The Coincidence Engine – Sam Leith

The Coincidence Engine – Sam Leith

I seem to continuously be drawn to books about people similar to myself. Escapism in books is wonderful, and I love fantasy novels about epic warlords as much as the next guy, but understanding what’s going on in a characters head, and seeing their decisions being made [...]

Dance Dance Dance – Haruki Murakami

Dance Dance Dance – Haruki Murakami

I’ve been a fan of Murakami’s books for a while. I originally picked one up because it was in a double-pack of books by Vintage with Alice in Wonderland. I’d bought them to try and persuade my girlfriend of the time to read a little more [...]

Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry and Ginny

Another year passes, and another Harry Potter film comes along. Ever billed as a series of films for the whole family, it is quite nice to see that this iteration has kept to the friendly tone of its predecessors, although it has lost some [...]

Choir Recording.

Last week, one of the choirs I sing in (the University of Liverpool Singers) recorded themselves singing a couple of tracks. 

For an amatuer choir, they’re not bad all! You can listen using the flash player, or download from the links below (please not too much, as some of us have to foot the [...]

Dear God Why?

I want you to look back on everything you’ve ever read, and I want you to pick one that you feel is the most influential, the most powerful, and just simply the most impressive. For me, it’s difficult to pick a book. I can see several different reasons for picking any of a number [...]