Books

"Well you get a pile of really nice wood and a sharp whittling knife...carve away everything that isn't a guitar"

Offbeat reflections on serious living.

A film novelization showing the different qualities inherent in the written word and the visual form.

A writer uses her resources and talents to intimately detail and explore personal loss.

How does the first anthology of British blogging stand up against a comparable newspaper collection? Rather well.

This debut novel's unique voice compellingly tells the story of young African boy pressed into soldierhood in a civil war.

A wonderfully written exposition on and exploration of the primal experience of hunger.

The book is well-structured, starting from the basics and explaining what you are doing in close to "ordinary" English.

Frank McCourt’s second memoir, ‘Tis, isn’t as good as its predecessor, Angela’s Ashes, but it’s still a moving and impressive work. McCourt’s wit and memories remain amusing and touching in this second memoir. As McCourt himself describes here, there was quite the backlash against him after Angela’s Ashes became so …

A satirical look at recent events through the eyes of Bushistotle, the ruler of Athens and history's greatest philosopher-warrior-king.