Leisure Archive
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Perverting the Course of Hamsters – Written and illustrated by Martin Levinson
Posted on December 2, 2020 | No CommentsIrreverent, “Non-Woke” Book Makes Perfect Christmas Gift for Grumpy Bas***ds Everywhere ‘Perverting the Course of Hamsters’ takes a collection of articles, characters and dialects to provide a witty and irreverent... -
Saints & Martyrs by Martin Penny
Posted on December 1, 2020 | No CommentsThis Debut Crime Novel is now out on Ebook, just in time for a thrilling Christmas read When newcomer to the Police Force PC Allison Cousins comes to the attention... -
The Virus by Stanley Johnson
Posted on November 24, 2020 | No CommentsDid Stanley Johnson predict COVID-19? His thriller THE VIRUS shoots up 150,000 places on Amazon UK in just 24 hours after conspiracy theorists online suggest he did… Stanley Johnson’s The... -
A Promise of Ankles – A 44 Scotland Street Novel by Alexander McCall Smith
Posted on November 22, 2020 | No CommentsPatricia Cleveland-Peck reviews the latest book from one of her favourite authors Alexander McCall Smith is my go-to author for comfort reading –something we all need in these troubling times.... -
Artemisia
Posted on October 17, 2020 | No CommentsJohn Westbrooke admires the long-forgotten work of a powerful painter at the National Gallery Artemisia Gentileschi is one of the great artistic rediscoveries of modern times. She was famous in... -
Walking the Jungfrau Region, Switzerland
Posted on September 30, 2020 | No CommentsThis alpine region has major peaks rising to around 4000m including the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. Rupert Parker braves a summer snowstorm to explore on foot Studying the maps, before... -
Hiking from Calais to Boulogne along the Opal Coast, France
Posted on August 26, 2020 | No CommentsFerry ports are usually getaway places but Rupert Parker decides to cover the 50km between these two French towns on foot, following the English Channel I’ve always thought that this... -
Aubrey Beardsley exhibition at Tate Britain
Posted on August 17, 2020 | No CommentsJohn Westbrooke is dazzled by a scandalous master of illustration Even Covid-19 hasn’t been able to wipe out the Aubrey Beardsley exhibition at Tate Britain. It’s ironic, because the artist... -
Tiny Tales – A New Story Collection
Posted on August 9, 2020 | No CommentsPatricia Cleveland-Peck reviews this comforting book by Alexander McCall Smith in collaboration with illustrator Iain McIntosh What many of us need in these troubled times is comfort reading and if... -
Room 15 – A new book from Charles Harris
Posted on August 1, 2020 | No CommentsA Gripping Psychological Mystery Thriller from the award-nominated author of The Breaking of Liam Glass Ross Blackleigh is on trial for four crimes which he insists he didn’t commit. A...