by Andrea Wulf Striking while the iron is still hot and giving you a quick report back on Alexander von Humbolt ‘The Invention of Nature’ or ‘The Lost Hero of Science’ (depending on version read). Great to see you all and…
by Robert Harris Doing this now before I get into Lustrum. Imperium is a wonderfully riveting read and we remain most impressed by Harris’ particularly unique ability lend life to classical historical tales as he did with Dreyfus. The characterisation in…
by Yoganandya Well…an absolutely brilliant meeting last night. Certainly the most tempestuous discussion we have had to date and any misgivings I might have had about suggesting the book (yes, I stand over it as my offering) went out the…
The latest #MapLesotho project push began on 4 January. Project participants have been asked to adopt a new role – that of validator. They have been asked to move from creators working with blank sheets as part of a team…
by John Kennedy Toole Reporting that Dunces, was generally not well received, with Brian and I being the minority – strange senses of humour methinks. Despite its odd humour, I think it was generally agreed that the characters were colourful and…
by Bill Bryson Good discussion around our Mother Tongue. It received very solid reception indeed with a spate of 7.5 I am afraid I was middling with 6 to Mike’s 4. What seems to have received most praise was that…
by Evelyn Waugh I just wanted to give a quick response (and thanks to Joe for your pithy and thoughtful email submission) following our Wednesday evening review. It will be quite interesting to see how BR fares next both in…
by Sebastian Barry Tonight’s discussion much appreciated and looks like The Temporary Gentleman (no discussion on title) was well received despite unanimous recognition that it may not have been the most optimistic of reads. In fact, Jim made the very…
I am sure I should have seen this before. Findproperty.co.uk is amazingly integrated property locating service that utilises seme well-crafted data visualisation to provide access and context to data – and ultimately to inform the property location process. In 2008…
by Rebecca West [As it evolved, this was a wonderfully substantive read and various members continued to read and enjoy over the next few months.] Great to see you last night and thanks for a thoughtful discussion. Especial thanks to…
The quest continues … so what happened? I really liked the Blackberry Leap and, as I am prone, had to poke into the Blackberry ecosystem a little more. This may have led me to go the traditional route and consider…
by Anthony Doerr A very quick response to the meeting last night. Great discussion around All the Light We Cannot See and much appreciation of Jim’s written submission. We had various degrees of engagement with the work, from Joe’s progress…