1977 Club: Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams by Sylvia Plath
Collaborative book blogging: My last minute contribution to the 1977 Club.
Recent Posts
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Winding Up the Week #15
This week we look at books read and reviewed, see what’s happening with Dewithon 2019, catch up with the latest book-blogging events and highlight fascinating literary features from across the Internet.
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Book Review: Meet Me at the Museum
Meet Me at the Museum is an epistolary story of love and selflessness. It put a smile on this reader’s face.
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The Keats-Shelley Memorial House
Memories of a remarkable visit to the Keats-Shelley House in Rome, almost 18 years ago.
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Book Review: White Houses
The story of an unexpected and forbidden love affair that developed between America’s First Lady and a well-known female journalist.
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Winding Up the Week #14
This week we appraise books read and reviewed, look at the Welsh diaspora, discover what’s happening with the Les Misérables Read-along and highlight fascinating literary features from across the Net.
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Book Review: Ayiti
This debut collection from Roxane Gay is a unique blend of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, all interwoven to represent the Haitian diaspora experience.
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The Welsh Diaspora and its Literature
This is the first in a series of occasional features about Wales, its people, history, culture and, most importantly, its literature, to be posted in the months leading up to the first ever Dewithon, or Wales Readathon, which is taking place from 1st to 31st March 2019.
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Book Review: A House of Pomegranates
A House of Pomegranates is a collection of whimsical short stories by Oscar Wilde.
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Winding Up the Week #13
This week we look at books read, reviewed and TBR, see what’s happening with Dewithon 2019, catch up with the latest book-blogging events and highlight fascinating literary features from across the Internet.
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Book Review: Suffragette: The Battle for Equality
2018 marks a century since the first women won the vote in the United Kingdom, and this children’s book tells the story of their fight. ‘Suffragette’ is a tale of astounding bravery, ingenuity and strength.
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Book Review: The Assassin’s Cloak: An Anthology Of The World’s Greatest Diarists
A dip-in doorstop filled with risqué anecdotes, humorous stories, unintended hilarity and intriguing revelations.
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Winding Up the Week #12
This week we appraise books read and reviewed, look ahead to Hay Festival 2018, discover what’s happening with Dewithon and highlight fascinating literary features from across the Net.
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Book Review: Sylvia Pankhurst: Rebellious Suffragette
In honour of the centennial of women gaining the right to vote in the UK, we look at the life of someone who fought relentlessly to achieve it.
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DHQ: Dewithon 2019
Welcome to DHQ (Dewithon Headquarters), the nerve centre for Reading Wales 2019. We have 12 months in which to prepare, so now is the time to plan your schedule.
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Winding Up the Week #11
In this end of week recap we summarize books read, reviewed and currently on my TBR shelf.
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Book Review: The End of Loneliness
Told through the ruptured lives of three siblings, The End of Loneliness is a heartfelt, enriching novel about loss and loneliness, family and love.
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How to Read a Novel: Week #4
I have completed the fourth and final week of my online course, How to Read a Novel, in which we turned our attention to setting.
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Winding Up the Week #10
This week we appraise books read and reviewed, look ahead to dewithon#19, discover what’s happening with the Agatha Christie Readathon and highlight fascinating literary features from across the Net.
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Book Review: Lost For Words
Stephanie Butland’s novel is the ideal read for a tome-weary bibliophile looking for something undemanding but intelligent to fill a relaxing evening.
Featured Categories
Biographical ›
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Book Review: Sylvia Pankhurst: Rebellious Suffragette
March 30, 2018
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Book Review: The Little Book of Feminist Saints
March 6, 2018
Non-Fiction ›
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Book Review: Suffragette: The Battle for Equality
April 4, 2018
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Book Review: The Assassin’s Cloak: An Anthology Of The World’s Greatest Diarists
April 2, 2018
Short Stories ›
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1977 Club: Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams by Sylvia Plath
April 22, 2018
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Book Review: Ayiti
April 11, 2018
