This classic novel is a masterpiece. I first read it a few years ago and on re-reading recently I appreciated…
Freddie Mercury. Legend, icon, genius. This excellent biography is by a music journalist who was privileged to have met him…
Vintage ‘found’ photos of weird children were the inspiration for this book. It’s unusual for a novel to include photographs.…
Our reading tastes tend to change over time. We return to some authors again and again, authors we never get…
Poor tragic sensitive Werther. He’s always at emotional extremes. When he’s happy, heavenly raptures fill his heart with delight and…
Papaver somniferum (opium poppy) has a long and fascinating history. This book covers the relationship between humanity and opiates, from…
The Great Gatsby is the most famous American classic and is close to many readers’ hearts. A film adaptation of…
A frighteningly plausible dystopia, The Wall is set in the near future after an event called the Change. As a…
The debut novel of South African author, Olive Schreiner, was published in 1883 under the pseudonym Ralph Iron. I had…
2019 was an interesting year of reading. Not only did I complete 125 books (and abandon dozens of them after…