bookgirl Archive

Themed Reading Lists

Following in the blog steps of Susan, Danielle and Orpheus who recently posted their Theme Reading lists, I thought I’d give it a go as well. So I took a look around my bookshelves and here are some stacks that could keep me occupied ...Read More

Solving the Mystery

I’ve finished two mysteries recently, Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie and Mortal Causes by Ian Rankin. In the case of Mortal Causes I think this is the best Inspector Rebus novel I’ve read yet although that opening scene was quite gruesome. ...Read More

Book Group Night

I had a good time this evening catching up with Christine and our Foreign Authors book group. We discussed The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany. The last book we’d read that was set in Egypt was a few years ago so it was ...Read More