from The one we feed by Kameron Hurley
Remember when my head was full of old proverbs and not a lick of fact? Yeah, well, I think it’s turned...
29 December 2017
from Gnomon by Nick Harkaway
a book is not finished until it is read. Harkaway, Nick, Gnomon (William Heinemann, 2017)
18 December 2017
from Gnomon by Nick Harkaway
It was the spring before the vote on our relationship with the European Union, and so I started from what I...
18 December 2017
from Gnomon by Nick Harkaway
I worked as only someone who lives without dependents or lovers can. Harkaway, Nick, Gnomon (William Heinemann, 2017)
18 December 2017
from Gnomon by Nick Harkaway
The right to avoid self-incrimination, the right to die, the right to live, the right to freedom from slavery, freedom of...
18 December 2017
from “Saving the World One Dog at a Time” by Kameron Hurley
This is how you save the world, one life, one act, at a time. Kameron Hurley. (2017). Saving the World One...
8 December 2017
from A skinful of shadows by Frances Hardinge
Children are little priests of their parents, watching their every gesture and expression for signs of their divine will.
20 November 2017
from H is for hawk by Helen Macdonald
The world is full of signs and wonders that come, and go, and if you are lucky you might be alive...
2 September 2017
from H is for hawk by Helen Macdonald
I think of all the complicated histories that landscapes have, and how easy it is to wipe them away, put easier,...
2 September 2017
from H is for hawk by Helen Macdonald
Human hands are for holding other hands. Human hands are for holding other humans close.
2 September 2017
from H is for hawk by Helen Macdonald
Looking for goshawks is like looking for grace.
25 August 2017