The title of this book is an indication of how wacky it is. I’ve read a few of Robert Rankin’s…
I first read this book 10 years ago. I remember being disappointed but I couldn’t remember why, so I’ve re-read…
This is a courageous memoir from a woman who was scammed by Anna Delvey / Sorokin, the ‘fake heiress’. I…
I didn’t dig this book, man, although I respect it as a classic work of the Beat Generation, as a…
This is not a rhetorical question! I have been thinking lately about why bibliophiles, such as you and I, are…
This is a thorough, straightforward biography of Margaret Beaufort (1443 – 1509), the mother of King Henry VII, by historian…
A complex and emotional drama which I had mixed feelings about. I wasn’t planning to read any more of Louise…
So much has been written about Oscar Wilde. But what about his wife, Constance? It’s wonderful that she has her…
What were you up to in 1997-8? The Cappuccino Years is the first Adrian Mole diary which covers an era…
Philip K Dick’s 1977 novel of paranoia and drug addicts would have been challenging to adapt. Richard Linklater’s film does…