March in Music March in Books Thanks to a decent, relatively dry March I've been up a ladder clearing gutters and prunin...

Some notes I made myself before writing another book review Do re-read  John Updike's rules for reviewing books  before starting the ...

Last week the book world came back from their summer break. At least, it seemed that way after things had been awful quiet (for me) since...

I dropped the ball with these monthly reading summaries early last year, but it was never intentional. So here I am, picking the ball back u...

"Pick me!" "No, pick me!" I’m in a strange place right now.  The Mannequin Make rs  has been and gone. I’m happy ...

Yes, I said in my last post that I was over year end lists. And yes, I insist every year that it doesn’t really matter when something (a bo...

If you’ve read the Listener’s ‘ What New Zealand Reads ’ articles, you probably have a fair idea about the top ten books I read in 2013. I’m...

Writers reflected, 'Cloud Gate', Chicago I spent nearly four months in the U.S., most of it in Iowa City participating in th...