My Life in Books

A kind of autobiography of how I became an avid reader and book-collector.

Europe in Autumn; Europe at Midnight; Europe in Winter ~ Dave Hutchinson

The Best Offer (La migliore offerta)

Geoffrey Rush, Sylvia Hoeks, Jim Sturgess, Donald Sutherland

Megatheriums? For Breakfast?

Newer followers of this publication may be wondering what the heck the title means, and where it comes from. The answer is simple: from my childhood.

Exploring the children’s library when I was about 11 or 12, I came across the books of E.Nesbit…

The Man Who Couldn’t Stop ~ David Adam

Subtitled “OCD and the true story of a life lost in thought”, this is an absorbing account…

The Halloween Tree ~ Ray Bradbury

This was a wonderful book to read aloud. My wife and I regularly choose a book for bedtime reading…

Dandelion Wine ~ Ray Bradbury

Inspired by reading The Halloween Tree recently, my wife and I chose this book by Bradbury to read aloud…

King Solomon’s Carpet : Barbara Vine

E-book on my iPad

The Sparrow — Mary Doria Russell

A friend recommended this book to me, telling me that he thought it probably the best “First Contact”…