Archive for the ‘The Library Corner’ Category
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Orbital and other books and TV
28 Nov 2024ORBITAL AND OTHER BOOKS AND TV Fall in love with the earth In my continuing search for books to recommend…
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Adaptations and are you coming to London Book Fair?
08 Mar 2024Do you hate watching movies and TV dramas based on novels? Or love them? Why do some adaptations work, while…
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Want help adapting a book for screen?
31 Jan 2024HELP ADAPTING This week I have two new resources for you if you want help adapting a book for film…
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The Boys from Biloxi. Has Grisham taken on too big a case?
18 Aug 2023THE BOYS FROM BILOXI Not many writers can claim to have made a genre their own, but John Grisham and…
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Act of Oblivion – Robert Harris
25 May 2023ACT OF OBLIVION Why should we care? It’s probably the most important question a storyteller needs to answer. It’s particularly…
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Remote control – Stone Heart Deep reviewed
03 Feb 2022REVIEW: STONE HEART DEEP BY PAUL BASSETT DAVIES With foreign holidays still only slowly returning, how about a remote Scottish…
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Please do not ask for mercy… – review
03 Nov 2021REVIEW: PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR MERCY… AS A REFUSAL OFTEN OFFENDS BY PAUL BASSETT DAVIES If this review is…
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Reading and writing satire: Mightier than the sword?
24 Oct 2021READING AND WRITING SATIRE Satire is having a big moment. We have satirical novels winning the Mann Booker Prize, satirical…
