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Author JK Rowling has revealed the title of the seventh and final Harry Potter book.

It will be called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The announcement was made on the writer’s official website.

Really looking forward to reading this. As the title is now known I suppose I should get a pre-order on Amazon, they’ll be flying straight off the shelves.

tip: BBC

I’ve been a regular user of our local public library for a couple of months now. I’m really enjoying the fact that I can get some decent books to read and not have to cough up any cash to do so. (cheapskate, I know!) But hey I pay my taxes so I should at least get some free entertainment in return.

The last few borrowings have been by Mark Billingham.

They all revolve around the career of DI Tom Thorne, a typically miserable and unconventional copper. I was hooked from the first book I read. They’re a great read, even if like me, you’re reading them in reverse chronological order (one of the down sides of public libraries, I have to take whats there).

Sorry, that wasn’t a statement

Scared To Live has just hit my doormat.

As mentioned previously, I’m a big Stephen Booth fan. I’ve tucked straight in this morning as I’ve been book-less for a day or two. It’s gonna be fun heaving the hardback around with me but I couldn’t wait till next year for the paperback !

I’ve read chapter 1 and i’m enthralled…

Over recent months/years i’ve become an avid reader of the Stephen Booth crime novels. They all revolve around the lives and careers of detectives Ben Cooper and Diane Fry, in and about the Derbyshire Peak District. The stories are well thought out, intricate and thrilling. I was never really a fan of crime fiction until I came across this author, the closest I’d come was to the ‘Touch of Frost’ series on tv (based on the novels by R.D.Wingfield)

The books go as follow:

• Black Dog (2000)
• Dancing With The Virgins (2001)
• Blood On The Tongue (2002)
• Blind To The Bones (2003)
• One Last Breath (2004)
• The Dead Place (2005)
• Scared To Live (2006)

I’ve not yet read Scared To Live, I can’t wait !

Took out a few hours this morning to go see The DaVinci Code. I’ve not the read the book and i’ve not really been too bothered by all of the hype that’s followed it so I was just going to waste a bit of time and with no expectations either way.
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