ROBIN HOBB City of Dragons, Book Three of the Rain Wild Chronicles
The dragons and their attendants have found Kelsingra, but can they keep it? Robin Hobb’s The Rain Wild Chronicles series …
Monthly Archives: April 2012
The Godfather: Peter Corris on books he’s glad to have read
Recently I was asked to name five books that everyone should read. That old chestnut. I declined; people have such …
ANITA HEISS Am I Black Enough For You?
Anita Heiss claims the right to be herself. One of the fundamentals about books is how they allow us to …
The Godfather: Peter Corris on historical fiction
Historical novels have always been my favourite kind of recreational reading. From Baroness Orczy’s Scarlet Pimpernel to Georgette Heyer’s Regency …
Crime Scene: LIZA MARKLUND Vanished and JO NESBO Phantom
Two new novels add to the Nordic crime fiction tsunami. Liza Marklund and Jo Nesbo are both mega-bestselling international authors, …
NICOLA SHULMAN Graven with Diamonds: the many lives of Thomas Wyatt: courtier, poet, assassin, spy. Reviewed by Peter Corris
What was Thomas Wyatt’s effect on English poetry? It helps to know Middle English or to have a glossary handy …
The Godfather: Peter Corris on popular vs literary fiction
Some writers of popular and big-selling fiction claim that they would be able to write literary novels. I heard Lee …
