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In her fantastic Among Others , Jo Walton perfectly captures the wonder of books, and their ability to open whole worlds to a reader, as wel...

I heard this week that Umberto Eco had died at the age of 84. This was undoubtedly sad news; he was in a rare breed of 'intellectual...

I am very excited at having been able to secure tickets to all 3 shows in the Donmar's spring season, with Nick Payne's new Elegy  s...

I've been meaning to read this ever since a rave recount in Jo Walton's Among Others . In that novel, the heroine Mori reads the boo...

Tom Stoppard. Lots of folks' favourite playwright, particularly amongst my very technically-minded friendship group, with his very hard ...

Muriel Spark's classic novel was the pick for January's book club meeting, and, without having seen the film or really having any cu...

Right, this isn't going to be a review as such, mainly because I couldn't synopsise the labyrinthine plot if I tried, and certainly ...