August 2008
Fieldwork by Mischa Berlinski
In Fieldwork, Mischa Berlinkski travels to Thailand and brings back a story of friction between anthropologists and missionaries. >>
The Mind’s Eye by Håkan Nesser
The Mind's Eye, the first novel in Håkan Nesser's Inspector Van Veeteren series, opens with the classic "amnesia and corpse" combination. >>
Bloggers take on the Booker longlist
In the weeks since the Booker Prize longlist was announced, book bloggers have been throwing their other challenges aside and getting to work reviewing the nominees. Here's the Booker longlist, with links to some of the reviews that have already appeared on the Blogosphere. >>
Reinventing The Fiction Desk
A quick introduction to the new version of The Fiction Desk. The site has now been rebuilt, with an emphasis on new book reviews and writing tips. >>
Semi Invisible Man: the life of Norman Lewis
Semi Invisible Man is a biography of Norman Lewis, author of Naples '44, The Honoured Society, and many other travel books and novels. It's a great opportunity to rediscover an often overlooked author. >>
