"A sinister cabal of superior writers."
Magdalena Ball runs The Compulsive Reader. She is the author of Sleep Before Evening, The Art of Assessment, Quark Soup, and, in collaboration with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, Cherished Pulse and She Wore Emerald Then. She runs a monthly radio program podcast The Compulsive Reader Talks.
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Book Review: ABC Delicious: Quick Smart Cook by Valli Little
This book lives up to its name, with 120 recipes that span the three meals of the day, including soups, desserts, low-fat treats.
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Book Review: It's Useful to Have A Duck by Isol
There is something rather special about this little book.
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Book Review: One Foot Wrong by Sofie Laguna
Despite its passion and intensity, the reading is fast, propelled by the sense of impending explosion that propels the narration.
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Book Review: under the gums' long shade by Beatriz Copello
A tender collection full of rich moments.
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Book Review: What Came Between by Patrick Cullen
A light-handed and tender depiction of a microcosm of life that illuminates the nature of humanity as a whole.
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Book Review: Why She Loves Him by Wendy James
A powerful collection of stories that manages to toe the line between postmodern and classic.
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Comedy CDReview: Hancock's Half Hour - The Very Best Episodes: Vol. 3
Still funny after all these years.
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Book Review: Fast Ed's Dinner in 10 by Ed Halmagyi
A great, easy cookbook for the time-challenged grownup.
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Book Review: Nothing to Be Frightened Of by Julian Barnes
A book to enrich your life, at least while you’ve still got it.
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Book Review: The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan
A lovely, original and imaginative debut novel.
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