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The Joy of Books

This video reminds me of that feeling walking into Waterstones or other book shop of the worlds waiting to be discovered on the bookshelves lining the walls and in the “3 for 2″ piles of books...

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The Evolution of Batman

A fairly inclusive infographic recording 70 years of Batman evolution by Reddit user gonzoblair (blairerickson) and posted here. Related Posts Ximian Evolution 1.2 – good ne … Many Faces of BATMAN...

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The original Pinocchio was a dark, grim story

My son Adam has taken an interest in Pinocchio after receiving a little wooden toy that looks similar to the well known character. He watched a few videos on Youtube of the Disney classic and since I...

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A Lament for the Living

Well, look what stumbled into my house the other day. No, not a zombie. It was the postman, he almost tripped on the sticky-up-bit of the door before handing me a box from Amazon. Inside was a signed...

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All You Need Is Kill

If you’ve seen the film, “Edge of Tomorrow” you need to read the book on which it is based. All You Need Is Kill is set in Japan, the main character is a Japanese man named Keiji Kiriya while Rita...

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Discworld Reading Order

Via this Reddit post. Related Posts kuro5hin.org takes on the Oran … End of Groceries Order announced CNEWS Law & Order – Hijacker t …

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The Egg

You were on your way home when you died. You should read The Egg, a short story by Andy Weir, the author of The Martian. Related Posts No related posts Source

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Flicking through childhood memories

My brother gave my son a present of this Asterix Omnibus several years ago but I think I appreciated the gift more. Following the sad news of the passing of Albert Uderzo during the week I’ve been...

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The Smell of a new Book

I’ve been using my phone to read books for the last decade. Ever since the Grand Meetup in Seaside Florida actually. I decided I needed to buy an actual book I wanted to read on a device rather than...

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RIP RBDigital. Boo to the Libby App

Libraries Ireland recently switched from the RBDigital app that my wife loved to an app called Libby. She reads magazines on a very old iPad so she made the reluctant switch to Libby. It was a...

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