Hatchet Job Week ( 6.4.08 to 12.4.08 )
- Introduction by Moira
- The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway (hatchet by Jackie)
- The Kreutzer Sonata by Count Lev Tolstoy (hatchet by Kirsty)
- Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (Lisa and Rosy fight it out in a video battle)
- A rant on Required Reading (Opinion piece by Eve)
- A Monster is Born (Moira on Mr Rochester. Not literally)
- The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (hatchet by Mary)
Wilderness Week ( 21.4.08 to 27.4.08 )
- Intro post.
- A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (review by Jackie)
- Sylvanus Now by Donna Morrissey (review by Mary)
- Call of the Wild, edited by Roly Smith (review by Moira)
- Pulp Fiction: Books and the Environment. Part One. (A soapbox by Eve)
- Interview with Jacquetta Megarry of Rucksack Readers (interview by Moira)
- The Goshawk by T H White (review by Trilby)
- Going Dutch in Beijing by Mark McCrum (review by Lisa)
Children’s/Young People’s Week-and-a-bit ( 5.7.08 to 13.7.08 )
- The Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray (review by Eve)
- Interview with Julia Donaldson. Part One. (interview by Rosy and Eve)
- When We Were Cubs – the Book Foxes choose their childhood favourites.
- Workers and Soldiers, Dogs and Cats: Mayakovsky’s poetry for children – Kirsty proving once again that she can crowbar a Russian theme into anything … absolutely anything.
- Interview with Julia Donaldson. Part Two. (The one with the coffee.)
- Celebrating Antonia Forest – The grown-up children’s author. Excellent overview of her life and work, by Emma.
- Interview with Sally Nicholls (interview by Leena)
- The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation. Volume One by M T Anderson. (Review by Trilby.)
- The Knife that Killed Me by Anthony McGowan (review by Eve)
France Week ( 13.7.08 to 20.7.08 )
- Coming Attractions by Moira
- A Treasury of Regrets by Susanne Alleyn (review by Jackie)
- Opinion piece: Jane Aitken of Gallic Books on Marketing French translation in the UK.
- Carmen by Prosper Mérimée (review by Moira)
- In Conversation with: Jay Benedict. (Moira meeting her match … worth reading for that reason alone …)
- Kit Maude of Marion Boyars writes very entertainingly on the rewards and pitfalls of undertaking a French/English bilingual translation of Amin Zaoui’s Banquet of Lies.
- La pluie d’été by Marguerite Duras (review by Leena – having a certain amount of trouble …)
- The Stranger by Albert Camus (review of this modern classic by Mary).
Richard III Week ( 17.8.08 to 24.8.08 )
- The Colours of the Chameleon – Forthcoming Attractions
- To Prove a Villain (character study of Shakespeare’s Richard by Moira)
- The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman (review by Jackie)
- Writing Wrongs to make A Secret Alchemy (excellent piece by Emma Darwin on the birth pangs of her latest novel)
- The Shadows in History’s Eye (nicely contentious (!) opinion piece by Dr Gillian Polack)
- The Trouble with Richard III on Film – or just the Trouble with Richard III? (Rosy on the problems of bringing Richard III to the screen)
- Richard III: The Maligned King by Annette Carson (slightly stroppy review by a plainly-traumatized Moira)
- Interview with Annette Carson (by Moira)
Frankenstein ( 3.12.08 to 6.12.08 )
- Heart of Horror: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (overview of the Gothic classic by Rosy).
- Brian W Aldiss: Speech at the Bodleian Library on the launch of The Original Frankenstein, edited by Dr Charles E Robinson.
- Over at the Frankenstein Place: Frankenstein on stage and film by Moira.
- Staying Sane(ish) inside Insanity: Jay Benedict on The Rocky Horror Show (and other things).
Geek Week (22.2.09 to 28.2.09)
- Intro post.
- Ray Bradbury’s The Illustrated Man: a review of the SF classic by Jackie.
- The Most Unkindest Cut: Jay Benedict chats to Moira about being edited out of Aliens and Star Wars – and recording the English soundtrack of Go Nagai’s Star Fleet.
- Comics as a serial medium: John Kennedy on the challenges and rewards of writing monthly comics.
- Give them Lego: a review of Francis Spufford’s Backroom Boys – The Secret Return of the British Boffins by Michael Carley.
- Go Nagai’s Star Fleet:
- A review of the newly released DVD box set of the cult Saturday morning TV programme by Lesley Gallacher.
- Their Russians were Better than Our Germans: A review of Deborah Cadbury’s Space Race and Matthew Brzezinski’s Red Moon Rising by Michael Carley.
Bohemian Week (19.4.09 to 25.4.09)
- Intro post.
- Hippie by Barry Miles: a review by Jackie.
- Doris Lessing’s The Golden Notebook: a guest review by Sam Ruddock.
- Kith and Kin by Stevie Davies: reviewed by Lisa.
- Elias Chiacos’ Mountain Drive: a review by Moira.
- Renate Benedict – A Life Less Ordinary: Moira interviews Renate, mother of regular VL guest Jay.
- Jean Rhys’s Good Morning Midnight: a review by Emma.
- Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli: reviewed by Eve,
Poetry Week 17th – 23rd May.
- Click here for a full list of Poetry Week reviews and articles.
http://vulpeslibris.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/renate-benedict-a-life-less-ordinary/
