Booker Prize goes to Scottish author Douglas Stuart for debut novel Shuggie Bain. Book reviews@ By arts editor Dee Jefferson. Book Reviews: Introduction to reviews of Agatha Christie novels which reflect racist, sexist and classist ideas. This introduction is based on my article Ethical Fiction: Essential? Desirable? Irrelevant? Review of Agatha Christie’s The Mysterious AffairContinue reading “Week beginning 25 November”
Monthly Archives: November 2020
Posts week beginning 18 November 2020
Book reviews: The Agatha Christie indulgence continues, with another train related mystery, The ABC Murders. I began these as I was indulging a long held aspiration to travel on The Ghan from Adelaide to Alice Springs, and was thinking about the romance and joy associated with such travel. Of course, Christie does not dwell onContinue reading “Posts week beginning 18 November 2020”
Posts week beginning November 2
This week part of the blog will begin a day early, so as to include Bob McMullan’s prediction for the 2020 American Presidential Election before the vote is counted in America. After the prediction post I have also added some of the material from his weekly reports on the election. Brilliant & Bold! Bold &Continue reading “Posts week beginning November 2”