book review

Winner for the Monica Holloway’s Cowboy and Wills contest

We have a winner for Monica Holloway’s Cowboy and Wills contest: Congratulations to Ms. Vivian See. I am heartened by…

15 years ago

Monica Holloway’s Cowboy and Wills

The publicist for the above book, Cowboy and Wills, written by Monica Holloway contacted me back in November last year…

15 years ago

Vikas Swarup’s Six Suspects

There's a caste system, even in murder, begins the book. Vikas Swarup's Six Suspects is a fine detective novel that…

16 years ago

Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother

This is a must-read for technology and Internet geeks like yours truly. Little Brother is written by Cory Doctorow, co-editor…

16 years ago

Geling Yan’s The Uninvited (不速之客)

The Uninvited (不速之客), by Geling Yan is a fiction book, with the story set in contemporary capitalist China. The protagonist,…

16 years ago

Sasha Issenberg’s The Sushi Economy

Here's an interesting book about globalisation - explained through the evolution of sushi (寿司), going from a local delicacy in…

16 years ago

A.J. Jacobs’ The Year of Living Biblically

Written by the editor of Esquire magazine, A.J. Jacobs, The Year of Living Biblically documents his attempt to follow the…

16 years ago