Andy’s Places and Books
Places and BooksMy blog is all about books I have read, reviews, the bookshops I love, book recs, literary festivals and book chat. Oh and travel!
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Literature’s strangest monarchy
I was reading up about the wonderful Spanish novelist Javier Marias (1951-2022) when I came across a detail which stopped me in my tracks.
I knew about his novels, his writing style, the plaudits from fellow writers, and the awards. I was...
Andy‘s Sunday Lit Quiz - 2026/42 - random
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Unpacking my favourite books (5)
It’s time to unpack and explain what I love about ten more books from my top 100 favourite books.
These ten wander all over the place, with French, German, Finnish-Swedish, Spanish, Argentinian, American and English writers.
They feel qui...
Andy’s Sunday Lit Quiz - 2026/41 (M)
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This week we continue with the alphabet theme with the letter M. Fifteen questions - one point per correct answer. Always m...
Unpacking my favourite books (4)
It’s time to unpack what I love about ten more books from my top 100 favourite books. This ten feels noticeably more restless and psychologically unsettled than my previous thirty.
Quite a few of these books are about people trying to make...
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Hi I’m Andy 👋 This space is all about what I’ve read over the last 50 years, what I’m reading now and the weird stuff going around in my head. 📚🤓
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