Monthly Archives: January 2015

#41 “The Mammoth Book of Angels and Demons” edited by Paula Guran. Part One.

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Bec Graham

Divergent – Veronica Roth Insurgent – Veronica Roth Allegiant – Veronica Roth Not For Glory, Not For Gold – Keith Miles The Mammoth Book of Angels and Demons Last Night at Chateau Marmont – Lauren Weisberger The Green Mile – Stephen King Tiger Men – Judy Nunn … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged afterlife, angels, belief, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Charles de Lint, Clive Barker, demons, folklore, Gene Wolfe, John Shirley, Joyce Carol Oates, Lucius Shepard, Norman Partridge, Pat Cadigan, Paula Guran, Peter Atkins, Peter S. Beagle, Richard Parks, Suzy McKee Charnas, Tanith Lee, Tanya Huff, The Mammoth Book of Angels and Demons | Leave a comment

#40 “Tiger Men” by Judy Nunn

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Bec Graham

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged Australia, characters, dialogue, family, Gallipoli, generations, Judy Nunn, O'Callaghan, Powell, Stanford, Tasmania, Tasmanian Tiger, The Great War, Tiger Men, Van Diemen's Land | 2 Comments

The Top Ten Literary Loves of my Life

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Bec Graham

The sad thing about living in Australia and following blogs from overseas is that I don’t get “Top Ten Tuesdays”. I get “Top Ten Wednesdays”, and it just doesn’t have the same ring to it. Anyways, this week’s TTW from … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia, Musings | Tagged Aaron Tyler, Beautiful Creatures, blogging, Cassandra Clare, characters, Clay Jensen, Dimitri Belikov, Ethan Wate, James Mycroft, Jem Carstairs, love, Magnus Bane, Park, Peeta Mellark, Richelle Mead, The Broke and the Bookish, Top Ten Tuesday, will herondale | 10 Comments

#39 “Not For Glory, Not For Gold” by Keith Miles

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Bec Graham

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged 1954, athletes, athletics, elite, Empire Games, four minute mile, Franz Stampfl, John Landy, Keith Miles, Mile of the Century, milers, Miracle Mile, non-fiction, Not for Glory Not for Gold, Percy Cerutty, Roger Bannister, running, Vancouver, Wes Santee | Leave a comment

#38 “The Green Mile” by Stephen King

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Bec Graham

Divergent – Veronica Roth Insurgent – Veronica Roth Allegiant – Veronica Roth The Mammoth Book of Angels and Demons Last Night at Chateau Marmont – Lauren Weisberger The Green Mile – Stephen King Tiger Men – Judy Nunn The Rosie Project – Graeme Simsion The Rosie Effect … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged book-to-film, characters, classic, fiction, Frank Darabont, John Coffey, Paul Edgecombe, Stephen King, supernatural, The Green Mile, Tom Hanks | 9 Comments

#37 “The Rosie Effect” by Graeme Simsion

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Bec Graham

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged Austism Spectrum Disorders, Australian, characterisation, Don Tillman, Graeme Simsion, marriage, pregnancy, psychology, Rosie Jarman, science, The Rosie Effect, The Rosie Project | 13 Comments