Author: Richard Carter

by John le Carré A would-be defector from the Russian mob. I don't tend to read much fiction. I enjoy it, but life's just too short to read stuff that isn't true. But I obtained several free unabridged John le Carré audiobooks a couple of years back as part of a promotional offer on the… Continue reading Our Kind of Traitor

by PZ Myers Relentlessly unsubtle wholesome fun. I tend not to read books about atheism, as I consider myself a fully paid-up member who doesn't need converting. But the scientist and blogger PZ Myers is usually pretty good entertainment value, so I ended up enjoying The Happy Atheist far more than I thought I was… Continue reading The Happy Atheist

by Tim M. Berra His other legacy. I've read literally dozens of books about Charles Darwin. In most of them, his children, if they're mentioned at all, hover in the wings somewhere. Tim Berra's book puts them centre-stage. Each of Charles and Emma Darwin & His Children gets their own chapter. Many people will know… Continue reading Darwin & His Children

by John le Carré Who killed Tessa Quayle? I don't tend to read much fiction. I enjoy it, but life's just too short to read stuff that isn't true. But I obtained several free unabridged John le Carré audiobooks a couple of years back as part of a promotional offer on the Guardian website, so… Continue reading The Constant Gardener

by Tim Dee ...in four very different parts of the world. Four Fields is a strange book. I enjoyed reading it, but I'm not quite sure that I ‘got’ it. Stretching our usual idea of what might constitute a field, Tim Dee visits four of them in four very different parts of the world: his… Continue reading Four Fields