AN AUTHENTIC INTRODUCTION TO ASTERIX Joni The Adventures of Asterix. A comic books series about a village of warriors adventuring around the world during the Julius Caesar era, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo. Funny, beautifully drawn and full of colourul characters
THE MICRO KIDS – BOOK Joni Our #FridayReads pick for this week is The Micro Kids - a retrogaming book, full of 80's nostalgia detailing gaming experiences and rich in video game history! Stories of school days, classic games; the arcade AND home consoles... THE MICRO KI
TOP BOOKS BRITS WISH THEY HAD WRITTEN Una THE DA VINCI CODE. THE HANDMAID’S TALE. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY. ALL HAVE EMERGED AMONG A LIST OF THE TOP BOOKS BRITS WISH THEY HAD WRITTEN, ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY TOP BOOKS BRITS WISH THEY HAD WRITTEN Researchers from the Amazo
TEA STORIES: JAPAN – COMPETITION TIME! Una Simply follow us on Twitter @TheJournalix and retweet our pinned competition tweet... And you can win a copy of this new picture book Tea Stories: Japan! https://twitter.com/thejournalix/status/1372967767582904321?s=19 Tea Stories: Japan - a pi
INTERACTIVE 80’s GAME: NEW BOOK Joni Pritthijit Datta’s ‘Interactive 80's Game’ contains fun & games, trivia facts and insights into the best decade that ever was. From the themes that defined it to the games people played, the volume will help anyone take a trip back in time and pl
BOOKS PLAYLIST Alix SONGS INSPIRED BY BOOKS PLAYLIST If you are a regular visitor to TheJournalix.com you will know we specialise in movies, music, video games and... books! So how about a books playlist? Admittedly, some of us round 'ere like the idea of readin
AN INTERVIEW WITH DOVES’ JEZ WILLIAMS Alix If you didn't know already, Manchester heroes Doves are back with new music. Their fifth album The Universal Want was released on Friday to richly deserved high praise and fanfare after a 9-year hiatus - and we for one couldn't be happier! To celebra
AGATHA CHRISTIE: THE ABC MURDERS Joni It's that time of year when Halloween is in the air and Christmas is on the horizon and you seriously need to start thinking about what you want for Christmas. If like most households you've got a Nintendo Switch (it was the must-have of lockdown 2...
HOW HAVE I NOT HEARD OF NEIL GAIMAN? Una The question still simmers away in my mind some 4 years after I first asked it, having just eagerly consumed my first novel of his... "How have I not heard of Neil Gaiman?" Having been provided a well-loved, well-worn copy of Neverwhere by my fath...
STEVEN SPIELBERG’S READY PLAYER ONE Joni Have you seen Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One yet? I wasn't in a rush to but events transpired that I ended up seeing it twice within a week. A rare thing these days, but no regrets because it's a complete romp! Definitely one for a younger adult
