Still Reading, Not Writing!
It’s hard to believe that 17 months have passed since I last wrote a blog. What happened? I suppose I …
Category Archives: Reading
My Read Diverse Year Stats
Well, my target has been reached with a few days to spare in 2016. In my last post way back …
A Book A Week in My Read Diverse Year
Following my pledge to ‘Read Diverse’ in a more conscious way, I’ve assessed the 26 books I’ve read in the first …
Baileys Prize Shortlist – Mini Reviews
This year I’ve managed to read five out of the six shortlisted books for the Baileys Prize, the winner of …
What Are You Reading This January?
For the first time ever, I kept a track of the fiction I read in a year. I can’t even …
Here Are Some I Read Earlier – My Favourite Books of 2014
It’s December, so time for the 2014 lists to appear. My heading is misleading as the novels listed below were …
Translating for Bigots
Originally posted on ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly:
Adam Talib recently gave a talk at the American University in Cairo on “Translating for Bigots.”…
The Book by my Bedside
No-one can deny it. E-books have changed the world of publishing and have also made it possible for anyone, absolutely …
