Ludwig is a 2024 Brit box television series of six episodes with a second season set to release in the spring. John (played by David Mitchell) and James Taylor may be identical twins, but their similarities end there. Although they grew up together and were very close, James is outgoing, has a wife, a …
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IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES BY KATHERINE RUNDELL
IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES BY KATHERINE RUNDELL, Bloomsbury, 2023 This is the first of my Christmas book gifts courtesy of my dearest darling daughter (DDD). It’s a fantasy book that has garnered a lot of attention, with copies of first prints already being offered at silly prices. An inventive tale and quite engaging, it has elements of …
I-RAN vs ‘MURICA
With His Holiness, Prez for Life, World’s Greatest Comedian and Grand High Imperial Twitterbug (GHIT) Ronald Rump all ready to start a war against them I-Rainyians, it might be useful to switch your TVs from the World Wrestling Federation and cast a glance at the WAR CHANNEL - besides, no one watches wrestling after Hulk …
THE YGGDRASIL CHRONICLES BY RICHARD WALKER
After unveiling my first book, ‘Punto and Me’ last week, I’m sure you all spent the week on the edges of your seats, wondering if my second book would appear this week. The answer is a resounding YES! Here it is, ‘The Yggdrasil Chronicles’, a fantasy story based on Norse mythology. In this novel you …
PUNTO AND ME BY RICHARD WALKER
In a departure from my usual reviews and satire, this blog is to introduce my readers with one of the two novels that I’ve written and recently published on the Kobo.ca e-reader site. ‘Punto and Me’ is a mix of genres that includes: ‘coming of age’, historical fiction, ghost story and romance. If you’re willing …
MISS AUSTEN MINI-SERIES
MISS AUSTEN - BBC, PBS Masterpiece 2025 - Four episode mini-series based on the book by Gill Hornby. It is 1830, thirteen years after Jane Austen’s death. Despite letters asking her not to come, Jane’s spinster sister Cassandra is racing to the deathbed of the Reverend Fowle. Why? Historically, Cassandra Austen is notable for three …
THE BLACKTONGUE THIEF BY CHRISTOPHER BUEHLMAN
The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman, Tor Publishing 2021 - Introducing Kinch Na Shannack, a lowly member of the Takers Guild, born in that part of Buehlman’s fictional world where the inhabitants are distinguished by, and looked down on for, their black tongues. The Takers Guild is a collective of criminals that apprentice and supply …
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JENNY’S BOY BY WAYNE JOHNSTON
Jennie’s Boy - A Newfoundland Childhood by Wayne Johnston, Knopf, 2022 - Wayne Johnston has lived an unusual life, two portions of which he has now shared through his writing. In his earlier book, ‘The Mystery of Right and Wrong’ (reviewed July 21, 2022) Johnston explored the nature of evil using his late father-in-law as …
THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
The Thursday Murder Club, Netflix 2025, directed by Chris Columbus and based on the 2020 book of the same name by Richard Osman - Enter the Cooper Chase Retirement Home. It’s an old manor house redesigned for the elderly and, from the look of things, available only to those with substantial life’s savings. Elizabeth Best …
THE COVENANT OF WATER BY ABRAHAM VERGHESE
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, 2023 - This ‘Oprah’s book club choice’ novel is mostly focussed on three generations of a family starting in the early 1900’s. The setting is generally in the rural town of Parambil, located in the state of Kerala in the south western portion of India. For …
Richard's Left Bank 