Once Upon a Time

I’m not a huge reading challenge participant as I am finding reading to deadlines more and more overwhelming. I prefer reading on a whim and that is why I am reluctant to commit fully to reading the Orange Prize longlist or the Man Booker nominees again later in the year. With both my Angela Carter [...]

The Girls of Slender Means

I am still reeling from reading Memento Mori by Muriel Spark last month and I went into The Girls of Slender Means hoping for a similar experience; it is not nearly as vindictive or as sinister as its predecessor but it is as mordantly witty. The ironic title (ironic in its double-play on the word [...]

Claire’s Corner

*the above photograph features a handful of previous Orange Prize winners that I have to hand. The longlist for the 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction has been announced and I am delighted/dismayed/disconcerted (delete where appropriate) that 1) I only managed to predict 5/20 of the titles on the list 2) I have read 3.5 (I’m [...]

Tuesday Teaser and Trivia

A few Christmases ago my boyfriend bought me the Book Lovers Edition of Trivial Pursuit and I thought I could virtually play with my fellow book lovers, or at least ask you a weekly literary question. So here goes (if you win then please treat yourself to a slice of pie/cake/pizza/delete where appropriate)… From the [...]

Library Loot

It’s been a few weeks since my last Library Loot post as I am attempting to catch up on the loot I have already acquired. Some books have been returned unread recently as I attempt to conquer an overwhelming immediate to-be-read pile; I did consider a blank slate but there are a few of the [...]

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