PinnedWarwick SmithMythical MartiansThere are some books you’ve read without ever having opened them.Jul 2, 2022Jul 2, 2022
PinnedWarwick SmithRepeated bookingsWhy I’m going to spend this football season reading 16 novels from around the world — one for each of the nationalities playing for my…Aug 16, 2021Aug 16, 2021
Warwick SmithA gradual liberationThe local police chief, a Nazi collaborator, is shot dead outside a row of houses on a freezing winter night in occupied HollandMay 28, 2022May 28, 2022
Warwick SmithA jealous look“When you’re enjoying reading, it’s just you and our book — you’re not listening to anything around you.”May 22, 2022May 22, 2022
Warwick SmithLooking the other wayOver the years, it’s been easy to forget how life is better in a functioning democracy.May 15, 2022May 15, 2022
Warwick SmithA robot swarmThis is a great day to celebrate talent from Zambia, if you’re a Brighton and Hove Albion fan.Apr 10, 2022Apr 10, 2022
Warwick SmithThe natural order of things?This was the seventh book in my mission during this football season to read something from every country with a player in Brighton’s squad.Feb 21, 2022Feb 21, 2022
Warwick SmithFrom the Temple of Siva to Leighton Buzzard“tall, energetic, lean. A bombshell of a man whose brilliant mind was matched only by his dare-devil zest for adventure…”Jan 2, 2022Jan 2, 2022
Warwick SmithAre there too many books?It’s an odd question for someone who really likes books, but the question in my mind as I finished Anne Enright’s novel Actress was this…Dec 12, 2021Dec 12, 2021