Voices (Book Details)
It is a few days before Christmas and Reykjavik doorman and occasional Santa Claus, Gudlageuger, has been found stabbed to death in his hotel room in a sexually compromising position. It soon becomes apparent that both staff and dead man who has the most shocking secret...
Detective Erlendur quickly discovers that the placidly affluent appearance of the hotel covers a multitude of sins.
The London Storytelling Festival
Just announced: music journalist and author Will Hodgkinson to perform at the London Storytelling Festival gala show, 7:30pm Monday 10th October at the Leicester Square Theatre.
Will Hodgkinson has written extensively for The Guardian, The...
Posted by Reviewer News
Man Booker Prize longlist titles can now be read by everyone
For the first time ever, the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is able to produce all the titles on the Man Booker Prize longlist in braille and giant print ensuring that blind and partially sighted people will be able to read and enjoy...
Posted by Reviewer News
Son of Perdition by Wendy Alec
...the book that leaves the Da Vinci Code in the shade... film rights sold!
Three brothers. Three Arch Angels. The Illuminati. A New World Order.
The world, as you now see it, is about to change.
SON OF PERDITION is the first title in the...
Posted by Reviewer News
Nick Hornby Launches the Ministry of Stories Literacy Project and Hoxton Street Monster Supplies, a worlds first in monster-specific retail
International bestselling author Nick Hornby launches a groundbreaking new writing project today, the Ministry of Stories, based in East London and aimed at encouraging young people to engage with reading and writing.
Inspired by the success of...
Posted by Reviewer News
Two new books coming from Chomu Press in January 2011
12th January 2011
I Wonder What Human Flesh Tastes Like
by Justin Isis
Introduction by Quentin S. Crisp
Publication Date: January 2011
ISBN: 978-1-907681-01-1
Paperback, 356 pages, 8.0 x 5.25 x 0.8 inches
I Wonder What Human Flesh Tastes...
Posted by Reviewer News
Who Said Print Was Dead??
Say hello to my leedle friend.
This is currently my favourite toy. The Sony E-Reader PRS-505. About the same size and weight as an A5 Diary, it is for an old sci-fi whore like me, the implementation of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. The...
Posted by Mark Oates
My Perfect Day...
I know this is a tough one because what makes you feel good one day may not be what you feel like doing the next but...for ths fun of it...here goes....
Posted by Stuart McLean
The official Liverpool 11/12 Season Thread
last post by 1mills
Carter USM
last post by Miles
ARGOS VALUE RANGE DS-306A MULTI REGION HACK WANTED
last post by LadySmart
Help Please about audio ?????????
last post by Jimbo :oȚ
Router issues
last post by Jimbo :oȚ
Spanish entry for Eurovision `Jokingly` told not to win
last post by Pete-MK
My Credit Cards are all paid up and over credited......
last post by Rob Shepherd
Car "wrapping" (vinyl covering) anyone done it?
last post by Jimbo :oȚ
Who Said Print Was Dead??
ISTR you can use Calibre, a freeware library tool (Wiki it) to convert cbrs to a readable format. Haven't tried it myself yet....
Posted by Mark Oates
Who Said Print Was Dead??
I'd be really interested if it handled electronic comic formats like cbr files (or cbz) and displayed them in a readable size....
Posted by Stuart McLean
Who Said Print Was Dead??
Shame about the poor PDF implimentation, that would really make it interesting for me. :( The iPhone is amazingly fast...
Posted by Robert John Shepherd
My Perfect Day...
I havent got the hang of this place yet but I thought I would come and say hello. My problem is I can't remember which discussion...
Posted by Sue Davies
Voices
Ooh, I like Henning Mankell so this will go on my list...
Posted by Si Wooldridge
My Perfect Day...
I guess everyone is just too busy actually LIVING their 'perfect day' to write about it...oh well.
Posted by Stuart McLean