And the Ass Saw the Angel Nick Cave 1989 In his only novel, Australian Nick Cave out-Southern Gothics William Faulkner and Flannery O’Connor with his ur-swamp tale of total corruption, the degradation… more →
forgotten panopticonwrote 1 week ago: I just couldn’t help it, it’s been snowing (which is lovely) and freezing (which isn … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: Hah, I thought I’d treat myself for finishing Nano and popped into my local charity bookshop a … more →
wrote 1 month ago: My sister asked if I wanted to go to Portobello Market in Notting Hill on Sunday, and as I hadn … more →
wrote 3 months ago: C suggested I help her out on the secondhand book stall at the annual Crowborough Hospital fete, and … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Found this while knocking around the sillier corners of the web with my friend Mike. Cherry Ames bo … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Went through my Velvet Underground phase at 14-15 (a long, long time ago now) and came out the other … more →
wrote 8 months ago: A varied assortment on different themes, 30p each from jumble sale at Ringmer. Some reference materi … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Yesterday, April 15th, was Tax Day here in the U.S., which means lots of lucky people will get refun … more →
wrote 8 months ago: One of the (many) joys of redundancy is that I can stay up all night reading now, if I like. And as … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Saturday is the annual booksale for the seminary where I work. So this post starts out as an ad to t … more →
wrote 11 months ago: A particularly random assortment of books (20p each) this week. A JM Synge travelogue (the Arran Isl … more →
wrote 11 months ago: The good people of the Groombridge Cricket Club usually turn out high quality jumble for their annua … more →
wrote 11 months ago: This weekend I spent Saturday morning at the bi-annual Lifeline Bookfest. For those of you have neve … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Dear Reader, If you’re reading this, you’re probably too late to get down to Ferntree Gu … more →
wrote 1 year ago: And the Ass Saw the Angel Nick Cave 1989 In his only novel, Australian Nick Cave out-Southern Gothic … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday I stumbled across this great website called Green Metropolis. Here’s the setup. The … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The one thing that all the members of the Rainbow Readers (Lancaster’s only LGBT book group) h … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Nick Walker Black Box (2002) and Helloland (2003) Today’s quandary: to review a Nick Walker novel is … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 4.00pm: We’re a registered charity. We have a Mission Statement, a Child Protection Policy, a … more →