10, 9, 8...

After the past few months of complete noneventness hereabouts, I have no right to expect anyone to care what I liked reading/viewing/hearing in 2005, but I do have the right to shout loudly in this empty hall of a blog and admire the echoes. Unfortunately, I can’t repeat last year’s list extravaganza, but you might still find something new here.

Read More · 19 December 2005 ·

Six Months in a Leaky Book

Mentioning Quicksilver reminded me that I haven’t mentioned anything else in the way of books this year, in contrast to last year and all the years before it. I don’t fancy repeating my tour de force of December, but here are a few quick snatches of what’s been through the bookpile since Christmas, apart from page after page of Jack and Eliza.

Read More · 30 June 2005

Books in 2004