I read very little non fiction and, the odd passage by Samuel Pepys aside, have never read any published diaries. So I’m handing over the blog today to Mr BookerTalk who is far better acquainted with this form of the written word. Here are his thoughts on Madly, Deeply, The Alan Rickman Diaries All these […]
When Mark Hodkinson was growing up there was just one book in the family house in Manchester. Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain shared a space on the top of a wardrobe with treasured items which included his parent’s marriage certificate and Mark’s cycling proficiency certificate. His parents “didn’t see the point” of reading — […]
Amusing anecdotes from the front line of medicine form the basis of Twas The Night Shift Before Christmas. Not a book for the squeamish.
In her bestselling debut, The Salt Path, Raynor Winn and her husband Moth walked 630 miles along a coastal path, sleeping in a flimsy tent and existing on rehydrated noodles. They began the walk as homeless, their farm having been seized by bailiffs, and distraught by a diagnosis that Moth was suffering an untreatable and […]
Three non fiction books come under scrutiny this week in my ongoing effort to bring order to my bookshelves.