Author Archives
Blogger, theatre goer, nature lover and an avid reader of books.
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Three Things…
Reading. Looking. Thinking. A new feature that enables me to ramble on about almost anything. You are invited to participate.
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THOUGHTS ON: Around the World in Eighty Days
One ill-fated evening at the Reform Club, Phileas Fogg rashly bets his companions £20,000 that he can travel around the world in 80 days – and he is determined not to lose!
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Winding Up the Week #22
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about books on the blogosphere and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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BOOK REVIEW: Ghost Wall
Young Silvie, along with her mother and abusive father, are in a remote Northumberland camp as an exercise in experiential archaeology. Sarah Moss’s forthcoming novel has much to say about female affinity and friendship.
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BOOK REVIEW: Orchid & the Wasp
A dark but highly amusing coming-of-age story, which encompasses sexuality, mental health, class, religion and contemporary politics. Caoilinn Hughes has written a stunningly ambitious debut novel.
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#VOTE100BOOKS: A Century of Memorable Books by Women Writers
After masses of nominations and much lively debate Hay Fest came up with the top 100 books by women over the last century. I intend to read my way through the list!
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Winding Up the Week #21
This week we look at books read and reviewed, see what’s been happening on the blog while I’ve been away and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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‘A Pocket Guide: The Literature of Wales’ by Dafydd Johnston
In this, the third of my occasional features about Wales to be posted in the run-up to Dewithon 2019, we look at an informative little book about Welsh literature.
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Hay Happenings #6
My sixth and final day at Hay Festival 2018.
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Hay Happenings #5
Snap happy at Hay!
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Hay Happenings #4
A few pictures from my fourth day at Hay.
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Hay Happenings #3
A full Hay day!
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Winding Up the Week #20 – HAY SPECIAL!
An end of week recap from Hay Festival 2018.
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Hay Happenings #2
A hasty dispatch to keep you apprised of my second day at Hay.
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Hay Happenings #1
My first brief update from Hay Festival 2018.
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HAY FESTIVAL 2018
‘Twas the night before Hay… This year I will join the throng of Hay-goers heading for Britain’s most famous book festival – an event famously described by Bill Clinton as “The Woodstock of the mind”!
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THOUGHTS ON: ‘Scoop: A Novel About Journalists’
Described as “a brilliantly irreverent satire of Fleet Street and its hectic pursuit of hot news”, I was unfortunately unable to connect with Scoop – one of Evelyn Waugh’s most popular novels.
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My One-Hundred-Book Library
The challenge of creating a zero-sum book collection. Can you create a one-hundred-book library?
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Winding Up the Week #19
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about books on the blogosphere and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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BLOG TOUR: ‘Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? 200 birds, 12 months, 1 lapsed birdwatcher’ by Lev Parikian
Book Jotter is the fourth stop on Lev Parikian’s great Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? Blog Tour. Grab your bins and join in the fun!