Candid Culture

In 2011 I really wanted to read 52 books (I include audiobooks) and I fell short. I read 48 books, but that's 7 more books than I read i...

I've written about Jasper Fforde 's work before . I find that while I love and admire the imaginative worlds he creates and the clev...

The Phantom of the Opera : a story fraught with expectations that precede it I  honestly had no idea what to expect. I picked up the audiobo...

Truly Plaice, simultaneously ordinary and extraordinary, narrates Baker's debut novel. Truly suffers from a thyroid disorder, causing he...

I'll admit I read this book very quickly - in less than 24 hours. A couple of friends recommended it, comparing its plot and addictive q...

Though I haven’t read a single page written by James Joyce, I have always been fascinated by him and his life. It is for this reason that wh...

I know that I said the Axeman of New Orleans was the best in the series, but I lied! Bloody Benders is by far the best. The illustrations ar...