Monthly Archives: January 2019

You have to admire a novel that almost immediately but briefly digresses into a discussion of the best concept album ever* all whilst developing the protagonist’s harsh yet sympathetic personality. Mercedes Vega or Meche returns to Mexico City for her … Continue reading →

Continuing my working through biographies of the old rogue Tre, this brief pamphlet is my most recent acquisition and only in scanned e-book format. In my previous post I implied that Richard Edgcumbe was the sole biographer to actually know … Continue reading →

Slightly belatedly, a rundown of 2018’s best albums. A year where keeping up in any genre was difficult so being eclectic like me, well, how the hell do I not miss great stuff? Not many of my established favourites, the … Continue reading →

The novels of Connie Willis are popular enough that maybe I don’t need to tell you about them, but how about her short fiction? Time Is The Fire is the first UK collection of Willis’ shorter fiction and features ten … Continue reading →