I love reading – of course I do, why would I review books if I hated reading. I am though a bit of a philistine. I don’t need beautiful looking books, I don’t need to have all books by the same author to have the same artwork. I’m much more interested by what’s inside than the cover. There are some exceptions to the rule though…
Archives for November 2012
World War Z Trailer
9 November 2012 by Leave a Comment
The trailer for Brad Pitt’s zombie apocalypse movie World War Z has now arrived and it looks good. Not just because of Mr Pit, or the fast zombies or the billions dead but because Glasgow looks fab. Much of the filming for this movie was done in my home city, right next to my dad’s office…
World Book Night 2013 Books Announced
8 November 2012 by Leave a Comment
One of the highlights of this year has been participating in World Book Night. I was lucky enough to be chosen as a “giver” and distributed 24 copies of The Road by Cormac McCarthy. It was a great feeling and I loved being able to share how much I love reading and discovering new books and authors with people I wouldn’t normally discuss books…
Dominion
4 November 2012 by Leave a Comment
Every 27th January we commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day in the UK (and across the world). It offers a time to remember the victims of the Nazis and to pledge not to repeat the mistakes of the past. The question is sometimes raised of the relevance to the UK of the Holocaust…