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‘The Penguin Book of the Prose Poem’ by Jeremy Noel-Tod

Book review: ‘The Penguin Book of the Prose Poem’ by Jeremy Noel-Tod

An anthology of poems without line breaks.

Published 19-Oct-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Poetry Tags: poetry, reviews
‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’ by Simon Armitage

Book review: ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’ by Simon Armitage

An excellent alliterative translation of a medieval masterpiece.

Published 08-Oct-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Poetry Tags: reviews
‘The Shortest History of Italy’ by Ross King

Book review: ‘The Shortest History of Italy’ by Ross King

An excellent short history of an excellent country.

Published 08-Oct-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: History Tags: reviews
‘The Red Tenda of Bologna’ by John Berger

Book review: ‘The Red Tenda of Bologna’ by John Berger

A short memoir-cum-essay on the city of Bologna and an enigmatic uncle.

Published 08-Oct-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir, Travel Tags: reviews
‘The Gold Machine’ by Iain Sinclair

Book review: ‘The Gold Machine’ by Iain Sinclair

Tracking the ancestors from Highlands to coffee colony

Published 29-Aug-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Travel Tags: reviews
‘Bibliomaniac’ by Robin Ince

Book review: ‘Bibliomaniac’ by Robin Ince

Writer and comedian tours 104 bookshops, buying far too many books as he does so.

Published 17-Aug-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir, Travel Tags: reviews
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore

Book review: ‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore

A grand vision brought down by commercial interests.

Published 17-Aug-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: History Tags: reviews
‘Map of a Nation’ by Rachel Hewitt

Book review: ‘Map of a Nation’ by Rachel Hewitt

A biography of the early Ordnance Survey.

Published 01-Aug-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science
‘Proto’ by Laura Spinney

Book review: ‘Proto’ by Laura Spinney

How one ancient language went global.

Published 01-Aug-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Culture, History, Science Tags: reviews
‘Tiny experiments’ by Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Book review: ‘Tiny experiments’ by Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Not for me.

Published 24-Jul-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Other Tags: reviews

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