Bookambish

I’d been toying with the idea of writing a post about the original ‘Freakonomics’ for some time now. Mainly on account of its very high scor...

It finally hit the shelves, Nick Cave’s new novel ‘The Death of Bunny Munro’. The timing is spot on, grey skies ahead and gold in t...

Ah, the powers of positive thinking. Turning that frown upside down. Just works miracles, doesn’t it? Just ask Banksy (picture opposite). ...

As long as we are on the subject of fish, why not pit Great American Fish Novel against Great American Fish Novel? In the red corner we hav...

I first saw an ad for this book on the BBC website, next to one of their feature articles on Mother Nature. A great cover and a great title...

This week’s pick is ‘The Giving Tree’ by Shel Silverstein. An absolute classic, it would seem, at least in the USA. (I'm wondering about...

Brooklyn in the late 1960’s. Having it all, and having it for free. Schemes, swag, bust-outs and loan sharks. To own the judges, truck drive...