Philip Roth, one of the most celebrated American writers of the 20th century, died this… Read More… Continue reading Philip Roth, 1933-2018
Genre of the week: Alternative histories / Uchronies
The US being ruled by the nazis in 1962, Napoleon beating the Russians in 1812, Dracula… Read More… Continue reading Genre of the week: Alternative histories / Uchronies
The big lie, by Julie Mayhew
“What if the Allies never won the second world war? What if Germany won, and… Read More… Continue reading The big lie, by Julie Mayhew
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
We’ve had several requests for something a little different lately. Jasper Fforde’s book The Eyre… Read More… Continue reading The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
The thrilling adventures of Lovelace and Babbage
Meet two of Victorian London’s greatest geniuses… Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron: mathematician, gambler, and proto-programmer,… Read More… Continue reading The thrilling adventures of Lovelace and Babbage
Book suggestion: Anno Dracula by Mr Kim Newman
It is 1888 and Queen Victoria has remarried, taking as her new consort the Wallachian… Read More… Continue reading Book suggestion: Anno Dracula by Mr Kim Newman