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Books addict Andrew Ffrench wants to know what you are reading - if you've got a recommendation then let him know
Posted at 9:32am Monday 26th January 2009
Oh, Mr Porter!
I didn't get to see Frost/Nixon at the weekend but I did make it to Henry Porter's talk in Wootton-by-Woodstock village hall on Friday night.
Posted at 11:28am Friday 23rd January 2009
Autumn Journal in January
It's the opening of the Ron Howard film Frost/Nixon tonight and I am looking forward to seeing the movie, based on the play by Peter Morgan.
Posted at 11:56am Tuesday 20th January 2009
All the best, Rumpole
"How have you got time to stand there reading a book? It's nearly half-past seven and the boys aren't in the bath yet."
Posted at 9:02am Thursday 15th January 2009
Reviewing the situation
It's an unwritten rule among theatre critics that they never write about preview performances, but I've been reviewing the situation and I wanted to say this at the very least.
Posted at 4:42pm Wednesday 7th January 2009
We need to talk about book groups
This week I was asked to read Lionel Shriver's We Need To Talk About Kevin in order to attend the inaugural meeting of a newly-formed book group.
Posted at 2:36pm Thursday 1st January 2009
A glimpse of the past
I hope you all got plenty of books in your Christmas stockings, like I did in mine.
Posted at 5:15pm Thursday 18th December 2008
Shadowing Carlos Ruiz Zafon
It is now almost 10 years since I took a two-week vacation in Barcelona, dragging the slightly-miffed missus to a number of dingy backstreet bookstores.
Posted at 8:52am Wednesday 17th December 2008
An embarrassment of riches in the basement
There was an embarrassment of riches the other day when I descended into the basement of the Oxfam bookshop in St Giles to put a price on some old donations.
Posted at 5:39pm Thursday 11th December 2008
Hunting for Kipling in Blackwell's
The efforts of volunteers and staff at the Oxfam bookshop in St Giles have been rewarded.
Posted at 4:36pm Sunday 7th December 2008
Thawing out in Blackwell's
After finishing Absolute Friends by John le Carre, and being blown away by the grandstand finish, I was desperate to read more of his engrossing spy thrillers.
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