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September Read

I’m STILL reading The Devil’s Brood ; the final book in a  series about King Henry & Eleanor of Aquitaine. It is a bit more detailed than the previous novels and THEREFORE taking a long time to read.

[ More ] 4th Sep, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in What is DU reading?

August Read

I’m reading The Devil’s Brood ; the final book in a  series about King Henry & Eleanor of Aquitaine. It is a bit more detailed than the previous novels.
From Booklist
As much the story of a family as a kingdom, this is the final installment in an exhaustive (and exhausting) trilogy about England’s Henry II and his queen,  [...]

[ More ] 17th Aug, 2009 | No Comment | Posted in What is DU reading?

July Reading

So Drury – what are you reading this month? Click on Comments and add what you’re reading!
just started reading Thursday Next: First Among Sequels:
From Publishers Weekly
Full of bizarre subplots, many of which don’t go anywhere, bestseller Fforde’s fifth novel to feature intrepid literary detective Thursday Next (after 2004’s Something Rotten) blends elements of mystery, [...]

[ More ] 1st Jul, 2009 | 4 Comments | Posted in What is DU reading?

May Reading

This month I’m reading Moonheart by Charles De Lint; an urban fantasy. I first discovered his books in the airport looking for something to read – I found a book with a set of reels and jigs in the back. They were original tunes written for the book; the lead character was a fiddler … [...]

[ More ] 19th May, 2009 | No Comment | Posted in What is DU reading?

April Reading

What is DU reading in April?
Use the comments section to tell us what you’re reading in April. We will post every month!

The Fresco
Author: Sheri S. Tepper
Part thriller, part social SF, prolific novelist Sheri S. Tepper’s latest follows the adventures of Benita Alvarez-Shipton, an empty nester in her late-30s, whose life is changed when two [...]

[ More ] 31st Mar, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in What is DU reading?