“What I’m Reading” is my contribution to the WWW Wednesday’s meme run by Sam from Taking On a World of Words. The Ws represent three questions: What I’m reading now #10booksofsummer has gone so well this year that I’m currently on book 12. This is The Interview by J David Simons which was published this […]| BookerTalk
R.F. Kuang’s Yellowface is something of a mash up. Dark comedy meets thriller in a tale which also seeks to ride the topical wave of truth and authenticity in the publishing industry. It begins with two young novelists in Washington DC. Chinese-American Athena Liu, is the toast of the publishing world, an award-winning author who […]| BookerTalk
“I doubt you’ll enjoy it,” was Mr Booker Talk’s reaction as I embarked on reading Scoop by Evelyn Waugh for the Classics Club spin. He was so right. Published in 1938, Scoop was written at a time when Waugh was gaining a name as a satirical novelist. He wrote the novel as a critique of […]| BookerTalk
Adventures in reading around the world| BookerTalk
This update was meant to be published two days ago. WordPress had other plans for how I should use my time however. When I logged on to begin writing the post I saw those dreaded words — “critical error”. Something (don’t ask me what) had gone wrong with the theme I had been using and […]| BookerTalk
From Dylan Thomas to Kate Hamer, from Raymond Williams to Carys West, Wales has a rich literary tradition. Want to discover Welsh authors?| BookerTalk
Reclusive Hollywood mega star Evelyn Hugo, has decided to break her silence about her life and the truth of her| BookerTalk
When I created this blog I planned to write something, no matter how brief, about each book I read. it seemed like a doable goal at the time but in recent years I’ve found that I don’t always have the time/energy to write a review or I’m still processing my reaction to the book. I might […]| BookerTalk
This page is where you can find what everyone has read for ReadingWalesMonth’25. I’ll post links to everyone’s posts as| BookerTalk
