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It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.1 As Gregor Samsa awoke that morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.2 The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs Shears’ house.3 Curiouser and curiouser!, cried Alice.4 ‘It’s today!’ said Piglet. ‘My favourite day,’ said Pooh.5

That was the day the Curious Book Fans site was born. We built a small room on the world wide web. The door is open for all readers who want to hear and talk about books. Welcome to our room full of books…

Elliot Allagash by Simon Rich, book review The New Anthem: The Subcontinent in Its Own Words Edited by Ahmede Hussain - book review Perfect Eight by Reema Moudgil, book review True Things About Me By Deborah Kay Davies, book review
Single in the City by Michele Gorman, book review The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives By Lola Shoneyin, book review What was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn, book review Burying The Bones: Pearl Buck in China By Hilary Spurling, book review
The Radleys By Matt Haig, book review This is How By M.J. Hyland, book review One Day by David Nicholls, book review Foursome by Jane Fallon, book review
Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart By (author) Tim Butcher, book review The Dogs of Riga: A Kurt Wallander Mystery (Kurt Wallander Mysteries) by Henning Mankell, book review We Die Alone by David Howarth, book review Purple Hibiscus By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, book review
Marriage Bureau for Rich People (The) by Farahad Zama, book review The Death of Bunny Munro by Nick Cave, book review Repeat It Today With Tears by Ann Peile, book review The House of the Mosque By Kader Abdolah, book review

Curious Book Fans travel and read on their journeys:

Literary Trip to Delhi by koshkha India in Slow Motion By Mark Tully, By Gillian Wright, book review Dorling Kindersley Sydney - Eyewitness Travel Guide Paris (AA History and Mystery) By AA Publishing, book review
Cityspots Zurich The Rough Guide to Paris by Ruth Blackmore and James McConnachie The Art of Travel By Alain de Botton, book review Leaving India: My Family's Journey from Five Villages to Five Continents By Minal Hajratwala

Curious Book Fans talked to:

Michele Gorman talks to Curious Book Fans

Michele Gorman

Read an interview with Farahad Zama

Farahad Zama

Mini interview with Hilary Spurling, author of "Burying the Bones - Pearl Buck in China"

Hilary Spurling

Interview with Anjum Hasan

Anjum Hasan

Lady Kishwar Desai talks to Curious Book Fans

Lady Kishwar Desai

Read an interview with Sorayya Khan

Sorayya Khan

Curious Book Fans read to children:

Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs, book review I Want My Present (Little Princess) By Tony Ross, Illustrated by Tony Ross, book review Aliens in Underpants Save the World by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort, book review Mister Magnolia by Quentin Blake, book review
Fidgety Fish and Friends by Paul Bright, Illustrated by Ruth Galloway, book review  The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson (Author), Axel Scheffler (Illustrator) , book review Splat the Cat by Rob Scotton, book review Great Read-aloud Books, book review

1 – 1984, George Orwell; 2 – The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka; 3 – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Mark Haddon; 4 – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll, 5 – The House at Pooh Corner, A.A. Milne