Tag Archives: Stephen King

July 2026 book blog

Posted on August 2, 2026 by Rel

Warning. Spoilers for Stephen King’s ‘The Dark Tower’. ‘The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.’ A couple of days before the end of June, I returned to The Dark Tower for the first time in … Continue reading →

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June 2026 book blog

Posted on July 1, 2026 by Rel

I have read an indecently large number of books in June, only partly mitigated by the heatwave that stopped me from moving other than to get another glass of iced water. Yes, I’m privileged, I no longer have to go … Continue reading →

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May 2026 book blog

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Rel

I spent a lot of time at fairs and markets in May, and read a lot during the downtime when there weren’t any customers around. My first May book was Janny Wurts’ short story collection ‘That Way Lies Camelot’. This … Continue reading →

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April 2026 book blog

Posted on May 1, 2026 by Rel

Reading the whole of Maas’s Crescent City in March didn’t put me off the big books, and I dived straight into a re-read of Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’ It’s been eleven and a half years since I last re-read this … Continue reading →

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March 2026 book blog

Posted on April 9, 2026 by Rel

I kicked off the month with ‘Night Shift’ another King re-read, and his first short story collection. A re-read. How many times now? I have no idea. I remember buying this copy at Blackwell’s book shop in Liverpool, near the … Continue reading →

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February 2026 book blog

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Rel

I’m on a reading binge right now, and I’m absolutely loving it. So, February kicked off with a re-read of The Shining the third book of my King re-read. I did spend a fair bit of time expecting scenes from … Continue reading →

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January 2026 book blog

Posted on February 14, 2026 by Rel

Starting the new year with a novel about Shakespeare by an indie writer kinda strikes me as good and right. There are rumours that William Shakespeare spent some time at Hoghton Tower in Lancashire during his teenage years. Pete Hartley … Continue reading →

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November 2025 book blog

Posted on December 30, 2025 by Rel

I began the month with a Terry Pratchett book, because why the hell not. The Fifth Elephant is the companion book to Carpe Jugulum. It’s the other Uberwald book, with vampires and werewolves up to no good, but instead of … Continue reading →

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July 2025 book blog

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Rel

I kicked off the second half of the year with a re-read from the bookshelves. Pamela Zoline does not write accessible stories. She’s a writer, an artist, an activist and a caretaker, and her words reflect the complexity of her … Continue reading →

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August 2024 book blog

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Rel

I’d say that in August, I was mostly reading books by Tej Turner; with the exception of an absolutely huge anthology that is celebrating its quarter century this year. Strictly speaking, I didn’t finish it until mid September, but I … Continue reading →

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