Monday morning inspiration
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” – Zen Proverb
“Commonwealth Short Stories”, part 4
In the final part of this series of posts, I’m reviewing stories by Mavis Gallant, V.S. Naipaul, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Hal Porter…
“Commonwealth Short Stories”, part 3
Continuing the series, here are my notes on the short stories by Randolph Stow, Janet Frame, Andrew Salkey and Ezekiel Mphahlele. Randolph…
“Commonwealth Short Stories”, part 2
This is a continuation from yesterday’s post, which was becoming too long! Today, I’m reviewing stories by Mordecai Richler, Lee Kok Liang,…
“Commonwealth Short Stories”, Part 1
There are some excellent stories in here, from big names like V.S. Naipaul, Patrick White, George Lamming, Chinua Achebe and Ngugi Wa…
“October All Over” by Maria Roberts-Squires
I liked the premise of this book. It’s set in 1983 against the backdrop of the Grenadian revolution, and is basically a love story, with a lot of…
Monday morning inspiration
“We all need some time to ourselves – just a few minutes a day to get reacquainted with the one who’s been…
Finding the ‘Lost Booker’
So it seems that due to a procedural anomaly, a whole year’s worth of novels missed out on being considered for the…
“On the Holloway Road” published as an eBook
I’m a bit behind the times – this actually happened at the end of last year. But wanted to let you know…