The Great British Sherlock Read Off – 9. The Adventure of The Blue Carbuncle

People may think that Sherlock Holmes stories are dark affairs filled with dead bodies and dark deeds, but this story, set at Christmas, is a lighter tale in the Holmes canon. Holmes has been investigating the circumstances under which a commissionaire, Peterson, has come by a battered hat and a goose following a street scuffle … Continue reading →

Happy New Year

Hi faithful readers and curious visitors, Well, the time has come round again to start packing the Festive Season out of our minds and look to moving forward into a New Year. Unfortunately, 2013 was a bit of a failure on the reading front and I didn’t make my 2013 target… To be brutally frank, … Continue reading →

A request for help to my Book Blogger and Book Tuber friends…

I have been approached by a friend for some help regarding her university work and this is where you Book Bloggers and Book Tubers out there can help. She is researching the whole phenomenon of Book Tubing, including why people do it, which Book Tubers they watch, and the whole area of wider social media … Continue reading →

Archive Postings

Hi everyone, It’s been a busy couple of days since I started this new blog as a replacement for my old “Resolution Corner” blog. Given that the change was carried out in a hurry, I was looking to kick start this blog off with a fresh start.  However, after speaking to some of the people … Continue reading →