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October 7, 2024 BookerTalk

Reading Update September 2024: I’m on a roll…..

After I posted my update for August in which I celebrated one month of “reading randomly”, I had a sudden

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October 4, 2024 BookerTalk

Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson — darkness hides behind the glitz

Kate Atkinson has become a “must read” author ever since I read her debut novel Behind The Scenes at the

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September 26, 2024 BookerTalk

The Undertaking by Audrey Magee — a question of guilt

A moral conflict lies at the heart of The Undertaking, Audrey Magee’s bold debut novel set during World War 2.

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September 20, 2024 BookerTalk

Spell the Month in Books: September 2024 

This month’s theme for the Spell the Month in Books linkup is “Back to School”. Education isn’t confined to the schoolroom

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One of the urban foxes under threat in Aminatta Forna's novel Happiness
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September 18, 2024 BookerTalk

Happiness by Aminata Forna — the underbelly of a city

The uneasy relationship between humankind and the animal world is just one of the many issues explored in Happiness. Coyotes,

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