There are some books that are an absolute bugger to write about, simply because you don’t want to ruin a moment you yourself had as a reader for anyone else. In the case of Keith Ridgway’s ‘The Long F… more →
Savidge Readswrote 2 weeks ago: I enjoyed ‘Hawthorn & Child’. I read it all the way through looking forward to each … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Event: 26 Apr 2013 18:30 -20:30 Venue: Town Hall Theatre ADMISSION €8/€6 Realism and Surrealism in t … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: There are some books that are an absolute bugger to write about, simply because you don’t want to ru … more →
wrote 1 month ago: There are few places I would rather be this week than Galway for the annual Cúirt International Fest … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Dublinesque by Enrique Vila-Matas The Four on Friday blog has become terribly sporadic, so apologies … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I shouldn’t really be typing this. I should actually be busy reading and nothing else. But having lo … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Here’s New Directions’ Fall 2013 catalogue. [pdf via New Directions] Highlights (for me) … more →
wrote 2 months ago: So over the last few weeks I have been mysteriously hinting at what I have been up to as I have been … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Silver Threads of Hope edited by Sinead Gleeson New Island 2012 Authors: Kevin Barry, Greg Baxter, D … more →
wrote 3 months ago: I’ve had my eye on Keith Ridgway’s Hawthorn & Child for some time now, and it will s … more →
wrote 4 months ago: About a year ago I began writing a monthly post on this blog responding to the books that I had read … more →
wrote 4 months ago: As I mentioned on Saturday I was going to try and be really brave and break the habit of this blogs … more →
wrote 5 months ago: I think I should state from the very start of today’s post that I don’t think any review, let alone … more →
wrote 5 months ago: These Little Words has posted my selection of a few of my favourite books of 2012. I’ve enjoye … more →
wrote 5 months ago: This guest post has been written by blogger and philosophy PhD student Alan Bowden. Alan’s blo … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Julian Gough (© guardian.co.uk) While flicking through the web on my weekdaily evening meander north … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Keith Ridgway First Sentence: In the broad spaces of the streets near the square, Matthew stood … more →
wrote 7 months ago: I need to tell you something right up front – I don’t think any review can really do this book justi … more →
wrote 7 months ago: A couple of new reviews are now up on the Melbourne Review books pages. My longer review this month … more →