Bii's Books

  The other day I was thinking about a plan we had to sell our house and live on a narrowboat. It was a great idea, a big part of me would...

Back in the 11th Century, at the same time the English were just about getting over the Battle of Hastings, a Japanese lady was writing a bo...

I'm not American and I didn't grow up in the 60s so the story of Mary Jo Kopechne and her accident with then US Senator Ted Kennedy,...

If, like me, you have a bit of a book buying habit it’s always good to find ways to make your book budget stretch just that little bit furth...

I think I've mentioned before my fondness for the small independent publishing house Persephone Books who produce these wonderful, very...

Happy New Year blog readers! I hope you had a nice book-rich Christmas and are looking forward to an exciting reading year in 2012. I've...

Around December/January time is the perfect time to read this wintery novel by Ann Patchett; a novel which spans from the busy warmth of Los...