currently reading ‘The Offset’ by Calder Szewczak
currently reading ‘The Offset’ by Calder Szewczak
I can’t remember where I saw this being discussed but wherever it was I paused and went and ordered it immediately. This is now part of my growing collection of books about books and bookish things and what a wonderful addition it is. A survey of early British science fiction from the time of HG …
James O’Brien. Ebury Publishing. (240p) ISBN 9780753553121 This is another book I read absolutely ages ago and have just got around to getting a review out for. During the Brexit debacle I watched James quite a bit on YouTube, finding him funny and astute without being really unkind to people he disagreed with and wanted …
I’ve always been fascinated by finding things on the shoreline whether they be old things discarded by humans, natural objects shaped by the sea, or evidence of past life in the form of fossils. When the opportunity came along to get a copy of Mudlarking I jumped at it. I’ve heard the name a lot …
Another great addition to the short history type books that are being developed on a lot of different subjects but especially so on women who’ve been hidden from history. As the name states this book is about black women in history, mainly from the 18th century up until recent times, a little biography about the …
Neal Stephenson. William Morrow Paperbacks. (151p) ISBN 9780380815937 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 …
A comprehensive overview of one hundred ideas that ‘changed’ photography. Though not exhaustive, this is a good look at various ideas that have been developed in the lifetime of the science and art of photography. Each entry is well thought out and formatted to make the information easy to get through and is a good …
I absolutely love books about nature, especially about trees, and when the opportunity arose that I could get a review copy of this book I jumped at it. Last year I had read ‘Around the World in 80 Trees’ and this is a similar concept, though only looking at trees that share our urban environment. …
Emmanuel Carrer. Vintage. (208p) ISBN 9781784705800 The Adversary is an interpretation of the name Satan, and this is where the writer gets the title of the book from, as the acts and behaviour of Jean-Claude Romand could be interpreted as evil. This is a hard read, but compelling, in the way that watching a car …