The new edition of Shiny New Books is now available online, containing reviews of many…
The title of Mozart’s opera is one of the few that are never rendered into…
My latest on Medium is here.
To the Manchester Jewish Museum again, for the latest in their series of innovative concerts.…
We loved our trip to Japan, and had a wonderful time exploring its culture, history…
Our last day in Japan was a drizzly, overcast one in Tokyo. We had pretty…
We returned to Tokyo for the last few days of our holiday, and determined to…
William Boyd keeps producing engaging, literate fiction, peopled with believable characters who have interesting stories.…
View towards the western mountains from our friends’ apartment We said goodbye to Kanazawa, and…
I’m trying to keep this space for book reviews, cultural matters and travel. I thought…