Wren, Celia
Returning for its 9th year (I like a tradition), here’s a slightly overdue post on the best books I read over the course of 2024, rooted firmly in the concept that reading is still about the best way there is of learning about place, perspective, and… well, some of the best time ...
translated and published byFarrar, Strauss and Girouxin 2020.FSGis an imprint I’ve been tuned to in the recent past, and I have yet to be disappointed by anything of theirs that I’ve taken a chance on, this novel no exception.Like Flies From Afarfollows Luis Machi,...
and was ready to get married. The likely prospect was in love before and was twice shy about taking the plunge, and the secret he held meant that she would have to alter her dreams to make it happen. http://oncebitten.homestead.com/ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY *...
During the 1960s and '70s in Japan, the photobook—through a combination of excellence in design, printing, and materials—overtook prints as a popular mode of artistic dissemination. This process has expanded to an extent where any discussion of Japanese photography now has to include the book...
Modern science is often seen as being so complex that mere enthusiasts shouldn't try to comprehend it. At Five Books, we take the view that science, whether ancient or modern, should be accessible to all readers. And every day, great authors publish fantastic popular science books with that...
“The Shape of Water” is the book and in it, the scrupulously honest Inspector searches to uncover the facts behind the death of an engineer that local bigwigs, including Montalbano’s police chief, don’t want investigated. However as the rear cover blurb on my copy of the book notes,...
If our protagonist is going to cave into convention, she might as well participate in the sort of stock standard workplace affair that surely goes with it. 10. I'm A Fan, Sheena Patel A brutal novel that torches the spate of sad girl novels with its simmering rage. Longlisted for the ...
it was really good, i didnt want to go to bed without finishing it! i got it as a free ebook . too bad my library doesnt have any by this author , i would read another one and i usually dont read books that dont take place in USA, its in england ...
Just give me a minute. It won’t take long. Thanks for waiting. That took a little longer than I expected. AND THE WINNER IS . . . A tie! Listen, I had to pick the cover on the left because it reminds me so much of the SFF scene back in the 1980s where you’d walk up an...