I have a tendency to be over-ambitious when it comes to non-fiction. I’ll pick up a tome on a subject … More
Author: Kate Vane
Book review: We Are Bellingcat by Eliot Higgins
We Are Bellingcat is a fascinating account of the history of investigative news site Bellingcat and how they pioneered using … More
A five-star dilemma — are star ratings for books changing how you read?
I get pop-ups and notifications all day asking for my views on websites, purchases, even deliveries. I try to ignore … More
Book review: The Conjure-Man Dies by Rudolph Fisher
The Conjure-Man Dies is believed to be the first detective novel by an African-American author, published in 1932. Rudolph Fisher … More
Book review: Who Is Vera Kelly by Rosalie Knecht (Vera Kelly #1)
Vera Kelly is posing as a Canadian student in Buenos Aires in 1966, but she is actually working for the … More
Is an Audible subscription still worth it?
I wrote a couple of years ago about my conversion to audiobooks. At the time I was an enthusiastic subscriber … More
SPOILER review: New Grub Street by George Gissing
This is one of my occasional series where I share my thoughts on the whole of a book, so if … More
Book review: Queens of the Conquest by Alison Weir and The White Ship by Charles Spencer
I thought it would be interesting to review these two histories together. They both cover the period of the Norman … More
Book review: The Coffinmaker’s Garden by Stuart MacBride (Ash Henderson 3)
The Coffinmaker’s Garden is the third in the Ash Henderson series but also features the ‘Misfit Mob’, the team of … More
Why exactly do we read book reviews?
Bear with me. You might think the answer is bleedin’ obvious, but I’ve been considering how and why I … More