The Virtual Swallows of Hog Island by Julianna Baggott
In “The Virtual Swallows of Hog Island,” a programmer finds himself working for the self-proclaimed “Bad-Boy of Virtual-Reality Therapy.” While his...
25 January 2017
The Moment by Lawrence M. Schoen
In 2010 “The Moment” was nominated for the Hugo Award in the Best Short Story category. Over the course of millions...
25 January 2017
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Discworld #1 Many years ago I used to babysit most weekends for a woman who had an extensive Terry Pratchett collection....
22 January 2017
TBR – January 2017
So far in 2017 I’ve added 4 books to my TBR pile : Dallaire, Roméo – Waiting For First Light: My...
15 January 2017
Moana dir. by John Musker, Ron Clements
Moana, a spirited teenager and born navigator, sets sail from the ancient South Pacific islands of Oceania in search of a...
15 January 2017
The Steerswoman by Rosemary Kirstein
The Steerswoman Series : 1 From Mount TBR – rec’d by Renay Steerswomen, and a very few Steersmen, are members of...
14 January 2017
A Monster Calls [based on the book] by Patrick Ness dir. by J.A. Bayona
The monster does not come walking often. This time it comes to Connor, and it asks for the one thing Connor...
10 January 2017
The History Thieves : secrets, lies and the shaping of a modern nation by Ian Cobain
In 1889, the first Official Secrets Act was passed and created offences of ‘disclosure of information’ and ‘breach of official trust’....
7 January 2017
Look at the pretties : Diana Sudyka
For more about Diana Sudyka see her website at http://www.dianasudyka.com/ You can buy her prints from her shop there. This painting,...
4 January 2017
Happy New Year
So, another year has come and gone, and I doubt I’m the only one who was a tad disappointed by certain...
31 December 2016
Mount TBR – 2016 recap edition
So, how did I get on with Mount TBR in 2016? I added a whole heap of books, this is both...
23 December 2016
Maybe a fox by Alison McGhee, Kathi Appelt
Into thin air, Sylvie goes missing, and as Jules stumbles in grief, a fox cub is born. A shadow fox, spirit...
20 December 2016
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