I got tagged by Chris who got tagged by kfan who got tagged three years ago with this book meme. Three years ago, it would probably have been easier to answer the questions.Total number of books I've owned: 500+. I've been trying to get rid of them. They take up too ...

The other day I tweeted:"If I ever catch the postman in the act of folding my comics, he's going to lose a testicle. That's the 2nd time in a row he's done it."To which DYFL answered: @cvodb You're starting to sound like a proper comics nerd...Yes, I've been buying comics, ...

Walter V.'s second novel, 'West', is out. I couldn't make it to his book launch due to work, so I'm going to buy one from Scheltema today to help keep it in the Top 10, like he asks on his blog. (There's absolutely no shame in being a hoor and the oh-so-cool ...

This Volkswagen commercial combines 'Lost in Translation'-type images with Richard Burton's evocative reading of Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood. Gorgeous. (via Vanderzande.com). I'm not that keen on motorcars in general, but I do keep telling people that driving through cities at night and London in particular is one of ...

I can't possibly recommend a 500 page biography on the basis of its first, short introductary chapter. But if the rest of the book is as good as these first few pages, I will eventually urge you to read: Dirk Bogarde: The Authorised Biography. (I was foolish enough to get the ...

My uncle Herman's new book, 'Het Groot Gebarenboek der Lage Landen' is out. Here's the cover and details of this illustrated encyclopedia of gestures. Illustrations by Pat Andrea, texts by H.P. de Boer. In Dutch only, I'm afraid. My uncle is always looking for new gestures. I 'did' one for him ...

Joseph O'Connor is Sinead's brother. Let's get that out of the way. I'd previously read two of his books. Cowboys and Indians, I think, and possibly The Secret World of the Irish Male, both of which I cannot recall a single word from. Now I'm fifty pages into his latest, ...

The Da Vinci Code is one of the most annoying books movie pitches I have ever read. The (stupendously flat) characters bore each other, themselves and the poor unfortunate readers to death with their endless expositioning. It's a sweet 'n' lo version of Foucault's Pendulum. Dan Brown's writing reminds me of ...