Despite a New Year’s Resolution to ration my junk television hours, I managed to begin 2006 with a barely curbed addiction to Celebrity Big Brother. Now that it has come to its inevitable conclusion, I’ve finally had time to sit down and consider a book
The month of May is traditionally associated with all sorts of images: the beginnings of summer; Maypoles, those symbols of phallic fertility; and on May 1st, international workers day. That Orwell was an ardent socialist is not in doubt and so many of his
In a world saturated with cookbooks, ‘How to Cook Better’ from British chef Shaun Hill makes a refreshing change. Moving away from the usual recipe-on-one-page, picture-on-facing-page approach, this is a manual, focusing more on techniques than
One of two books written on this subject last year, David Cavanagh’s version of the madness and mayhem that was Creation Records is an utterly fascinating read. Although denounced by Creation lynchpin Alan McGee as “the accountants tale”
The introduction to this creative writing guide is sprinkled with minor typos, from the very first sentence. It’s not a good start, and neither is the fact that the most interesting part of Boran’s foreword comes in the form of quotes
Your Cheatin’ Heart is set in 1977 in America when drugs, sex and rock and roll were all that really mattered. Twenty-one-year-old Maggie Lennon from Northern Ireland travels to America looking for a summer job before settling into her career
The Child Buyer: A Novel in the Form of Hearings Before the Standing Committee on Education, Welfare, and Public Morality of a Certain State Senate by John Hersey
(Published by Penguin)
A flamboyantly dressed stranger rides into the small town of Pequot on a collapsible motorcycle. He has come to purchase the Pequot’s
Children of Eve is Deirdre Purcell’s tenth novel and is following in the wake of nine best-sellers including her most recent book, Last Summer in Arcadia. It’s a tough act to follow, yet once again I think Deirdre Purcell has a best-seller on her
When E. Annie Proulx describes Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist as “both rough-mannered, rough-spoken, inured to the stoic life”, we’re not quite expecting what comes next. These weather-beaten men of the land meet one summer guarding sheep
Not Just For Christmas is from New Island’s Open Door series. This series features original or adapted works from well know Irish authors and is designed to open the door to reading for those who are less literate and improve their skills while enjoying
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