The best known books set in each country: Uganda
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Kisses from Katie, by Katie Davis Majors
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Jodie Whittaker in The Duchess
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The first half sets up the widowed Duchess; and in the second half almost everyone gets horribly murdered.
on Sat, 3PM
Irish Historical Documents, 1172-1922, ed. Edmund Curtis & R.B. McDowell
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Exactly what it says on the cover, an assemblage of important Irish historical documents from Laudabiliter to the 1921 Treaty.
on Fri, 7PM
Austria in the Year 2020, by Josef von Neupauer
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Second paragraph of third chapter: Die weiten Wälder, von Wiesen unterbrochen, bieten Tausenden genußreiche Gelegenheit, sich zu ergehen und dem Ballspiel, Cricket oder Lawn tennis zu huldigen, woz…
on Thu, 6PM
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There’s a particularly good chapter on Spenser’s take on the wild Irish landscape.
on Wed, 7PM
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Last books finished Forever Peace Science Fiction and Anticipation Les débuts de la forgeronne Synthespians™
on Tue, 10PM
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There’s a rather confusing conflict with aliens and deity-like creatures and at the end of it Lex Luthor sets off a bomb that destroys all technology.
on Tue, 7PM
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The rise and fall of Carlos, smuggler, crime boss, and lover of many women in Franco’s Barcelona.
on Mon, 7PM
Set in 2025 #10: A Friend of the Earth, by T.C. Boyle
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Another environmental crisis dystopia set in 2025, but I Iike it the most of any of them.
on Nov 15
Return to Kosovo, by Gani Jakupi and Jorge González
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This is one of the most remarkable graphic stories I have read this year.
on Nov 14
Night Watch, by Terry Pratchett
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You are left in no doubt about what side Terry Pratchett was on.
on Nov 13
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Last books finished La piège aux maris The Tudor Discovery of Ireland The Geraldines The Peshawar Lancers The Roommate of Anne Frank Lost Objects The Ripper
on Nov 12
Ireland under Elizabeth and James I, ed. Henry Morley
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I’ve never before seen a non-fiction book suggesting that you read the chapters out of order.
on Nov 12
Richard II: A Brittle Glory, by Laura Ashe
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British constitutional history was a close run thing.
on Nov 11
Dorothy Hibbard memoirs – 1921 – visit to Romania
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This is a bit different in format from the other extracts from my grandmother’s memoirs that I have published here, because I first posted it to my website in 2001. I have made a couple of up…
on Nov 10
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A big thick prize-winning book on the history and practice of autism and neurodiversity.
on Nov 8
Midnight, by Philip Purser-Hallard (and Russell T. Davies)
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A thought-provoking monograph on a great Doctor Who story.
on Nov 7
1066 and All That, by W.C. Sellar and R.J. Yeatman
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Some of the humour has dated, but a lot of it remains very funny.
on Nov 6
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Last books finished The Moonstone Tudor Court Culture
on Nov 5
Doctor Who: 73 Yards, by Scott Handcock
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Handcock has done the story justice, also giving some neat extra bits.
on Nov 4
The best known books set in each country: Colombia
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One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Marquez
on Nov 3
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The images are vivid and the stories deliberately a bit obscure; I thought it was great
on Nov 1
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Non-fiction 10 SF 4 Doctor Who 2 Comics 6
on Oct 31
The Hanging Tree, by Ben Aaronovitch
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I got a bit of a middle-book vibe, as if the pieces are being put in place for something more to come.
on Oct 30
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A Friend of the Earth Barcelona, âme noire Superman & Batman Generations 3: The 21st Century! Irish Demons Irish Historical Documents, 1172-1922 Austria in the Year 2020
on Oct 29
New State, Modern Statesman: Hashim Thaçi – A Biography, by Roger Boyer and Suzy Jagger
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I know the subject, and the subject matter, reasonably well.
on Oct 29
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Not one of the more memorable Sixth Doctor novels.
on Oct 28
Awards: Hugos, Kitschies, Otherwise and energy
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I have been fortunate enough to be closely involved with the Hugo Awards and the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and many years ago I was briefly the paid administrator of the very non-sfnal Christopher Ew…
on Oct 27
The best known books set in each country: Kenya
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Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen [Karen Blixen]
on Oct 27
Set in 2025 #8: Futuresport (1998)
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In its favour, there is one half-decent sex scene, right at the beginning.
on Oct 26
Yes, Taoiseach: Irish Politics From Behind Closed Doors, by Frank Dunlop
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I am personally sympathetic to the anthropological approach to politics, so I generally enjoyed Dunlop’s account
on Oct 25
The Sapling: Branches, by Alex Paknadel et al
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Here we have the showdown between the TARDIS crew and The Scream, a Silent so silent that even the other Silents can’t remember him.
on Oct 24
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It seems like only yesterday that I posted about being 20,000 days old. But actually it was a thousand days ago. When I was born on 26 April 1967, Lyndon Johnson was President of the USA; Harold Wi…
on Oct 23
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Sunstone, vol 2 1066 and All That Midnight Neurotribes Richard II Ireland under Elizabeth and James I Night Watch Return to Kosovo
on Oct 22
The Lunar Men: The Friends Who Made the Future, by Jenny Uglow
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This is a tremendously engaging book about a part of history that I should have known more about – the Midlands Enlightement.
on Oct 22
Set in 2025 #7: Tom Clancy’s Net Force Explorers: Virtual Vandals, by Diane Duane
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The virtual world in this version of 2025 is much more hologrammy and immersive than we have actually managed to generate in real life.
on Oct 21
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The Duke of Ireland was killed by a wild boar in the woods near our house, on 22 November 1392.
on Oct 20
The best known books set in each country: Myanmar
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Saving Fish from Drowning, by Amy Tan
on Oct 20
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One out of three ain’t bad. (Well. maybe it is.)
on Oct 19
Gerard Valentine Ryan, 5 November 1922 – 17 October 1944
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Sometimes in my browsing of family history I hit grimly interesting coincidences or anniversaries, and so it was this morning, when I realised that today is the 77th anniversary of the death of my …
on Oct 19
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Two powerful short pieces.
on Oct 18
Helen Waddell Reassessed: New Readings, ed. Jennifer FitzGerald
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I found all of these essays entertaining and enlightening.
on Oct 18
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Last books finished Burning Heart New State, Modern Statesman The Hanging Tree Monica 73 Yards
on Oct 17
Set in 2025 #6: The Lake at the End of the World, by Caroline MacDonald
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Second paragraph of Part Three: Do I decide for myself what to do next, or let someone else decide for me? If I decide for myself it seems I have two options. I can move on from here with Stewart. …
on Oct 17