Pictures and Conversations

A History of the World in 25 Cities by Tracey Turner, Andrew Donkin and Libby VanderPloeg

Before I even saw it, I knew this would be my kind of book. And it is. It's full of maps and plans and stories…

I've always wanted to know why. It's why I became a librarian, in fact. My original plan was to become a reference librarian. During my…

The Hideaway is a work of art. I rarely get precious or over-excited about books as objects. I buy and collect them for their contents.…

I wish What On Earth Books had been around when I was a child. They publish the sort of books I'd have loved. Fortunately I've…

There's always one As befits the story of an adventurous bat, Scaredy Bat turns popular convention on its head. Day is dawning in the Dark,…

Once upon a time I saw Keith Gray fairly often at book festivals and library events at both of which I often found myself interviewing…

The thing about Tanya Landman is that she makes you feel as though you are living in her stories. Her novels have wildly different settings…

I'm a librarian to trade, and so predisposed to appreciate the ordering of knowledge. So there were few risks inherent in giving me this book…

Right at the beginning of her published writing career, more years ago than she or I would like to remember, animal rights was something about…

It's fairly well known by now that I love all things to do with the sea. You might think that this makes me undiscriminating when…