Here are links to recent book reviews I’ve published on this website. Look out for more soon.

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Jun 26, 2025

Compare and contrast: A Town Without Time reviewed

Jun 26, 2025

The book includes the obituary writer who can hardly wait for his subjects to drop dead so that he can at last see his work in print.

Jun 26, 2025

Compare and contrast: Pen Names reviewed

Jun 26, 2025

Once again I am presenting you with two very slightly different reviews of the same book.

Jun 26, 2025

Compare and contrast: The Library of Ancient Wisdom reviewed

Jun 26, 2025

Once again I am presenting you with two different reviews of the same book.

Jun 26, 2025

Compare and contrast: Adaptable reviewed

Jun 26, 2025

Once again I am presenting you with two very slightly different reviews of the same book. The first is the review I sent in to the editor of Teach Secondary magazine. The second is what was actually published.

Jun 26, 2025

Jun 23, 2025

Quick looks: The Great Exchange: Making the news in early modern Europe

Jun 23, 2025

The real history of news is not about a chronology of technological inventions.

Jun 23, 2025

Jun 18, 2025

Quick look: The Penguin Book of Polish Short Stories

Jun 18, 2025

The stand-out aspect of this collection for me is the way it has been organised into categories, a brave choice I think.

Jun 18, 2025

Quick look: The Penguin Book of Bengali Short Stories

Jun 18, 2025

These stories really provide a short glimpse into a culture of which I am almost completely ignorant.

Jun 18, 2025

May 30, 2025

Review: Bookish words and their surprising stories

May 30, 2025

If, like me, you enjoy reading around a subject, and probing a little deeper than strictly necessary, and you are an avid reader or a determined writer, Bookish Words should appeal to you.

May 30, 2025

May 29, 2025

Compare and contrast #4

May 29, 2025

In this article, I republish a review of mine that was first published in Teach Secondary magazine. Next, there follows the article I actually sent in. The differences are only minor, but I thought you might find it interesting to examine the differences, and consider what difference they make, if any, to your experience and understanding of the review.

May 29, 2025

Compare and contrast #3

May 29, 2025

Book review round-up to August 2019

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