A couple of things I have read/watched/etc recently.

The Spy and the Traitor, Ben MacintyreMacintyre has a great line in tell-all real-life spy dramas; he's written several for WW2 and they're all very readable and fascinating, so when I saw this on the shelf in Sainsbury's I knew it wouldn't disappoint, and it hasn't. This is the story of Oleg ( Read more... )

Some books:

The Parasol Protectorate series by Gail CarrigerSteampunk paranormal romance adventures. These are basically over-the-top crazy romps through steampunk London with werewolves and vampires. The adventures are entertaining, the characters are fun, the worldbuilding is nice, and the romance is sweet. Plus, a pregnant heroine in several of ( Read more... )

I think there are probably a number of people on my flist who can help me with this one. My knowledge of Shakespeare is shamefully lacking. We studied Othello at school, and I've watched various other plays, but there are great gaping holes in my education. Macbeth, say, or Richard III, or King Lear, or The Tempest. I would like to remedy this as ( Read more... )