Previously on Bartcop Books...

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First ever issue, which might make it historic in years to come.
Recommended: Not The End Of The World by Christopher Brookmyre

The world is amazed as the second issue appears, featuring the first reader recommendations and the first ever Bartcop Books Competition!
Recommended: The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins

Creationists strike back, Michael Moore fights censorship.
Recommended: Stalingrad by Antony Beevor

Hitting Google with a great big lie about Michael Moore reviews, and the Life Of Brian stops the Hunting Of The President.
Recommended: Round Ireland With A Fridge by Tony Hawks

Doing our bit for Juliefest 2002, plus some new recommendations, plus the Creationists open up a front on the other side of the Atlantic. It's all getting far too hectic for my liking...
Recommended: The Hunting Of The President by Joe Conason and Gene Lyons

How to remember the date of St Patrick's Day two weeks too late and other salutary lessons for book recommendation writers.
Recommended: Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut

The column takes its first (inadvertent) break but bounces back to recommend five whole books in one (if you count the whole series, of course)
Recommended: The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams

A chance to read an extract from Stupid White Men and completing the first two months of book recommendations - it's double figures sometime soon...
Recommended: Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

A missing link for a Palast review and an intriguing link to someone called Rush Limbaugh - but not the Vulgar Pigboy you might be expecting...
Recommended: Old Glory by Jonathan Raban

Football, John-Marie Le Pen and general authorial laziness delay an issue by a couple of days, but it doesn't stop it from containing quite a few links as well as a recommendation. Well, you need to do something to celebrate hitting double figures on Shakespeare's birthday.
Recommended: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

While everyone else was having fun at Juliefest, I was busy recommending a book about a man who called himself a Conservative. Don't worry, it all makes sense.
Recommended: The Real Frank Zappa Book by Frank Zappa and Peter Occhiogrosso

A grand total of seven books in one issue. How do I manage it? Well, it's all with just a little help from the dice... And an updated reader recommendations section as well! What more could you ask for?
Recommended: The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart

The last issue before an overlong vacation - but there are three books recommended just to keep you going in my absence. And there are nice photos in the issue afterwards to keep you all happy...
Recommended: The His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman

Back from holiday with the last issue before another hiatus (but unplanned this time - damn modem). Still, there are pictures with this one to keep you happy.
Recommended: Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

This whole site is an illustration of how best laid plans can go wrong. Modem failure and an extended period of working night shifts mean another extended layoff, but all things can be repaired in time. And a major announcement: Bartcop Books is going to need a new editor after August!
Recommended: Heart On The Left by Adrian Mitchell

The penultimate issue before a three month break gets into the mood for Bartfest a couple of months in advance.
Recommended: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson