2014 has come to an end. There were some wonderful novels released this year. Debut writers were very hot in 2014, but established writers were also impressive. Before we get busy sorting through the upcoming 2015 titles, we wa...

Literary awards season is upon us. A few weeks ago, the good people over at the Man Booker Prize announced their longlist. What an eclectic and essentially unpredictable bunch that was, but it was, nevertheless, a wonderful lis...

I know that it’s impossible to believe, but it’s already past the midpoint of 2014. Wow, that was fast! The TBR pile on my shelf was gigantic at the beginning of the year, but it has slowly dissipated, as summer has come and (n...

Although I’ve lived in the United Kingdom for eight years now, I’ve never made the (relatively) short jaunt over to Italy. But, like many of you, I feel I know the country’s cities and countryside through the media of film and ...