Cabbie Monaco

I first read Bill Bryson's Notes from a Small Island when it was published back in 1995, and then a few years ago I picked it up again...

Newton, Riviera Gallimard/NMNM 2022 An exhibition of Helmut Newton's work is on at Monaco's Villa Sauber (5) until 13 Novemb...

Who would've thought that those of us who've qualified for a bus pass would be exchanging tips about music with generation-z-ers. T...

I didn't have high expectations for Sarah Haywood's The Cactus . Goodreads places it in the Chick Lit category, and it's been ...

An acquaintance suggested James C. Scott's Against the Grain might be of interest. We'd been discussing the benefits of small, loc...

Brown Girl, Brownstones is Paule Marshall's debut novel, published in 1959. It's the coming-of-age story of Selina Boyce, who whe...

I was heading for Bath and read that Jane Austen's posthumously published Persuasion is set there. Ideal reading for my visit, I thou...