Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Charles Bottomley

With all the late-night bookstore openings, Sunday supplement profiles and millions of copies sold around the globe, it's easy to be over-awed by Haruki Murakami's latest. Don't be. In fact, this wild fantasy of parallel worlds, fraudulent novels, cults, lady assassins and crank bill collectors is one of the best jumping-on points for newcomers to Murakami's unique work. Jump in: 1Q84 may weigh en... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Charles Bottomley

I had forgotten what a wise and funny writer Julian Barnes is. He's never been better than in this Booker-nominated tale of a young love affair that only comes into focus in later life. This is a small book, but the riddles it contains with in will last long after the last line has been reached.

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Charles Bottomley

Booker prize-winner Hollinghurst charts a poem's fortunes in an English novel to beat them all--filled with country houses, garden parties, class conflict and brittle emotion.

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Charles Bottomley

If Persepolis or Jimmy Corrigan grabbed you, prepare to be shaken by this contemporary version of The Arabian Nights. The artwork dances off the page; the love story is a haunting song. Woven from some of the century's most magnificent imagery and calligraphy, this book is certain to transport the reader more surely than any flying carpet.