On my bookshelves, I have 94 books and 58 journal editions about Bob Dylan. And there are people who would consider this a paltry collection – mine only representing a small proportion of the total publications about this major but enigmatic cultural icon! Leaving aside trivial attempts to cash in on interest in Dylan, the Read the full article…

‘The Shock Doctrine’ by Naomi Klein ‘Out of Sheer Rage’ by Geoff Dyer ‘The Inner Level’ by James Wilkinson & Kate Pickett ‘Once Upon A Time. The Lives of Bob Dylan’ by Ian Bell ‘At the Existentialist Cafe: Freedom, Being and Apricot Cocktails’ by Sarah Bakewell ‘Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?’ by Read the full article…

‘Any Human Heart’ by William Boyd ‘Olive Kitteridge’ by Elizabeth Strout ‘Stoner’ by John Williams ‘Moon Tiger’ by Penelope Lively ‘My Name is Lucy Barton’ by Elizabeth Strout ‘The Green Road’ by Anne Enright ‘Wide Sargasso Sea’ by Jean Rhys ‘The Portable Veblen’ by Elizabeth McKenzie ‘Reservoir 13’ by Jon McGregor ‘Middle England’ by Jonathan Coe Read the full article…