by Lee Cross What does Groundhog Day mean to you? To me, it’s the day that a self-obsessed weather-man, has to live over and over again, until he comes to realize the flaws within himself, and ultimately finds a form of redemption. Apparently though, Groundhog Day is a real thing (something I’m not entirely sure … Continue reading The Morning After Groundhog’s Day

by Lee Cross So, I’m currently in the middle of sitting a load of professional qualifications [don’t worry I’m not going to blog about that; trust me when I say, that the only person who cares less about them, than you do; is me], which is thrilling – well as thrilling as Oliver Stone’s DVD … Continue reading Leopold Broom Investigates: Why I Hate Textbooks

by Regina Kenney I want to share my favourite literature smackdowns of all time. William Butler Yeats was hopelessly in love with a phenomenal woman named Maud Gonne. He pursued her relentlessly and asked to marry her many times. Many of Yeats' poems were inspired by Gonne including, "He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven", … Continue reading Best Literature Smackdown: Maud Gonne’s Response to William Butler Yeats

The mysterious mystery of the missing mysteries. [Working Title] by Lee Cross Chapter One – A case of the terrifyingly obvious.   “Rain, rain go away, and come back another day”, wouldn’t the weather broadcast on television be a lot more interesting if it had information like that on it. “Red sky at night, Shepherd’s … Continue reading The Mysterious Mystery of the Missing Mysteries

by Lee Cross I’m at the airport in Amsterdam now, just on my way home; I’m rather tired, and looking forward to getting home to my own bed… so this will be a short blog. If you’ve never been to Amsterdam, you’ll be surprised by the number of bookshops there are… you can pretty quickly … Continue reading Book Hunting in Amsterdam (A Bookworm’s Holiday, Part 4)

by Lee Cross Right about now the high street is doing its annual ramp up, and the bookshops are no exception. One glance at the shelves is enough to tell you that pretty much every big-ticket thriller writer has a book out, and if you take a closer look you’ll notice a few of the … Continue reading 17 Books That Make Perfect Christmas Presents For The Bookworm In Your Life

by Lee Cross I wrote the first part of this blog sitting in a ferry port, drinking a, quite frankly, a criminal cup of coffee (both in price and taste). The second part was done in a train station (I skipped the coffee this time), waiting on a Eurostar… and now I’m sitting in Paris, … Continue reading Book Hunting in Paris (A Bookworm’s Holiday, Part 3)

by Lee Cross Ok, so, I’m in London at the moment. The first part of this blog I wrote at a ferry port, so it seems fitting that I write the second at the train station, surrounded by people who are defined by their ability to speak French – in short, I am at Kings … Continue reading Book Hunting in London (A Bookworm’s Holiday, Part Two)

by Lee Cross I decided to take holiday, the reasons? “who needs reasons…when you’ve got heroin” - one of my favourite ever lines. To be clear, reading is my drug of choice, which is fortunate because (and aside from the numerous health issues) it’s a lot easier to transport literature over international borders; and I don’t … Continue reading Leopold Broom Investiages: A Bookworm’s Holiday (Part One)

by Vanessa Knoedler Book Review: The Psychopath Test:  A Journey Through the Madness Industry (2012) ` by Jon Ronson  Looking for a spooky read with a mysterious figure riding through the wood - eyes furtively searching the shadows for malevolent figures dancing through the brush ere the sun rises? Tough stuff- this is not that … Continue reading Book Review: The Psychopath Test:  A Journey Through the Madness Industry