At the start of a New Year, I already have quite a long list of fiction on my ‘to read’ list for 2013 including the following seven from some new authors as well as some long established favorites: Three Graves…
The trouble with book recommendations these days is that so many of them are put forward by algorithms. The fact came home to me this week when I visited a local indie bookstore and saw on display inside a number…
Earlier this week, St Patrick’s Day set me thinking about contemporary Irish literature and musing on what I would recommend if I had to put together a sampling of fiction for someone wanting to get a taste of modern Irish…
A long time ago, as far back, I think, as 1976, John Banville entered my ‘must read’ list and I had a go at reading Doctor Copernicus. I didn’t finish the book and it kind of put me off going…
Here is my list of 100 favourite books. I’d like to know which ones you think I should drop, and what you substitute for them? The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams The Five People You Meet…