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And the Oscar goes to.... IMHO, the Review section in the Saturday edition of The Guardian (UK) newspaper is Simply The Best. It not only contains reviews (by the ton and spanning non-fiction, poetry, science fiction, children's fiction, life & letters, first fiction, etc. etc.) but...

I'm sure this has been done before here. How about a little literary distraction whereby I post the opening line(s) to a novel. Whoever gets in to post the correct answer first then posts a new opening line. And so on... Are you all game? Here goes: "The gravel pit was about a mile east of...

I'm interested to hear how you wonderful book-lovers and -livers place your stake in the ground when you're forced to retreat into the real world? How do you mark your place in a book? Now, as I'm completely intolerant of dog-ears :mad:. I generally use a home-made book mark - usually...

Just came across this lady's cover album of Bob Dylan songs. I like her easy-listening take on a number of Dylan's soft ballads. She lilts somewhat in trying to tackle Tangled up in Blue though - you just can't beat the original art sometimes. She's just released an album of Nina Simone...

Hi there all you kindred spirits out there. I'm a hopelessly addicted book lover who has already accumulated enough print matter to consume a soul in reading for over 100 years solid! But, of course, that doesn't stop me expanding the library on a weekly basis. Looking forward to getting...