Category Archives: Michele Giuttari

Extreme Reading

I have officially completed the extreme level of the 2010 Global Reading Challenge. This required me to read 3 books set in different countries of Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, South America plus two books set in Antarctica and … Continue reading

Posted in Charlotte Jay, Claudia Pineiro, Glen Peters, Global Reading Challenge 2010, Kwei Quartey, Lindy Kelly, list, Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza, Margie Orford, Mario Vargas Llosa, Matt Dickinson, Mehmet Murat Somer, Michael Stanley, Michele Giuttari, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Rob Kitchin, Robin Bowles (Aus), Sarah Andrews, Shuichi Yoshida, Teresa Solana, William Deverell | 10 Comments

How do you say congratulations in Swedish?

By now everyone who cares is undoubtedly well aware that while I was sleeping on Friday night Johan Theorin’s The Darkest Room was awarded the 2010 UK Crime Writer’s Association’s International Dagger Award for crime fiction translated into English. My heartfelt congratulations … Continue reading

Posted in Andrea Camilleri, Arnaldur Indriðason, Asa Larsson, Christian Jungersen, Claudia Pineiro, Deon Meyer, Hakan Nesser, Johan Theorin, Leif Davidsen, list, Luis Miguel Rocha, Mehmet Murat Somer, Michele Giuttari, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Teresa Solana, Tonino Benacqusita | 6 Comments

Review: A Death in Tuscany by Michele Giuttari

I chose my second European book for the Global Reading Challenge because it is set in a place I’ve visited, loved and always wanted to live in. It tells a story about the head of the city’s elite detective squad … Continue reading

Posted in book review, Global Reading Challenge 2010, Italy, Michele Giuttari | 3 Comments

Books of the month – April 2010

In an effort to make my end of year selection of best reads a little easier I have decided to sum up each month’s bookishness here at the blog. Most people would have started in January but I’ve never been … Continue reading

Posted in Arnaldur Indriðason, books of the month, Deon Meyer, Leif Davidsen, Luis Miguel Rocha, Malla Nunn (Aus), Margot Kinberg, Matt Beynon Rees, Michele Giuttari, Shona MacLean, Simon Lelic | 3 Comments