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‘Miss Lonelyhearts’ by Nathaniel West (1933)

I thought I’d start my New York reading with a classic, and ‘Miss Lonelyhearts’ was first up.  The thing is, I’d never read anything by Nathaniel West before; I only knew of this book because of it’s position on ‘books … Continue reading

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Holiday Reading part II: The hand-luggage dilemma

Whist I can’t wait to get to New York, I’m aware that before then, I need to get through a 7 1/2 hour plane journey, plus airport and transit time.  On one hand, that much potentially uninterrupted reading time sounds … Continue reading

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