Diversity in literature quite often focuses on skin deep qualities such as ethnicity and race, but it is much broader … More
Tag: religion
Between Gods by Alison Pick
We all have secrets. Often they are personal, things you don’t want to admit to your family and friends. But … More
TBPL Staff Poetry Favourites “The Tyger” by William Blake
Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? … More
Midnight’s Children, by Salman Rushdie
This is no Days of Our Lives, sand through the hourglass, kind of book where you can skip massive chunks … More
Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand – Helen Simonson
Occasionally a book comes along that is simply charming in the portrayal of the human heart, “Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand”, … More
Holy cow: An Indian adventure, by Sarah MacDonald
Well, one good think about tidying up the shelves here at the library, apart from being able to actually find … More
Yann Martel: The good and the bad
Whenever I see that Yann Martel has a new book out, I anticipate something potentially exciting. Unfortunately, for fans of … More
Lamb: the Gospel according to Biff, Christ’s childhood pal
This is definitely not the most politically, or religiously, correct book I have ever read…but it is one of the … More