“I don’t know why spats went out! The actual name was spatterdashers, and you fastened them over your ankles, you see, to prevent the spatter dashing you. They certainly lent tone to your appearance, and they were awfully comfortable, especially when you wore them in cold weather. - PG Wodehouse”
—http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/3773/the-art-of-fiction-no-60-p-g-wodehouse
August 2011
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REVIEW: THE CRADLE IN THE GRAVE by Sophie Hannah →
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Hannah’s tireless cops are on the case again in her newest procedural novel. Strangely enough, its publication rather coincides with the real life of Casey Anthony. Never one to shy…
Believing Is Seeing: Observations on the Mysteries of Photography
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author: Errol Morris
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The Night Circus
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author: Erin Morgenstern
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A Thing in Disguise
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author: Kate Colquhoun
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The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle: A Biography
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author: Russell Miller
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average rating: 3.58
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author: Russell Miller
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Our first day in Edinburgh →
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As promised, I’m going to go back to our days in Edinburgh since I didn’t have much chance to blog about them yet.
We landed at about 8am local time, but to our bodies it was about 3 in…
The Lost Cyclist: The epic tale of an American adventurer and his mysterious disappearance
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author: David V. Herlihy
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average rating: 3.28
book published: 2010
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name: Meaghan
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REVIEW: THE RETURN OF CAPTAIN JOHN EMMETT by Elizabeth Speller →
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I am unhappy to report that the strongest element about this book is the cover art. It hearkens back to the wonderful Great Western Rail (and other) posters of the 1920s and 30s…
