Jess Reid
Love and other Dangerous Chemicals, by Anthony Capella
Reviewed on October 22, 2012
After reading the first paragraph of Anthony Capella’s Love and other Dangerous Chemicals I knew I was going to be in for an interesting if confusing read. Written in the style of a scientific journal (with footnotes, references and everything) the book is focused on Oxford University’s biochemist Steven Fisher and his brand new wonder-drug [...]
Fifty Shames of Earl Grey, by Fanny Merkin
Reviewed on September 9, 2012
Parody novels are always good for a bit of mockery and misbehaviour like Board of the Ring or Barry Trotter and Fanny Merkin’s Fifty Shames of Earl Grey is no exception. Based around the first book in E.L James’ Fifty Shades trilogy, which started off as Twilight fanfiction, Merkin not only tears James’ novel to [...]
Noughties, by Ben Masters
Reviewed on August 21, 2012
When I first picked up Ben Masters début novel Noughties I was both sceptical and intrigued. With a protagonist sharing the first and last name of two of my ex-boyfriends and a narrative that I am all to familiar with (being a recent graduate myself) Noughties follows Oxford student Eliot Lamb as he celebrates his [...]
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The Bookgeeks Interview
Mark Oldfield
Mark Oldfield has worked in criminological research for over 20 years. He has a PhD in Criminology from the University of Kent and has carried out research in the areas of risk assessment and prediction and as well as evaluative research on policing, prisons and probation. He has also taught in various Universities on research, crime and criminal justice.
