On the bookshelf: March 2014

Ah, the poor old blog has been very neglected of late. I know February is a short month but this year was ridiculous. Here’s the only book I read last month, Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief… 

Toys we loved as young lads

The editors of The Daily Shift, together with some of our contributors, have put together a list of the things Santy brought us when we were little. Were any of these on your list? Elaine Carroll- contributor Furbies. Beloved by…

Strange redemption in Rachel and The Angel

In a previous post on this blog about rediscovering childhood books, I mentioned the late British writer Robert Westall. I promised I’d write something about his short story collection Rachel and the Angel and Other Stories, seeing as there is …

Following the path of nostalgia…

For the last year or maybe more, I’ve been on a bit of a mission. I’m not sure what exactly triggered it, but I suddenly have a real nostalgic urge to re-read the books I read as a child. Some …