Norfolk Bookworm

  Quick Reads from the Reading Agency I've talked about my love for this initiative a few times here and I've been picking up one of...

  The Ticket Collector from Belarus by Mike Andersen & Neil Hanson (Simon & Schuster) A Village in the Third Reich by Julia Boyd and...

 When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle (Andersen Press) This one was another recommendation from Kentishbookboy as it was their family read a few...

  Argo by Mark Knowles (Head of Zeus) It is no secret that I love Greece and all of the stories, myths and legends attached to the country. ...

  The Circling Sky by Neil Ansell (Tinder Press) Library book Unlike some of the other books this was a book with a set location and charts ...

  Into the Tangled Bank by Lev Parikian (Elliot & Thompson) Library eBook This was my out and out favourite book from the long list and ...

  The Book  Lover's Bucket List by Caroline Taggart (British Library Publishing) Library book This book for me is a cautionary tale in r...

  Sunshine and Sweet Peas in Nightingale Square by Heidi Swain (Simon & Schuster) Borrowed from the library eBook catalogue I wasn't...

  The Readers' Room by Antoine Laurain (trans. Aitkins, Boyce & Mackintosh) from Gallic Books I've been a fan of Laurain's b...

Unlike the weather here in Norfolk at the moment I am definitely starting to feel better. Reading and computer use still aren't the e...

Reading Allowed: True Stories & Curious Incidents from a Provincial Library by Chris Paling. This book should be given to everyone ...

Shakespeare 400 celebrations at the library. Along with much of the country the library where I work has been marking the 400th anniver...

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue: The Live Tour, Norwich Theatre Royal, January 2016. Hurrah! 2016 is going to be as theatre-filled a...

After my holiday I discovered I'd read myself to a standstill again and it has only been in the last week or so that I have rediscover...

An Englishman Aboard - Charles Timoney Road to Rouen - Ben Hatch Travel writing can be very good and sometimes it can be self indulgent...

Double Celebrations This week was one of the best I've had at work for a while. The Forum (pictured, and where the library is situated)...

How to Leave Twitter by Grace Dent A few weeks ago everywhere you looked on social media sites this book was being talked about and re...

The library can be bad for (my) reading health. There I've said it and now before you all scream at me let me explain... Part of my job ...

Bracelet of Bones by Kevin Crossley-Holland. A new book by Kevin Crossley-Holland has always been a treat and this one is no exception. This...

Frankenstein (National Theatre, 9th April) Some might think that seeing one production 3 times in less than a month is a tad excessive, espe...