The Reader

The Reader

27 January 2016 by Louise 2 Comments

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, a time to remember the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust and all of the victims of Nazi persecution, subsequent genocides, and discrimination today. I urge everyone to visit the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust and Holocaust Educational Trust…

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Bernhard Schlink, Carol Brown Janeway, German fiction, Holocaust, Holocaust Memorial Day, Kate Winslet, The Reader, translated books

World Book Night 2013 Books Announced

8 November 2012 by Louise 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…

Filed Under: Book News Tagged With: A Little History of the World, Alexander McCall Smith, Andy McNab, Bernard Schlink, Casino Royale, Cormac McCarthy, Damage, E.H. Gombrich, Girl With a Pearl Earring, graphic novels, Ian Fleming, Jackie Kay, Jasper Fforde, Jeanette Winterson, Jojo Moyes, Josephine Hart, Judge Dredd, Last Night Another Soldier, Little Face, Marjorie Blackman, Me Before You, Noughts & Crosses, Patrick Ness, Philippa Gregory, Red Dust Road, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rose Tremain, Sebastian Barry, Sophie Hannah, The Dark Judges, The Eyre Affair, The Island, The Knife of Never Letting Go, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Reader, The Road, The Road Home, The Secret Scripture, The White Queen, Tracy Chevalier, Treasure Island, Victoria Hislop, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, World Book Night, World Book Night 2013, young adult fiction