PinnedWarwick SmithMythical MartiansThere are some books you’ve read without ever having opened them.7 min read·Jul 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…5 min read·Aug 16, 2021----
Warwick SmithFestering sores, gaping woundsWell, this was not an easy read.4 min read·Jun 7, 2022----
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 Holland4 min read·May 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.”6 min read·May 22, 2022----
Warwick SmithLooking the other wayOver the years, it’s been easy to forget how life is better in a functioning democracy.5 min read·May 15, 2022----
Warwick SmithA robot swarmThis is a great day to celebrate talent from Zambia, if you’re a Brighton and Hove Albion fan.5 min read·Apr 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.5 min read·Feb 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…”6 min read·Jan 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…5 min read·Dec 12, 2021----