For the purposes of transparency, I’ll state that I’ve been anti-monarchist for my entire adult life. It is with the death of Elizabeth that I became ardently anti-monarchist. I wish Smith’s book had been around much earlier, I would not have wasted time waiting to take up the cause; I would have started years ago.… Read More Book Review: Abolish the Monarchy by Graham Smith
I’m not a great fan of ‘self-help’ books when it comes to medical or mental health. Often they fit in the same category of new-age books by self-styled gurus who spout, at best, pseudo-science and, at worst, complete bullshit. But this book caught my eye. Firstly, it is written by an actual expert – the… Read More Book Review: How to Be Your Own Therapist by Owen O’Kane
Having just attended a reading by Simon Armitage in Grasmere, I immediately bought the main book from which he was reading – Never Good with Horses. I’ve liked his poetry for a long while and, as an English teacher, I’ve been grateful for his work many a time. His poems are direct, accessible, deep and,… Read More Book Review: Never Good with Horses by Simon Armitage
I came across this most unusual book thanks to Interesting Literature, a literary site that used to be fantastic but then the curator seemed to shut down from life and stopped interacting with his readers. At that point I gave up. Nevertheless, the site has a plethora of fascinating article about anything and everything to… Read More Book Review: The Unfortunates by B S Johnson
Write Out Loud 