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Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks: the essential Alan Coren
…and the public yawns and goes off in search of fresh fodder, muttering about what an inconsiderate bleeder that Shakespeare was, snuffing it in his fifties and leaving us with little more than … more →
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Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks: the essential Alan Coren
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kirstyjane wrote 1 week ago: …and the public yawns and goes off in search of fresh fodder, muttering about what an inconsid … more →
My favourite books of the autumn - A selection of mini-reviews. Part 1
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Lisa wrote 3 weeks ago: I haven’t been around Vulpes Libris as much as I’d have liked over the past few months, … more →
Sternschnupperkurs, by Jill Mansell (originally published as Good at Games)
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kirstyjane wrote 1 month ago: I used to be tolerably good at German, about ten years ago. Needless to say, I am not any more. How … more →
The wonder of molesworth
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kirstyjane wrote 2 months ago: Fancy a grown man saying hujus hujus hujus as if he were proud of it it is not english and do not ma … more →
Stalky & Co, by Rudyard Kipling
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Hilary wrote 2 months ago: Part of Back To School Week Hands up all who think that Rudyard Kipling is a jingoistic, unquestioni … more →
The Death of Bunny Munro by Nick Cave + GIVEAWAY
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Lisa wrote 3 months ago: Certain characters in fiction engender the kind of morbid fascination that one would normally reserv … more →
A most novel and courageous undertaking
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kirstyjane wrote 5 months ago: As this is by way of being Michael Ng’s first topic as an Official Fox, what better introducti … more →
Histoires inédites du Petit Nicolas, vol 1, by Goscinny and Sempé
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kirstyjane wrote 7 months ago: Reviewer’s note: While translations of the other Nicolas books exist, I am unaware of any Engl … more →
Strawberry Fields by Marina Lewycka
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Jackie wrote 7 months ago: Despite the bucolic title, this is a novel about a parallel universe. But not in the sci fi sense, r … more →
Love in a Cold Climate/The Pursuit of Love ~ by Nancy Mitford.
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sharonrob wrote 7 months ago: This was my first encounter with Nancy Mitford and my reason for reading these two novels – arguably … more →
Good to be God by Tibor Fischer
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Lisa wrote 9 months ago: I like dogs. It’s stupid to say that because dogs have their characters; there are nasty, jump … more →
Sadomasochism for Accountants by Rosy Barnes + Giveaway
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annebrooke wrote 10 months ago: We have a most exciting change to the schedule today. Novelist, poet and blogger, Anne Brooke, has g … more →
The Astronomer, an Aesop's Fable
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Jackie wrote 10 months ago: Part of our regular series celebrating The International Year of Astronomy. An astronomer used to wa … more →
Right Ho, Jeeves - by P G Wodehouse
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Guest wrote 11 months ago: Vulpes Libris is delighted to welcome yet another new voice to the site – that of Sharon Robin … more →
The Girls by Lori Lansens
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Jackie wrote 1 year ago: Lori Lansens’ second book is like a thistle, full of prickles with flashes of beauty, overlooked in … more →
Amélie Nothomb: Sulphuric Acid & The Life of Hunger
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Leena wrote 1 year ago: Amélie Nothomb’s Antichrista was one of the first books I blogged about, and since then I … more →
Jaclyn Moriarty: Finding Cassie Crazy
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Leena wrote 1 year ago: (Also a giveaway: do read on . . .) I’ve got a problem. Finding Cassie Crazy (published as The … more →
A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch
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Jackie wrote 1 year ago: This is a perfect example of a cozy mystery. The characters frequently repair to a book-lined librar … more →
The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
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Moira wrote 1 year ago: The Jorgmund Pipe is on fire, and Gonzo Lubitsch and his Haulage & Hazmat Emergency Civil Freebo … more →
