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Tuning Up For Novellas in November

September 19, 2021September 19, 2021 BookerTalk 16 Comments Novellas in November

After rooting through my shelves of unread books I’ve collected a selection of novellas in preparation for Novellas in November,

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In Two Minds by Alis Hawkins — legal questions and moral doubts

September 18, 2021September 18, 2021 BookerTalk 8 Comments Alis Hawkins, historical crime fiction, Teifi Valley, Welsh authors

Fictional investigators in contemporary crime novels make their task seem so easy. But then they do have a vast array

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The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai — love and courage in beseiged country

September 15, 2021September 16, 2021 BookerTalk 14 Comments Vietnamese authors

The Mountains Sing is a sweeping tale of one woman’s determination to hold her family together no matter what life

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Sample Sunday is an opportunity to check all the books on my shelves and decide what to keep

Sample Sunday: Decision Time On Artists and Tigers

September 12, 2021September 11, 2021 BookerTalk 34 Comments Barbara Kingsolver, Eka Kurniawan, Liza Klaussmann, Sample Sunday, TBR

Books from Uganda, North Korea and Turkey are among the unread items on my shelves. Should I keep them or let go to a better home?

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The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst —bored by decadence

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 BookerTalk 57 Comments Alan Hollinghurst, Booker prize

What a disappointment The Line of Beauty turned out to be. This winner of the 2004 Booker Prize was so

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