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<!-- Pop Up Projects -->{{Frontpage|isbn=1737030942|title=Bag O'Goodies|author=Jolly Walker Bittick|rating=4|genre= Anthologies|summary=Sometimes, you deserve a treat and mine was Jolly Walker Bittick's ''Bag O'Goodies''. I first encountered his writing about a year ago, when I read his [[image:PUP_RisingCape Henry House by Jolly Walker Bittick|Cape Henry House]], a rollicking tale of what happens when five young men find a base for their partying. Right now, I didn't want a full-length novel, so I turned to this anthology of verse and short stories. Bittick's writing has matured - and so have his characters. Well...jpgmost of them!}}{{Frontpage|isbn=140638853X|title=Somebody Give This Heart a Pen|author=Sophia Thakur|leftrating=5|linkgenre=https://wwwAnthologies|summary=Sophia Thakur's debut anthology is a collection of poems that are all unique, whether in relation to their style, length or theme. The collection is split into four sections, titled 'grow', 'wait','break' and 'grow again', guiding you through a process which is one of the foundations that the anthology is built on.amazonEach section begins with a foregrounded title page containing various small pieces of writing, ranging from a quote by a Nigerian playwright, to African proverbs.coThis provides a nice introduction to the section before you are immersed in the beautifully written and eloquent poems that Thakur has clearly put her heart and soul into.uk/gp/product/1910959375?ie}}{{Frontpage|isbn=UTF8&tag1789016789|title=thebookbag-21&linkCodeYou're the Froth On My Soy Cappuccino: Poems for the Present|author=as2&campDon Behrend|rating=1634&creative4|genre=6738&creativeASINAnthologies|summary=1910959375]]''You're the Froth On My Soy Cappuccino'' begins with ''A Modern Love Story'':
===[[Rising Stars: New Young Voices in Poetry by Pop Up Projects]]===''You’re the froth on my soy cappuccino''<br>''You’re the spread on my paleo toast''<br>''You’re the nose of my GM-free Pinot''<br>''You’re organic, my love. You’re the most!''<br>
[[image:4star.jpgHa! How can you not laugh at this gently mocking take on love in the hipster world? }}{{Frontpage|isbn=PUP_Rising|linktitle=CategoryRising Stars:{{{New Young Voices in Poetry|author=Pop Up Projects|rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies=4|genre=Anthologies]] |summary=This collection brings together five emerging voices in poetry. And despite what the publisher says, I wouldn't personally impose an age restriction on the writing here. Each poet uses words that will appeal to many readers. I found this particularly so with Jay Hulme's poetry. [[Rising Stars: New Young Voices in Poetry by Pop Up Projects|Full Review]]<br> <br> <br>}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Stevenson_Garden|title=A Child's Garden of Verses<!-- |author=Robert Louis Stevenson -->[[image:Stevenson_Garden.jpg|leftrating=2|linkgenre=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1910959103?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1910959103]]Anthologies|summary===[[A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson]]=== [[image:2star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] [[:Category:Children's Rhymes and Verse|Children's Rhymes and Verse]] Robert Louis Stevenson was a very versatile writer; he delved deep into the human psyche when he wrote 'was a very versatile writer; he delved deep into the human psyche when he wrote ''The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' but he did not restrict himself to representations of the gothic and the persecuted. He also wrote brilliant children's adventure stories such as ''Treasure Island'' and ''Kidnapped'', but, again, he did not restrict himself to prose writing because here he demonstrates his ability to write poetry. [[A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson|Full Review]]<br>}}{{Frontpage <!-- |isbn=Esiri -->Poem[[image:Esiri Poem.jpg|left|linktitle=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1509860541?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1509860541]] ===[[A Poem for Every Day of the Year by |author=Allie Esiri]]=|rating=4|genre=Anthologies [[image:4star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] [[:Category:Children's Rhymes For those who do not read much poetry, for those who do not know where to start, this is a fun and Verse|Children's Rhymes and Verse]] For those who do not read much poetry, for those who do not know where to start, this is a fun and easy commitment to take oneasy commitment to take on. Reading a poem a day does not take long, mere minutes, and with over three-hundred poems in here there's bound to be a poem that speaks to each reader directly. [[A Poem for Every Day of the Year by Allie Esiri|Full Review]]<br> <br> <br>}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Herbertson_Wordsworth|title=William and Dorothy Wordsworth: A Miscellany<!-- |author=Gavin Herbertson -->[[image:Herbertson_Wordsworth.jpg|leftrating=5|linkgenre=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1903385598?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1903385598]]Anthologies|summary===[[William William Wordsworth was a defining member of the romantic literary era. He was part of the first wave, and Dorothy Wordsworth: A Miscellany by Gavin Herbertson]]=== [[image:5starhis poetry helped to shape a large part of it.jpg|link=CategoryNature was the key:{{{rating}existing in nature, finding one's own true nature and becoming natural in the process were the driving forces behind it.}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]]{{FrontpageWilliam Wordsworth was a defining member of the romantic literary era. He was part of the first wave, |isbn=Mahfouz_Muslim|title=The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write|author=Sabrina Mahfouz|rating=5|genre=Anthologies|summary=What does it mean to be British and his poetry helped to shape a large part Muslim? This is a question these writers tackle with stunning clarity. Modern-day British society has a varied sense of cultural heritage; it. Nature was the key: existing in nature, finding one's own true nature is a society that is changing and becoming natural in the process were the driving forces behind moving forward as it. [[William adds more and Dorothy Wordsworth: A Miscellany by Gavin Herbertson|Full Review]]<br> <br> <br>  <!-- Mahfouz -->[[image:Mahfouz_Muslimmore voices to the population, but it is also one that has an undercurrent of anxiety and fear towards those who are minorities.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0863561462?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0863561462]]So this collection displays how all that fear is received; it comes in the form of stereotypical labels and racial prejudice, which are themes eloquently reproduced here.}}{{Frontpage|isbn===[[The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write by Sabrina Mahfouz]]===Holland Cheap [[image:5star.jpg|linktitle=Category:{{{View from the Cheap Seats|author=Barry Holland|rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:=4|genre=Anthologies|Anthologies]] [[summary=A little bit about Barry Holland:Category:Literary Fiction|Literary Fiction]] What does it mean he was born in Newport, South Wales, to be British working-class parents. He loves rugby and Muslim? This his son - his son is his favourite rugby player, which is just as it should be. He is a question these writers tackle with stunning clarityqualified engineer but is unable to work because of mental ill-health. Modern day British society has a varied sense All of cultural heritage; it is these things feed into ''View from the Cheap Seats'', which is a society that is changing collection of poems and moving forward imaginings as it adds more vivid and immediate and more voices to the population, but it is also one that has an undercurrent of anxiety striking as you could hope for. Barry sounds like a thoroughly nice bloke and fear towards those who are minorities. So this collection displays how all that fear is received; it comes in the form of stereotypical labels and racial prejudice, which are themes eloquently reproduced herehis book was a pleasure to read. [[The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write by Sabrina Mahfouz|Full Review]]<br>}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Marshall EFT<!-- Holland -->|title=The Book of English Folk Tales[[image:Holland Cheap.jpg|leftauthor=Sybil Marshall and John Lawrence|linkrating=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1524633127?ie4|genre=UTF8&tagAnthologies|summary=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1524633127]] ===[[View from the Cheap Seats From ghosts to witches, to giants and fairies, ''The Book of English Folk Tales'' is a fascinating collection of stories retold by Barry Holland]]=== [[image:4starsocial historian and folklorist Sybil Marshall. Out of print for over three decades, this beautiful new clothbound edition is complete with wood-engraved illustrations by John Lawrence and is sure to capture the attention of a new generation of lovers of folklore.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]]}}A little bit about Barry Holland{{Frontpage|isbn=Trotman_Winter|title=Winter: he was born in Newport, South Wales, to working class parents. He loves rugby A Book for the Season|author=Felicity Trotman (editor)|rating=4|genre=Anthologies|summary=This seasonal anthology contains a nice mixture of poetry, nature and travel pieces, and his son - his son is his favourite rugby playerexcerpts from longer works of fiction. Felicity Trotman, which is just as it should be. He is a qualified engineer but is unable to work because freelance editor and member of mental ill health. All of these things feed the English Civil War Society, has arranged the material into three sections: 'The Old Year', 'View from the Cheap SeatsChristmas, Sacred and Secular', and 'The New Year', which is a collection . This creates an appropriate sense of poems chronological progression and imaginings as vivid and immediate and striking as you could hope for. Barry sounds like a thoroughly nice bloke and his also serves to make Christmas the heart of the book was a pleasure to read.<br> <!Black-and- Marshall -->white illustrations – maps, photographs and engravings – are interspersed throughout, and each author gets a short paragraph of biography and background.}}{{Frontpage[[image:Marshall EFT.jpg|leftisbn=Elphinstone_Winter|linktitle=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1468313177?ieWinter Magic|author=UTF8&tagAbi Elphinstone (Editor)|rating=thebookbag-21&linkCode3.5|genre=as2&campAnthologies|summary=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1468313177]] ===[[The Book of English Folk Tales by Sybil Marshall and John Lawrence]]=== [[image:4starWith everything from dragons to mysterious crimes, voice-stealing witches to time travel, and magical worlds to first performances of world-famous ballets, this is a collection of short stories that delights from start to finish.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]]of short stories can sometimes fall flat, [[:Category:Short Stories|Short Stories]] From ghosts to witches, to giants with one or two good ones and fairiesthen a bunch of mediocre fillers, ''The Book of English Folk Tales'' is a fascinating but this collection of has no weak links...all the stories retold by social historian are good, and folklorist Sybil Marshallmost of them are brilliant. Out of print for over three decadesI felt entirely caught up in each individual world as I read, this beautiful new clothbound edition is complete with wood engraved illustrations by John Lawrence and is sure to capture the attention of a new generation of lovers of folkloreloving the varied and extremely likeable heroines throughout. [[The Book of English Folk Tales by Sybil Marshall and John Lawrence|Full Review]]<br> <br> <br>}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Phinn_Virgin<!-- Trotman -->[[image:Trotman_Winter.jpg|left|linktitle=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1445664747?ieThe Virgin Mary's Got Nits|author=UTF8&tagGervase Phinn|rating=thebookbag-21&linkCode4.5|genre=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1445664747]]Anthologies|summary===[[Winter: A Book for Christmas in our house is the Season by Felicity Trotman (editor)]]=== [[image:3.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]], [[:Category:Reference|Reference]] This seasonal anthology contains time we tend to get on a plane and head to either sun or snow, anywhere that is far, far away from the madness at home, last-minute dashes to the shops on Christmas Eve and food cupboard stockpiles that would imply supermarkets are shutting for a nice mixture of poetrymonth, nature and travel pieces, and excerpts from longer works nor a mere 36 hours. But I do remember the feeling of fiction. Felicity TrotmanChristmas when I was younger, back when it was magical, a freelance editor and member of the English Civil War Society, has arranged back when you knew exactly what the material into three sections: 'The Old Year', 'Christmas, Sacred season would bring with carol concerts and school nativities and Secular', and 'The New Year'Christmas parties. This creates book is an appropriate sense anthology of chronological progressionthose moments, and also serves it took me right back to make Christmas the heart wonder of the book. Black-and-white illustrations – maps, photographs and engravings – are interspersed throughout, and each author gets Christmas as a short paragraph of biography and backgroundchild.<br>}}<!-- Elphinstone -->{{Frontpage[[image:Elphinstone_Winter.jpg|leftisbn=Ayrton_Pasaran|linktitle=httpsNo Pasaran://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471159809?ieWritings from the Spanish Civil War|author=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471159809]] ===[[Winter Magic by Abi Elphinstone Pete Ayrton (Editoreditor)]]|rating===4[[image:5star.jpg|linkgenre=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Confident ReadersAnthologies|Confident Readers]], [[summary=In ''¡No Pasarán!:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] With everything from dragons to mysterious crimesWritings from the Spanish Civil War'', voice-stealing witches to time travelPete Ayrton has chosen a majority of texts by Spanish writers, and magical worlds to first performances arguing that the conflict has long been written about from the point of world-famous ballets, this is a collection view of short stories that delights from start to finishthe international brigades. Anthologies of short stories can sometimes fall flat, with one or two good ones and then a bunch of mediocre fillers, but this collection has no weak links...all }}{{Frontpage|isbn=Edwards_Manor|title=Murder at the stories are good, and most of them are brilliantManor: Country House Mysteries (British Library Crime Classics)|author=Martin Edwards (editor)|rating=4. 5|genre=Anthologies|summary=I felt entirely caught up in each individual world as I read'm not big on short stories, loving the varied and extremely likeable heroines throughoutbut two factors nudged me towards this book. Firstly, it's broadly golden age crime, one of my weaknesses and secondly, the editor is [[Winter Magic by Abi Elphinstone (Editor)[:Category:Martin Edwards|Full ReviewMartin Edwards]]<br> <!, a man whose knowledge of golden age crime is probably unsurpassed and he's done us proud, not only with his selection but with the half-- Phinn -->[[image:Phinn_Virginpage biographies of the writers, which precede each story.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1444779400?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1444779400]] ===[[The Virgin Mary There's just enough there to allow you to place the author and to direct you to other works if you're tempted. It's Got Nits by Gervase Phinn]]=== [[image:4an elegant selection, from the well known and the less well known, all set in and around the country house.5star.jpg|link=Category:}}{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:HumourFrontpage|Humour]], [[:Category:Anthologiesisbn=Colfer_Place|Anthologies]]title=Once Upon a Place|author=Eoin Colfer (editor)Christmas in our house is |rating=3.5|genre=Anthologies|summary=You know the bit of the time we tend to get blurb on a plane and head to either sun or snowevery ''Artemis Fowl'' book, anywhere that is far, far away from where Eoin Colfer had it said about how you pronounce his name? That wasn't the madness at homeintention of an up-and-coming author to be recognisable; rather, last minute dashes to it was pride. Pride in the shops on Christmas Evedifference of it, and food cupboard stockpiles of the Irishness of it. Ireland, it seems to me, is more full than usual of people, things and ideas, and places that would imply supermarkets are shutting for a month, nor a mere 36 hours. But I do remember the feeling different by dint of Christmas when I was younger, back when it was magical, their singular nationality – and back when you knew exactly what so many deserve to have pride attached to them. The places might not be the season would bring with carol concerts and school nativities and Christmas parties. This book is an anthology famous ones, but they can be the source of those momentspride, and it took me right back to the wonder of Christmas as a childstories, which is where this compilation of short works for the young comes in, with the authors invited to select their chosen place and write about it. [[The Virgin Mary's Got Nits by Gervase Phinn}}{{Frontpage|Full Review]]isbn=Cleeves_Murder<br>|title=The Starlings and Other Stories <!-- Ayrton -->[[image:Ayrton_Pasaran.jpg|leftauthor=Ann Cleeves (editor)|linkrating=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/184668997X?ie4|genre=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=184668997X]]Anthologies|summary===[[No Pasaran: Writings from Six authors, known collectively as 'Murder Squad', and their six accomplices were each given photographs of the Spanish Civil War remote landscape of Pembrokeshire by Pete Ayrton (editor)]]=== [[image:4staracclaimed photographer David Wilson and asked to come up with a short story inspired by what they saw. Some of the stories will be more to your taste than others, as is only to be expected in such a varied anthology, but none are weak and if you enjoy crime short stories then this book could be a real treat.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]]}}In ''¡No Pasarán!: Writings from {{Frontpage|isbn=Milne_Love|title=Love From Pooh (Winnie the Spanish Civil War'', Pete Ayrton has chosen Pooh)|author=A A Milne|rating=5|genre=Anthologies|summary=For a majority of texts by Spanish writerssmall book, a small review – this is a quite delightful little thing, arguing that the conflict has long been written about from the point of view of the international brigadeswhich not a lot can be said. [[No Pasaran: Writings from It is a gift book pure and simple, much in the Spanish Civil War by Pete Ayrton way that Pooh Bear was a little simple at times (editor)|Full Review]]<br> <br> <br> <!-- Edwards -->[[image:Edwards_Manor''Pooh… thought how wonderful it would be to have a Real Brain which could tell you things'').jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0712309934?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0712309934]] ===[[Murder With it comes a simple blurb, and almost instructions that it is for giving, and there is a space for a loving dedication at the Manor: Country House Mysteries (British Library Crime Classics) by Martin Edwards (editor)]]=== [[image:4beginning, which is again only apt, as it is all about love.5star.jpg|link=Category: Love of honey, love in friendship, love of all various kinds, but just love. It can't help but make you most warm-hearted.}}{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Crime (Historical)Frontpage|Crime (Historical)]], [[:Category:Anthologiesisbn=Walton_Scifi|Anthologies]] I'm not big on short stories, but two factors nudged me towards this book. Firstly, it's broadly golden age crime, one of my weaknesses and secondly, the editor is [[:Category:Martin Edwards|Martin Edwards]], a man whose knowledge of golden age crime is probably unsurpassed and he's done us proud, not only with his selection, but with the half-page biographies of the writers, which precede each story. There's just enough there to allow you to place the author and to direct you to other works if you're tempted. It's an elegant selection, from the well known and the less well known, all set in and around the country house. [[Murder at the Manor: Country House Mysteries (British Library Crime Classics) by Martin Edwards (editor)|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Colfer -->[[image:Colfer_Place.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/191041137X?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=191041137X]] ===[[Once Upon a Place by Eoin Colfer (editor)]]=== [[image:3.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Confident Readers|Confident Readers]], [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] You know the bit of the blurb on every ''Artemis Fowl'' book, where Eoin Colfer had it said about how you pronounce his name? That wasn't the intention of an up-and-coming author to be recognisable; rather, it was pride. Pride in the difference of it, of the Irishness of it. Ireland, it seems to me, is more full than usual of people, things and ideas, and places that are different by dint of their singular nationality – and so many deserve to have pride attached to them. The places might not be the famous ones, but they can be the source of pride, and of stories, which is where this compilation of short works for the young comes in, with the authors invited to select their chosen place and write about it. [[Once Upon a Place by Eoin Colfer (editor)|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Cleeves -->[[image:Cleeves_Murder.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1909823740?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1909823740]] ===[[The Starlings and Other Stories by Ann Cleeves (editor)]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Crime|Crime]], [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] Six authors, known collectively as 'Murder Squad', and their six accomplices were each given photographs of the remote landscape of Pembrokeshire by acclaimed photographer David Wilson and asked to come up with a short story inspired by what they saw. Some of the stories will be more to your taste than others, as is only to be expected in such a varied anthology, but none are weak and if you enjoy crime short stories then this book could be a real treat. [[The Starlings and Other Stories by Ann Cleeves (editor)|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Milne -->[[image:Milne_Pooh.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1405276150?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1405276150]] ===[[Love From Pooh (Winnie the Pooh) by A A Milne]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] For a small book, a small review – this is a quite delightful little thing, about which not a lot can be said. It is a gift book pure and simple, much in the way that Pooh Bear was a little simple at times (''Pooh… thought how wonderful it would be to have a Real Brain which could tell you things''). With it comes a simple blurb, and almost instructions that it is for giving, and there is a space for a loving dedication at the beginning, which is again only apt, as it is all about love. Love of honey, love in friendship, love of all various kinds, but just love. It can't help but make you most warmtitle=What Makes This Book So Great: Re-hearted. [[Love From Pooh (Winnie the Pooh) by A A Milne|Full Review]]<br> {{newreviewReading The Classics Of Science Fiction And Fantasy
|author=Jo Walton
|title=What Makes This Book So Great: Re-Reading The Classics Of Science Fiction And Fantasy
|rating=5
|genre=Anthologies
|summary=Jo Walton has published over ten books, several of which have been award -winning. On top of that, she has a voracious appetite for books - both as a well -respected writer of original fiction, but as a well -respected reviewer too. Not only does she have time to do all that, but she also writes a regular column for Tor.com, on Science Fiction and Fantasy books, and it is these columns that a selection of which are collected here.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1472111613</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Tennant_Grub|title=Did We Meet on Grub Street?
|author=Emma Tennant, Hilary Bailey and David Elliott
|title=Did We Meet on Grub Street?
|rating=3.5
|genre=EntertainmentAnthologies|summary=Essentially, the three authors (all of whom have long careers in the book industry) revel in the idea of being whining old curmudgeons who miss the good old days of publishing. This unashamed nostalgia provides the focus of the book and allows the writers to recount numerous anecdotes from their days in the publishing business. Whilst the primary audience for this book may well be students of creative writing and media studies, it also serves as an interesting exploration of an aspect of modern history: how a once-burgeoning industry is now a shell of its former self, much like a lot of manufacturing. Because of this, I was disappointed that no space was given to a consideration of how the rise of the e-book and Kindle has directly damaged both the sale of books and the potential for new books to be written (fewer real books sold = fewer financial advances paid to writers = fewer books written). Also, given the clear love of books as treasured artifactsartefacts, the dismissal of the Harry Potter phenomenon seems truculent, given the impetus the series gave to reading amongst both the young and adults.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0704372983</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Penzler_Big|title=The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries
|author=Otto Penzler (editor)
|title=The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries
|rating=5
|genre=Crime
|summary=Nostalgia is a big part of the Christmas experience, and that's provided in sack-loads by this hefty tome of short stories. Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot and Brother Cadfael jostle Morse, Rumpole and Vic Warshawski for space on these tightly packed pages, while lesser known and long since forgotten writers furnish new and unexpected pleasures for even the most well-read of book worms.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1784082252</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|title=Burnt Tongues: An Anthology of Transgressive Short Stories
|author=Chuck Palahniuk, Dennis Widmyer and Richard Thomas
|rating=4
|genre=Short Stories
|summary=Saying certain things out loud just don’t sound right. Some things are so disturbing or politically incorrect that you are best off leaving them inside your head, or better yet not thinking of them at all. When these words are spoken they could lead to the sensation of Burnt Tongue; an aftereffect of knowing what you said was wrong. Are you prepared to enter the world of Transgressive Fiction that aims to disturb, alienate, disgust and question?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178329552X</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|title=Rogues
|author=George R R Martin and Gardner Dozois (Editors)
|rating=3.5
|genre=Anthologies
|summary=George R R Martin Nostalgia is undoubtedly a big part of the biggest name in modern day fantasyChristmas experience, and Gardner Dozois an American science fiction author that's provided in sack-loads by this hefty tome of considerable renownshort stories. HereSherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot and Brother Cadfael jostle Morse, Rumpole and Vic Warshawski for space on these tightly packed pages, while lesser-known and long since forgotten writers furnish new and unexpected pleasures for even the two collect twenty one stories by a list most well-read of well known and hugely loved authorsbook worms.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783297190</amazonuk>
}}
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