Reading plans : BookerTalk

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

Sample Sunday: History Under The Spotlight

November 28, 2021November 28, 2021 BookerTalk 7 Comments C J Sansom, Sample Sunday, Sharon Penman, TBR, Vita Sackville-West

A memoir of life in Mao’s China, a boy’s journey through war ravaged Africa and a grief struck Scottish community. Which of these books deserve space on my shelves?

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What I’m Reading : Episode 40, November 2021: From Korea to Angola

November 24, 2021November 24, 2021 BookerTalk 13 Comments African authors, Booker prize, Claire Fuller, Costa book award, Non fiction, Novellas in November

November is going to be all about novellas but before I get stuck into that, let’s take a look at

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Sample Sunday: From Virago Classic to Booker Contender

November 7, 2021November 7, 2021 BookerTalk 12 Comments Booker prize, E Arnot Robertson, Kiley Reid, Mary Roach, TBR, Virago Modern Classics

A debut novel about racism; a Virago Modern Classic about a doomed love affair and a humorous explanation about the human digestive system. Which of these books deserve space on my shelves?

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Sample Sunday: Will Orphan Pamuk, Ann Patchett and B A Paris Get To Survive?

October 31, 2021October 31, 2021 BookerTalk 15 Comments Ann Patchett, B P Paris, Orphan Pamuk, TBR

A memoir of life in Mao’s China, a boy’s journey through war ravaged Africa and a grief struck Scottish community. Which of these books deserve space on my shelves?