"Work as if you live in the early days of a better world." Alasdair Gray
"Work as if you live in the early days of a better world." Alasdair Gray
This month has been a good month for reading including actually enjoying audiobooks for the first time, it’s also been a good month for my blogging in general. At the start of the month I decided to do some blog consolidation and have now ended up with just four blogs: Big Bearded Bookseller – my …
I was given this to preview by the publishers to include in the www.indiebookshops.com monthly newsletter as well as review on here, so watch out for the newsletter to see what extra terms are being offered for Independent Bookshops on the release of this book. I’ve always loved these small biographies when I read them, …
I had previously read Fish Soup by Margarita Garcia Robayo and thought it was absolutely stunning so was really looking forward to reading this and wasn’t disappointed at all. This sounds simple, and in a way it is but Margarita takes this simplicity and shines it to perfection. An exploration of a couple, Lucia and …
It’s been quite a while since I read this and I remember it being a book that helped me navigate the social phenomenon of the Internet and how it has developed. Mainly humorous, definitely tongue-in-cheek, this book still makes points that are worth exploring today even though it is almost 20 years old. Developing the …
In Emma Carrol’s latest historical adventure for Middle Grade we find Lilian and her friends in a race against time to stop the Pharaoh’s curse. Right from the start this goes at a cracking pace that pulls you along in anticipation of the next part of the adventure, set in London and Egypt (and a …
July, like June has pretty much been a bust for me when it comes to reading fiction, could also say the same for non-fiction. I started so many books and just couldn’t get past page 20, so many good books as well. I know it’s me and I know I’ll get back to reading at …