Book_Art_Blog — Book Review
Book Review: The Philosophy of Puddings by Neil Buttery (British Library Publishing, £10.00)
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Don’t you just love it when a local author writes a(nother!) great book? Many of you will recognise Neil Buttery from his days trading at Levenshulme market, or his takeover of the POD premises with a restaurant that had the aim of demonstrating just how good British food can be. So, it’s safe to say he knows his stuff and in the last few years he’s focussed on research for his blog British Food: A History and food-related books. The Philosophy of Puddings comes hot on the heels of the author’s 2022s A Dark History of Sugar, and Before Mrs Beeton, which was published in...
Book Review: Halloweird: Classic Stories from the Season of Samhain, edited by Johnny Mains (The British Library, £16.99)
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It’s safe to say this will be new territory for most of us. And that is the charm: literally every tale is a new discovery and the only way to get an inkling of where it will take you is to sit and read it.
Book Review: Bedsit Land: The Strange Worlds of Soft Cell by Patrick Clarke (British Pop Archive No. 1, Manchester University Press)
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Nobody who listens to Soft Cell could be in any doubt that their upbringings in Northern seaside towns, the art school years in Leeds, and then later on the shift to London and time in the then-deeply hedonistic New York, stamped an indelible mark on both the men and their music. This book explains exactly how and why that was, via witness testimony and well-known history.
Book Review: Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth by Cathi Unsworth (Bonnier, 2023)
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As a testament to the lasting legacy of Goth, this book has never been bettered. Cathi’s taken a large chunk of history – much of this readers of this book are likely to already know the nuts and bolts of – and weaved it into a contemporary narrative.
Book Review: 70s House by Estelle Bilson (Kyle Books, 2023)
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Looking back it now, so much of the 70s just looks like really good fun. What’s not to love about a fondue party, lava lamps, flamenco dolls, hedgehog cakes and prawn cocktails?