Steve HaywoodOct 14, 20172 minJump into the Escape Pod for great Audio SFThere are so many great places to read and listen to short stories online, especially science fiction but most of these are not well...
Steve HaywoodOct 14, 20173 minReading Arthur C Clarke short storiesAs part of my recent enthusiasm for short stories, I’ve started on some classic science fiction stories. I mentioned Clifford D Simak...
Steve HaywoodOct 14, 20173 minFrom a Hangman to Alien Rescuers… more short story recommendationsContinuing on from my last post, I’ve got more great short story recommendations, most of which you can read and/or listen to online....
Steve HaywoodOct 14, 20173 minReading short storiesI’ve never been a big reader of short stories, always preferring novels, and I don’t think that is going to change anytime soon, but I’ve...
Steve HaywoodOct 14, 20175 minSave our LibrariesUpdate: This was an article I originally wrote in 2016. Since then, most of the libraries mentioned were closed, but in a government...
Steve HaywoodOct 14, 20173 minPeter F Hamilton – Author GuideAbout the Author Peter F Hamilton is a British author, born in 1960 in Rutland, England’s smallest county. He began writing in 1987,...
Steve HaywoodOct 14, 20173 minTop 10 Books from 1980There are lots of challenges that you can take part in on the Goodreads groups I’m a member of, but one that particularly interested me...
Steve HaywoodOct 14, 20173 minMichael Connelly – Author GuideABOUT MICHAEL CONNELLY Because of his time as a reporter covering crime in the Los Angeles area, he has a lot of experience of real...
Steve HaywoodOct 11, 20174 minIntroduction to GoodreadsIf you like books and reading but haven’t heard of Goodreads.com then you are in for a treat. It is the best website on the internet for...
Steve HaywoodOct 11, 20174 minGetting back into readingI’m always interested in asking people about books and reading. Do you like reading? What are you reading? How books do you read in a...
Steve HaywoodOct 11, 20172 minOld Books & Forgotten AuthorsWe went to stay with my wife’s parents over the weekend, and while we were there we got given a pile of old books by their elderly...
Steve HaywoodOct 11, 20172 minFree Little LibrariesI’ve always been something of a fan of roadside stalls and boxes selling a wide variety of produce. When we drive to visit my parents we...
Steve HaywoodOct 11, 20173 min10 Books that have stayed with meI’ve been nominated on Facebook to come up with a list of 10 books that have stayed with me for some reason. My interpretation of this is...
Steve HaywoodOct 11, 20175 minFive Star Reads? Choosing a book by its ratingsNot so long ago choosing a new book to read, particularly by a new or little known author, was pot luck. You might get a good one or you...
Steve HaywoodSep 25, 20173 minWhat do you look for in a book?As any keen reader will know, far more than other mediums such as film or TV, books are a highly personal, subjective thing. Why does...
Steve HaywoodSep 24, 20172 minNeither Here Nor There by Bill BrysonIt’s interesting that of all the Bill Bryson books I’ve enjoyed, I’ve liked each one for different reasons. For instance I enjoyed ‘Down...
Steve HaywoodSep 24, 20172 minSapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari“The real difference between us and chimpanzees is the mythical glue that binds together large numbers of individuals, families and...
Steve HaywoodSep 24, 20172 minHuman Universe by Brian CoxThe book starts out looking at some of the history of astronomy, and opinions as to our place in the universe – it covers the likes of...
Steve HaywoodSep 24, 20171 minHow to Stop Time by Matt HaigThis is the second book I’ve read by Matt Haig this month, the first being The Humans which was possibly the best book I’ve read this...