2001: A Space Odyssey - A Cultural Touchstone
Every once in a while, a book or a movie comes along that defines an era, and makes a mark on our collective psyche. 2001: A Space Odyssey...
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the neighbourhood bookstore
Sapna
- Aug 8
Food writing: A few recent favourites
Food writing is a broad term that includes cook books, restaurant reviews, memoirs about growing up in a particular culture with food...
Team Luna
- Jul 24
Classic travel writing
A roundup of some of the classic travel narratives that are staples on our travel writing shelf
Sapna
- Jul 23
Cooked, by Michael Pollan
Food writing is one of our favourite genres here at Luna, and few writers today, are as good at it, as Michael Pollan. He’s written...
Sapna
- Jul 19
The Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson
The origins of the environmental movement go back to the 1960s. One of the pivotal books written at this time was Silent Spring by Rachel...
Mehr
- Jul 19
Every Good Boy Does Fine, by Jeremy Denk
Denk’s memoir, Every Good Boy Does Fine, is about his early life and influences, his journey as a musician, the perceptive teachings of...
Mehr
- Jul 14
The enduring charm of The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame
-- by Mehr The Wind In The Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, is a classic children’s novel, and is based on the bedtime stories Grahame told...
Mehr
- Jul 2
The Corfu Trilogy, by Gerald Durrell
The naturalist Gerald Durrell humorously recounts his adventures with his chaotic and funny family on the Greek island of Corfu.
Sapna
- Jun 22
Around the World in Eighty Days, by Jules Verne. And by Michael Palin.
Jules Verne's adventure novel, Around the World in Eighty Days, is an enduring classic that has captivated generations of readers....
Team Luna
- Jun 2
John le Carré: The Spymaster
A quick introduction to the writer and his works - our recommendation to those looking for great spy novels. In a world of...
Sapna
- Jun 2
Aldous Huxley and his Brave New World
Aldous Huxley was born in Surrey, in 1894. His grandfather was the noted biologist and naturalist T. H. Huxley, an early proponent of...
Team Luna
- May 15
Cosmos and Carl Sagan
"We're made of star stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself." These are the words of Carl Sagan who became a household name in...
Sapna
- May 5
John Buchan and the birth of the modern spy novel
The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan, published in 1915, is considered by many to be the progenitor of the modern spy novel, the classic...
Team Luna
- May 3
Exploring the Intricate Mysteries of Tana French
Tana French is a literary force, renowned for her gripping psychological thrillers and her masterful weaving of complex characters with...
Team Luna
- Apr 27
Percival Everett: A Master of Satire and Subversion
Why we love Percival Everett's novels.
Team Luna
- Apr 27
The Three Body Problem: A brief introduction
Here is a quick introduction to The Three-Body Problem trilogy by Chinese science fiction writer Cixin Liu.
Shilpa
- Aug 2, 2023
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö: The Martin Beck Series
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, are widely regarded as the pioneers of Scandinavian crime fiction. Both left-wing journalists, they met in...
Shilpa
- Jun 2, 2023
Paddling her own canoe: Louisa May Alcott
“I will make a battering ram of my head and make my way through this rough and tumble world” -- Louisa May Alcott Little Women, by Louisa...
Team Luna
- Apr 29, 2023
No pigeon hole for Le Guin
“Hard times are coming, when we’ll be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now, can see through our...
Team Luna
- Apr 12, 2023
The Golden Age of Crime Fiction
We have had several interesting conversations with customers on this topic. Our crime shelves are happily populated with Golden age crime...
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