The Godfather: Peter Corris on two at a time
I recently heard a writer on a radio book program say that he or she (I’ve forgotten who the writer was) frequently read two books simultaneously. I reflected that this...
Read MoreI recently heard a writer on a radio book program say that he or she (I’ve forgotten who the writer was) frequently read two books simultaneously. I reflected that this...
Read MoreThis year I’ve listened to 70 audio books and read two on my Kindle – very slowly, at about 25 words per screen and mostly in doctors’ waiting rooms. Here is a list of...
Read MoreThis fictional rendition of a true crime by Sarah Schmidt is full of brilliant and off-kilter imagery that reinforces the unsettling mood of the novel. Reading Sarah...
Read MoreI was a precocious reader. As I’ve written elsewhere, the family story is that I learned to read when I was four years old from having the roadside billboards spelled...
Read MoreRecently I spent a day in hospital for a minor procedure to correct an irregular heart rhythm. As a hospital experience, of which I’ve had several over the years, it...
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