Cracked not broken by Kevin Hines
When he was nineteen years old Kevin Hines jumped from the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco to what he thought would …
The voice that thunders by Alan Garner
Earlier this year I read The Owl Service by Alan Garner, and I had many many thoughts about it, and I enjoyed …
Clever dog by Sarah Whitehead
illus. by Jo van Kampen. I’ll admit that I’ve watched a fair amount of Cesar Milan and his dog whispering, but while …
What makes this book so great by Jo Walton
My first non-fiction book of 2014! And it is a book all about books. The best sort of book ;) I would …
Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orlean
The life and legend of the world’s most famous dog While serving during World War I serviceman Lee Duncan came across a …
The good, the bad and the multiplex by Mark Kermode
As a film critic Mark Kermode watches films. A lot of films. A whole lot of films, and he often doesn’t like …
Obedience to authority by Stanley Milgram
In the 1960s Stanley Milgram and his associates carried out a number of experiments on obedience. They were set-up a situation where …
Grave’s end by Elaine Mercado
In 1982 Elaine Mercado and her family moved from an apartment into what they hoped would be their dream home. This house, …
The Islandman by Tomás Ó Criomhthain (1856–1937)
Translated from the Irish (An tOileánach) by Robin Flower Tomás Ó Criomhthain, or, if you’d prefer an anglicised version, Thomas O’Crohan, was …
In defence of dogs by John Bradshaw
I watch The Dog Whisperer, and while I enjoy it I’m often put off by Milan’s insistence that the dog wants to …
The dogs of war by Lisa Rogak
Received free from NetGalley. I’m a sucker for an animal story, especially a dog story, so although I thought this would be …
The lost art of reading by David L. Ulin
It is strange, I’ve often come across media stories on the “decline” of reading as a result of modern technology. Social networks, …