Last night I attended the most unconventional book event ever. Seriously, I doubt anyine can beat this. Organised by the folks at Literary Miscellany, Ian Sansom launched The Bad Book Affair at Belfast City Hall’s exhibition space and the Belfast Wheel...
I ended up in Ian Sansom’s big wheel carriage. We listened to a pre-recorded reading from The Bad Book Affair as the wheel raised us upwards for a lovely view of the Belfast city skyline in all its orange-lit splendour. Mister Sansom, always good for a chuckle, took the piss out of his reading and treated us to a few quips before disembarking the carriage to sign books as provided by David Torrans of No Alibis.
A couple of years ago I listened intently to the librarian who was interrogated about his job by Ian Sansom before he started writing his 'mobile library' series and was impressed by how much research Ian put into it.I'll admit I haven't read the book as yet and am ashamed to say none of the series but they're high up on my reading list now.
All over the net this book is being talked about and reviewed...
Mark Rose from Bookgasm...
a good-humored farce built around a large collection of oddballs
Patricia Craig @ The Independent...
For all its "mystery" aspect, The Bad Book Affair is, like its predecessors, less a detective novel than a work of humorous social observation, by turns astute, hilarious, wry and rueful. What it lacks in intrigue it makes up in clarity of style, and is engaging and diverting throughout.
Summed up by Jack Goodstein@ blogcritics...
The Bad Book Affairis a whimsical entertainment that never hesitates to take potshots at a good many modern targets, and more often than not hits the bullseye.
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