Tana French The Keeper Penguin General UK – Fig Tree, Hamish Hamilton, Viking, Penguin Life, Penguin Business | Viking, April 2026. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. The Keeper returns to Cal, Lena and Trey and sundry other characters in Ardnakelty, with much of the emphasis on the village and itsContinue reading “Week beginning January 21 2026.”
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Week beginning 29 October 2025
Lona Bailey Wicked Witch of the West The Enduring Legacy of a Feminist Icon Bloomsbury Academic, October 2025. Thank you, NetGalley and Bloomsbury Academic for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Lona Bailey has produced a tremendously readable account of the feminist underpinnings of the wicked witch of the west, and more. ThisContinue reading “Week beginning 29 October 2025”
Week beginning 11 October 2023
I was pleased to see that a collection of papers, American Magazine Writing was available on NetGalley for review, and next week I’ll write about my responses to the articles deemed good enough to have won prizes and be included in the published collection. The Atlantic came to my attention through interviews with some ofContinue reading “Week beginning 11 October 2023”
Week beginning 2 March 2022
Reviewing Tom Stoppard A Life was an interesting process – looming large was the question ‘How did I enjoy the plays of this conservative person who, in my opinion, dined too many times with Margaret Thatcher? The closest I could come to recalling any sense of political unease was at the end of seeing NightContinue reading “Week beginning 2 March 2022”
Robin's Room 