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  The world is, by and large, divided into dog lovers and cat lovers, and by mutual unspoken agreement, never the twain shall meet. But what if you were one of those people who straddles this often hostile divide – between the people, not the animals; if you’re a dog, Continue Reading

  Existence is the future stripped bare of science fiction fallacies, Star Trek day dreaming and wishful thinking. And you know what? It’s not as bleak a read as you might think. Certainly humanity has more than its fair share of pressing issues on its hands – climate change is Continue Reading

  Death is never an easy topic to grapple with, either in real life or in literature. It is usually avoided entirely, or talked about in quaint euphemisms, but when a brave soul does decide to tackle this most taboo of subjects head on, the sentiments often tend towards the Continue Reading

  It would be very hard to find anyone on planet earth who wouldn’t wish for another moment with loved ones who have passed away. It is only natural that we would want to see them laugh, talk, yes even cry just one more precious time, if only to resolve Continue Reading

  The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak and first published in 2005, is one of those titles that has long drifted on the edge of my reading consciousness, its scope and ambition well known, its resulting reputation hence almost too intimidating for me to tackle. Narrated by Death himself, a Continue Reading

  Humanity is fascinated by enigmas. We marvel at what might have happened to the crew of the Mary Celeste, ponder the origins of crop circles, and debate at length how evolution gave us such natural curiosities as the platypus. But all those things, wondrous though they may be, pale Continue Reading

  Would you want to spend an extended amount of time with a morbidly obese daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants from the Chicago suburbs by the name of Edie Middlestein who started eating in childhood to soothe all her existential aches and pains and found herself unable to stop? Or Continue Reading

  2013 was not exactly a triumph of book reading quantity over quality. Not that any year should be of course since it is not how many books you read that matters as whether the books you do read are beautifully written, enthral and move you in some way and Continue Reading

  Having a highly creative parent must, in theory at least, be a wonderful thing. Assuming they have both the inclination and the time after plying their craft for a living, having Paul McCartney sing you to sleep with Beatles-esque nursery rhymes, or Meryl Street act out a story for Continue Reading