weaknesses are harder to define. I should probably … Continue reading Castle by J. Robert Lennon (Audiobook)
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