While not much liking either, I marginally prefer the US cover to the UK, so that's what I'm posting...

We might be a bunch of nice middle-class folk with sensible jobs, but maybe inside every WhatKatyRead member is...

'If we're going to go through all the trouble of making a bookshop, then why not make the atmosphere...

Life is filled with tiny mysteries. But what did WhatKatyRead make of The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet by...

Sweet,...

'He already knew he could coach. All you had to do was look at each of your players and...

Some beautiful book plates: and my...

If you recognize this formula then you probably don't need to read Whoops! by John Lanchester. At WhatKatyRead this...

I was just in Paris for a few days, and saw a great exhibition on Latin American photography books,...

Favourite US literary mag The Believer now have a...

A trip to east London yesterday when I spent the day working on a new book project at my...

Poor James Thackara, Philip Hensher really hated The Book of Kings. It's an old review, but I came...

Oh my, this must have taken them a long time to make. Sadly I can't just pop round to...

A Christmas-present from my sister-in-law Emily who turns out to be one of Peter Jensen's muses. Not surprising, really,...

Very sad to hear of the death of Eve Arnold, although peacefully in your sleep at 99 after a...

Mostly post consists of bank statements and uninviting things like insurance renewal reminders, so it's a treat, is it...

Interesting perspective from Geoff Dyer on Julian Barnes's Sense of an Ending in December's New York Times Book Review...

From Paul...

Confessions was recommended by Sally for our December read. I have a confession to make myself, which is that...

Motherhood I'd have to say is a relentlessly unglamorous business. You're tired and preoccupied most of the time, quite...

It's not always straightforward finding the magazines that I like, so quite often fat envelopes appear in the mailbox...

As expected, lots of good discussion on The Sense of an Ending last night at book club. Reviews and...

Very good and thought-provoking article by Zoe Williams in The Guardian on Saturday. Do we grow out of reading...

  Like most people who love to read I've always been fond of newspapers. There's something calm and reassuring about...

Lenka and Michael are artists who plan to send every household in the world a handwritten letter. They've sent...

It's NatNoWriMo time...

I wasn't surprised to hear Julian Barnes won the Booker for The Sense of an Ending. My head knew...