...in a bookish way, of course. As you probably know, Hilary Mantel is now the first woman to win the Booker prize twice. And she's done it with linked works of historical fiction! If you're a regular reader of this blog, you know how much I adore Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, and you know how thrilled I am. I'm also excited on a more personal level, because of a small package that arrived … [Read more...]
Mary Quinn, Master Spy!
That's how the German series title translates into English. And here are the German covers from publisher Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag (DTV). Here's the preliminary version I first saw a few months ago. I thought that was it. Then, a couple of weeks ago, I got something completely new: And I like this version so much more. What do you think? … [Read more...]