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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|leftisbn=140638853X|title=Somebody Give This Heart a Pen|author=Sophia Thakur|linkrating=http://www5|genre=Anthologies|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/dp/1910959375/ref}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1789016789|title=You're the Froth On My Soy Cappuccino: Poems for the Present|author=nosim?tagDon Behrend|rating=thebookbag-21]]4|genre=Anthologies|summary=''You're the Froth On My Soy Cappuccino'' begins with ''A Modern Love Story'':

[[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}}{{Frontpage|Full Review]]isbn=Stevenson_Garden<br> <br> <br>|title=A Child's Garden of Verses <!-- |author=Robert Louis Stevenson -->*[[image:Stevenson_Garden.jpg|left|linkrating=2|genre=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1910959103/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]Anthologies ==|summary=[[A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson]]=== [[image:2star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] [[:Category:Childrenwas a very versatile writer; he delved deep into the human psyche when he wrote ''The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde'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 ''The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' but he did not restrict 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=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1509860541/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] ===[[A Poem 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 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 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<!-- Herbertson -->*[[image:Herbertson_Wordsworth.jpg|left|linktitle=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1903385598?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1903385598]] ===[[William William and Dorothy Wordsworth: A Miscellany by |author=Gavin Herbertson]]=|rating=5|genre=Anthologies [[image:5star.jpg|link|summary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] William Wordsworth was a defining member of the romantic literary era. He was part of the first wave, and his poetry helped to shape a large part of it. Nature was the key: existing in nature, finding one's own true nature and becoming natural in the process were the driving forces behind it. [[William and Dorothy Wordsworth: A Miscellany by Gavin Herbertson}}{{Frontpage|Full Review]]isbn=Mahfouz_Muslim<br> <br> <br>|title=The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write|author=Sabrina Mahfouz|rating=5<!-- Mahfouz -->|genre=Anthologies*[[image:Mahfouz_Muslim.jpg|left|linksummary=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0863561462What does it mean to be British and Muslim?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0863561462]] ===[[The Things I Would Tell You: This is a question these writers tackle with stunning clarity. Modern-day British Muslim Women Write by Sabrina Mahfouz]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] [[:Category:Literary Fiction|Literary Fiction]] What does it mean society has a varied sense of cultural heritage; it is a society that is changing and moving forward as it adds more and more voices to be British and Muslim? This the population, but it is a question these writers tackle with stunning clarity. Modern day British society also one that has a varied sense an undercurrent of cultural heritage; it is a society that is changing anxiety and moving forward as it adds more and more voices to the population, but it is also one that has an undercurrent of anxiety and fear 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 here. [[The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write by Sabrina Mahfouz}}{{Frontpage|Full Review]]<br> <!-- isbn=Holland -->Cheap*[[image:Holland |title=View from the Cheap.jpgSeats|left|linkauthor=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1524633127?ieBarry Holland|rating=UTF8&tag4|genre=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1524633127]]Anthologies|summary===[[View from the Cheap Seats by A little bit about Barry Holland]]=== [[image:4star: he was born in Newport, South Wales, to working-class parents.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] A little bit about Barry Holland: he was born in Newport, South Wales, to working class parents. He loves rugby and his son - his son is his favourite rugby playerHe loves rugby and his son - his son is his favourite rugby player, which is just as it should be. He is a qualified engineer but is unable to work because of mental ill -health. All of these things feed into ''View from the Cheap Seats'', which is a collection of poems and imaginings as vivid and immediate and striking as you could hope for. Barry sounds like a thoroughly nice bloke and his book was a pleasure to read.<br>}}<!-- {{Frontpage|isbn=Marshall -->*[[image:Marshall EFT.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1468313177?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1468313177]]EFT|title===[[The Book of English Folk Tales by |author=Sybil Marshall and John Lawrence]]|rating===4[[image:4star.jpg|linkgenre=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]]summary=From ghosts to witches, [[:Category:Short Stories|Short Stories]] From ghosts to witches, to to giants and fairies, ''The Book of English Folk Tales'' is a fascinating collection of stories retold by social 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. [[The Book of English Folk Tales by Sybil Marshall and John Lawrence|Full Review]]<br> <br> <br>}}{{Frontpage<!-- Trotman -->*[[image:Trotman_Winter.jpg|left|linkisbn=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1445664747?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1445664747]]Trotman_Winter|title===[[Winter: A Book for the Season by |author=Felicity Trotman (editor)]]==|rating=4 [[image:3.5star.jpg|linkgenre=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]], [[:Category:Reference|Reference]] summary=This seasonal anthology contains a nice mixture of poetry, nature and travel pieces, and excerpts from longer works of fiction. Felicity Trotman, a freelance editor and member of the English Civil War Society, has arranged the material into three sections: 'The Old Year', 'Christmas, Sacred and Secular', and 'The New Year'. This creates an appropriate sense of chronological progression, and also serves to make Christmas the heart of the book. Black-and-white illustrations – maps, photographs and engravings – are interspersed throughout, and each author gets a short paragraph of biography and background.<br>}}<!-- Elphinstone -->{{Frontpage*[[image:|isbn=Elphinstone_Winter.jpg|lefttitle=Winter Magic|linkauthor=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471159809?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471159809]] ===[[Winter Magic by Abi Abi Elphinstone (Editor)]]|rating=3.5|genre==Anthologies[[image:5star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Confident Readers|Confident Readers]], [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] With 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. 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 the stories are good, and most of them are brilliant. I felt entirely caught up in each individual world as I read, loving the varied and extremely likeable heroines throughout. [[Winter Magic by Abi Elphinstone (Editor)|Full Review]]<br>}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Phinn_Virgin<!-- Phinn -->*[[image:Phinn_Virgin.jpg|left|linktitle=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1444779400?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1444779400]] ===[[The Virgin Mary'The Virgin Mary's Got Nits by |author=Gervase Phinn]]=|rating=4.5|genre=Anthologies [[image:4.5star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Humour|Humour]], [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] Christmas in our house is the time we tend to get on a plane and Christmas in our house is the 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 month, nor a mere 36 hours. But I do remember the feeling of Christmas when I was younger, back when it was magical, and back when you knew exactly what the season would bring with carol concerts and school nativities and Christmas parties. This book is an anthology of those moments, and it took me right back to the wonder of Christmas as a child. [[The Virgin Mary's Got Nits by Gervase Phinn|Full Review]]<br>}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Ayrton_Pasaran<!-- Ayrton -->*[[image:Ayrton_Pasaran.jpg|left|linktitle=httpsNo Pasaran://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/184668997X?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=184668997X]] ===[[No Pasaran: Writings Writings from the Spanish Civil War by |author=Pete Ayrton (editor)]]=|rating=4|genre=Anthologies [[image:4star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] In ''¡No Pasarán!: Writings from the Spanish Civil War'', Pete Ayrton has chosen a majority of texts by Spanish writers, arguing that the conflict has long been written about from the point of view of the international brigades. [[No Pasaran}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Edwards_Manor|title=Murder at the Manor: Writings from the Spanish Civil War by Pete Ayrton Country House Mysteries (British Library Crime Classics)|author=Martin Edwards (editor)|Full Review]]rating=4.5<br> <br> <br>|genre=Anthologies <!-- Edwards -->*[[image:Edwards_Manor.jpg|left|linksummary=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0712309934?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0712309934]] ===[[Murder at the Manor: Country House Mysteries (British Library Crime Classics) by Martin Edwards (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 [[image:4.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Crime (Historical)Martin Edwards|Crime (Historical)Martin Edwards]], [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] Ia man whose knowledge of golden age crime is probably unsurpassed and he'm s done us proud, not big on short stories, only with his selection but two factors nudged me towards this bookwith the half-page biographies of the writers, which precede each story. Firstly, itThere's broadly golden age crime, one of my weaknesses just enough there to allow you to place the author and secondly, the editor is [[:Category:Martin Edwards|Martin Edwards]]to direct you to other works if you're tempted. It's an elegant selection, a man whose knowledge of golden age crime is probably unsurpassed from the well known and he's done us proudthe less well known, not only with his selection, but with all set in and around the half-page biographies of the writers, which precede each storycountry house. There's just enough there to allow you to place the author and to direct you to other works if you're tempted}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Colfer_Place|title=Once Upon a Place|author=Eoin Colfer (editor)|rating=3. It's an elegant selection, from 5|genre=Anthologies|summary=You know the well known and bit of the less well knownblurb on every ''Artemis Fowl'' book, all set in and around the country house. [[Murder at where Eoin Colfer had it said about how you pronounce his name? That wasn't the Manor: Country House Mysteries (British Library Crime Classics) by Martin Edwards (editor)|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Colfer -->*[[image:Colfer_Placeintention of an up-and-coming author to be recognisable; rather, it was pride.jpg|left|link=https://www Pride in the difference of it, of the Irishness of it.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/191041137X?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=191041137X]] ===[[Once Upon a Place Ireland, it seems to me, is more full than usual of people, things and ideas, and places that are different by Eoin Colfer (editor)]]=== [[image:3dint of their singular nationality – and so many deserve to have pride attached to them.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Confident Readers|Confident Readers]], [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] You know The places might not be the famous ones, but they can be the bit source of the blurb on every ''Artemis Fowl'' bookpride, and of stories, which is where Eoin Colfer had it said about how you pronounce his name? That wasn't this compilation of short works for the intention of an up-and-coming author to be recognisable; rather, it was pride. Pride young comes in the difference of it, of with the Irishness of authors invited to select their chosen place and write about it. Ireland, it seems to me, is more full than usual of people, things }}{{Frontpage|isbn=Cleeves_Murder|title=The Starlings 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 onesOther Stories|author=Ann Cleeves (editor)|rating=4|genre=Anthologies|summary=Six authors, but they can be the source of prideknown collectively as 'Murder Squad', and their six accomplices were each given photographs of stories, which is where this compilation the remote landscape of Pembrokeshire by acclaimed photographer David Wilson and asked to come up with a short works for story inspired by what they saw. Some of the young comes stories will be more to your taste than others, as is only to be expected insuch a varied anthology, with the authors invited to select their chosen place but none are weak and write about it. [[Once Upon if you enjoy crime short stories then this book could be a Place by Eoin Colfer (editor)|Full Review]]real treat.<br>}}{{Frontpage<!-- Cleeves -->|isbn=Milne_Love|title=Love From Pooh (Winnie the Pooh)*[[image:Cleeves_Murder.jpg|leftauthor=A A Milne|linkrating=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1909823740?ie5|genre=UTF8&tagAnthologies|summary=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1909823740]] ===[[The Starlings and Other Stories by Ann Cleeves (editor)]]=== [[image:4starFor a small book, a small review – this is a quite delightful little thing, about which not a lot can be said.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Crime|Crime]], [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] Six authors, known collectively as 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'Murder Squad'). With it comes a simple blurb, and their six accomplices were each given photographs of the remote landscape of Pembrokeshire by acclaimed photographer David Wilson almost instructions that it is for giving, and asked to come up with there is a space for a short story inspired by what they saw. Some of loving dedication at the stories will be more to your taste than othersbeginning, as which is again only to be expected in such a varied anthologyapt, but none are weak and if you enjoy crime short stories then this book could be a real treatas 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 warm-hearted. [[The Starlings and Other Stories by Ann Cleeves (editor)|Full Review]]<br>}}{{Frontpage<!-- Milne -->|isbn=Walton_Scifi*[[image:Milne_Love.jpg|left|linktitle=httpsWhat Makes This Book So Great://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1405276150?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbagRe-21&linkCodeReading The Classics Of Science Fiction And Fantasy|author=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASINJo Walton|rating=1405276150]]5|genre===[[Love From Pooh (Winnie the Pooh) by A A Milne]]===Anthologies [[image:5star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] For a small bookJo Walton has published over ten books, a small review – this is a quite delightful little thing, about several of which not a lot can be saidhave been award-winning. It is On top of that, she has a gift book pure and simplevoracious appetite for books - both as a well-respected writer of original fiction, much in the way that Pooh Bear was but as a little simple at times (''Pooh… thought how wonderful it would be well-respected reviewer too. Not only does she have time to have do all that, but she also writes a Real Brain which could tell you things'')regular column for Tor. With it comes a simple blurbcom, on Science Fiction and Fantasy books, and almost instructions that it is for giving, and there is these columns that a space for a loving dedication at the beginning, selection of which is again only apt, as it is all about loveare collected here. Love of honey, love in friendship, love of all various kinds}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Tennant_Grub|title=Did We Meet on Grub Street?|author=Emma Tennant, but just loveHilary Bailey and David Elliott|rating=3. It can't help but make you most warm-hearted. [[Love From Pooh 5|genre=Anthologies|summary=Essentially, the three authors (Winnie all of whom have long careers in the Poohbook industry) by A A Milne|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Walton -->*[[image:Walton_Scifirevel in the idea of being whining old curmudgeons who miss the good old days of publishing.jpg|left|link=https://wwwThis unashamed nostalgia provides the focus of the book and allows the writers to recount numerous anecdotes from their days in the publishing business.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1472111613?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1472111613]] ===[[What Makes This Book So Great: ReWhilst 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-Reading The Classics Of Science Fiction And Fantasy by Jo Walton]]=== [[image:5starburgeoning industry is now a shell of its former self, much like a lot of manufacturing.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]]Because of this, [[:Category:Fantasy|Fantasy]], [[:Category:Science Fiction|Science Fiction]] Jo Walton I was disappointed that no space was given to a consideration of how the rise of the e-book and Kindle has published over ten books, several of which have been award winning. On top directly damaged both the sale 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 and the potential for new books to do all that, but she also writes a regular column for Torbe written (fewer real books sold = fewer financial advances paid to writers = fewer books written).comAlso, on Science Fiction and Fantasy given the clear love of booksas treasured artefacts, and it is these columns that a selection the dismissal of which are collected herethe Harry Potter phenomenon seems truculent, given the impetus the series gave to reading amongst both the young and adults. [[What Makes This Book So Great: Re-Reading The Classics Of Science Fiction And Fantasy by Jo Walton|Full Review]]<br>}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Penzler_Big<!-- Tennant -->|title=The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries*[[image:Tennant_Grub.jpg|leftauthor=Otto Penzler (editor)|linkrating=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0704372983?ie5|genre=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0704372983]]Anthologies|summary===[[Did We Meet on Grub Street? by Emma TennantNostalgia is a big part of the Christmas experience, Hilary Bailey and David Elliott]]=== [[image:3that's provided in sack-loads by this hefty tome of short stories.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Entertainment|Entertainment]], [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]], [[:Category:History|History]] EssentiallySherlock 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 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 artifacts, the dismissal of the Harry Potter phenomenon seems truculent, given the impetus the series gave to reading amongst both the young and adults. [[Did We Meet on Grub Street? by Emma Tennant, Hilary Bailey and David Elliott|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Penzler -->*[[image:Penzler_Big.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1784082252?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1784082252]] ===[[The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries by Otto Penzler (editor)]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Crime|Crime]], [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] 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. [[The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries by Otto Penzler (editor)|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Palahniuk -->*[[image:Palahniuk_Burnt.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/178329552X?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=178329552X]] ===[[Burnt Tongues: An Anthology of Transgressive Short Stories by Chuck Palahniuk, Dennis Widmyer and Richard Thomas]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Short Stories|Short Stories]], [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] 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? [[Burnt Tongues: An Anthology of Transgressive Short Stories by Chuck Palahniuk, Dennis Widmyer and Richard Thomas|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Martin most well-->*[[image:Martin_Roguesread of book worms.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00L20BOQQ?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B00L20BOQQ]] ===[[Rogues by George R R Martin and Gardner Dozois (Editors)]]===}}Move on to [[image:3.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Newest Art Reviews]] [[:Category:Anthologies|Anthologies]] George R R Martin is undoubtedly the biggest name in modern day fantasy, and Gardner Dozois an American science fiction author of considerable renown. Here, the two collect twenty one stories by a list of well known and hugely loved authors. [[Rogues by George R R Martin and Gardner Dozois (Editors)|Full Review]]<br>