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Ian Rankin's five favourite books

Fri Apr 20 2012
Laurie Grassi

Mystery readers and television fans alike will be familiar with Scottish crime writer Ian Rankin. He’s best known for his series of novels featuring the hard-drinking, music-loving Detective Inspector John Rebus, which were adapted for television in the early 2000s, starring first John Hannah and then Ken Stott. Ian Rankin's five favourite books »

Wrapping it all up in Part 3 of Miss Timmins' School for Girls

Wed Aug 31 2011
Laurie Grassi

In our discussion for Part 3: Whodunit (of course!), as well as the structure of the book, what we particularly liked about Currimbhoy’s writing and would we read another book by her again. ...more

Q&A with Miss Timmins' School for Girls author Nayana Currimbhoy

Tue Aug 30 2011
Laurie Grassi

Nayana Currimbhoy reveals her inspiration for the book, her fave authors and what her own school experiences were like. ...more

Mysteries abound in Part 2 of Miss Timmins' School for Girls

Thu Aug 25 2011
Laurie Grassi

A murder has just been committed and four of Charu's students, Nandita, Ramona, Akhila and Shoba, set out to solve it. ...more

Indian food recipes to set the mood for Miss Timmins' School for Girls

Tue Aug 23 2011
Stacy Lee Kong

Our awesome food editor, Claire, helped us put together the perfect Indian food menu meal to read to. Get our recipes for butter chicken, biryani and baingan bhartha, oh my! ...more

Part one of Miss Timmins' School for Girls is all about the juicy secrets

Thu Aug 18 2011
Stacy Lee Kong

Your readers — Laurie, Alex and Stacy — talk about part one of Miss Timmins' School for Girls and all its secrets, mysteries and quirky characters. ...more

Miss Timmins' School for Girls '70s playlist

Tue Aug 16 2011
Stacy Lee Kong

Our next book club pick is set in the '70s, an era of colourful clothes, crazy hair and psychedelic... um, everything. Here's a playlist of our fave songs from that decade to set the mood as you read ...more

Miss Timmins’ School for Girls reading guide

Thu Aug 11 2011
Stacy Lee Kong

Before we post our first chat, here are some questions to get you thinking about Miss Timmins’ School for Girls, our next book club pick. ...more

Miss Timmins' School for Girls is our next book club pick!

Tue Aug 09 2011
Stacy Lee Kong

Our second book club pick, Miss Timmins' School for Girls by Nayana Currimbhoy, is set in 1970s India. There are sassy schoolgirls, illicit romance and even a murder-mystery. ...more

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