Slightly Foxed 72: ‘the cat who was cleopatra’

by Gail Pirkis (editor), Hazel Wood (editor)

Genres: Essays, Nonfiction

96 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2021

Reviews

[Cindy Rollins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heading over to Scribd, Amazon, or the used bookstore for The Shooting Party, The Go Between, A Murder of Quality, and maybe even some Bunkle books.

Did I mention how much I love the covers?

[Patricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the first issue of the 'Slightly Foxed' magazine I've ever read, and I LOVED IT! Such a remarkable collection of great essays and the only negative aspect is that I want to read almost every book featured. I learned so much and can't wait for the next issue.

[Veronique · Rating 4 out of 5]

After much dithering, I finally succumbed and bought a yearly subscription to the Slightly Foxed Quarterly magazine, opting to start with the December 2021 issue.

My eyes went first for what I recognised, such as an article from Martin Edwards on a republished crime mystery part of the excellent British Library Crime Classics (The Poisoned Chocolates Case, and another on a reader’s first introduction to Stephen King (I like quite a few of his works but not all). Then, I just went through the magazine, enjoying the feel of quality paper, and becoming pleasantly surprised by the variety of topics. And yes, a few book titles made their way to my TBR - I really need to read A Gentleman in Moscow, soon, and look into getting a copy of Colegate’s The Shooting Party. And while I wait for the Spring issue, I’m getting lost in their podcast catalogue :O)

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[Colin · Rating 4 out of 5]

From each edition of Slightly Fixed quarterly I read, I like to come away with at least one new ‘must read’ book (Martin Cruz Smith’s Polar Star in this instance, a new angle on books I’ve already read (Amor Towles’ A Gentleman in Moscow’ and Isabel Colgate’s The Shooting Party) and to be entertained by excellent writing about contributors’ literary enthusiasms. Once again, this latest edition scores highly in all those respects.

[Emmapettitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always a lovely read.

[Marie-Clare · Rating 5 out of 5]

More choice tips from the Foxes ... 'archy and mehitabel' join my Must Read list, along with Polar Star, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, The Poisoned Chocolates Case, Undelivered Letters to Hudson's Bay Company Men and the novels of Michael Curtin. Oh, and The Shooting Party. So many books... ❤️🦊

[Adrienne · Rating 5 out of 5]

A collection of well- written, succinct essays about backlist books. Love it!

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I especially enjoyed the last essay, Bedtime Stories.