Book news, reviews and reading highlights. All books mentioned in this blog have been read and carefully curated by Bookmark. News Writers! If you are considering enrolling on the MA Creative Writing, or you are interested in career pathways following the MA, this event is for you. Bath Spa University Read more…
Book news, reviews and reading highlights. All books mentioned in this blog have been read and carefully curated by Bookmark. News After two years of pandemic cancellations and online only, Literary festivals are back in full swing this year. Many of the biggest and best are within reasonable distance from Read more…
Book news, reviews and reading highlights. All books mentioned in this blog have been read and carefully curated by Bookmark. News In a first for the literary giant, Penguin Classics is publishing black spine editions of some of Marvel’s iconic work. The editions will come with scholarly introductions. Penguin Classics said, Read more…
Book news, reviews and reading highlights. All books mentioned in this blog have been read and carefully curated by Bookmark. News Two of the more interesting literary prizes have announced their longlists for this year: the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Man Booker International Prize. New Releases The Ship Read more…
Book news, reviews and reading highlights. All books mentioned in this blog have been read and carefully curated by Bookmark. News As demand for print books continues to grow, the industry struggles to cope with supply issues. The shortage of hauliers prevents books from getting to shops. Ink, glue and Read more…
Book news, reviews and reading highlights. All books mentioned in this blog have been read and carefully curated by Bookmark. News In the year ahead, we can look forward to new writing from Ali Smith, Marlon James, Elena Ferrante and the follow up to the 2020 Booker Prize winning Shuggie Read more…
Happy New Year! This is the first of a monthly series in which I’ll be reviewing the best of what I’ve read recently, and what to look forward to in forthcoming releases. To kick things off, here are my favourite reads of 2020. If you made a resolution to read Read more…
I’ve just finished an OU English module (E301, The Art of English) which references a number of books I determined to read once the module was over. Listing them here in case you are in need of suggestions…and please feel free to make suggestions yourself. Alex Garland (2004) The Coma Read more…