Congratulations to debut novelist Madeline Miller who has won the Orange Prize for fiction with her first novel The Song of Achilles. The Orange Prize celebrates women’s writing and I’ve always found it to be the literary prize that I’ve most identified with….
Archives for May 2012
Top Ten: Books To Read This Summer
25 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
One of my New Year’s resolutions this year was to read at least 75 books, that works out at about one and a half a week and it seemed perfectly achievable. But unfortunately I’m not quite keeping up to speed…
The Hangman’s Daughter
24 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
One of the books I meant to read before the end of last year was Oliver Pötzsch’s The Hangman’s Daughter, but being me and having my butterfly like mind and appalling time management skills I didn’t get round to it…
Richard and Judy Summer Picks Revealed
23 May 2012 by 2 Comments
Big news for 10 authors today – Richard and Judy have announced their summer reads and the 10 lucky writers will find their work turned into bestsellers almost overnight. As usual there’s a good mix of titles and I’m sure everyone will find something to enjoy in the selection…
Due Date
23 May 2012 by 4 Comments
It’s been a good couple of years for Robert Downey Jr. His roles as Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes have seen him regularly at the top of the box office charts. The massive success of The Avengers make it likely that we’ll be seeing more of him as Tony Stark in sequels…
The Walking Dead
22 May 2012 by 2 Comments
It’s been a while since I read any graphic novels, my excitement over Runaways was tempered by the disappointment that was Buffy, Season 8 and I took a break for a while. The second season of The Walking Dead has just started…
Dark Shadows
21 May 2012 by 2 Comments
I had the luxury of a little free time in the day and decided to take myself off to the local multiplex, it was the first dry day in ages so what else would I want to do? I was torn – did I go to see Avengers Assemble again or did I check out one of the new releases…
Top Ten: High School Movies
18 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
I spent last weekend at an activity centre with a group of 16 brownies. We had a great time on the zip wire, trapeze, giant swing and so on. The kids were absolutely fearless and enjoyed every minute chattering away about what their favourite activities had been…