Mary Stewart: a thank you
I have a confession to make: I don’t have any Mary Stewart books on my bookshelf. Our bookshelves I was astonished to discover this. As a teenager, I devoured her books. I blame my mother: she...
View ArticleA surprise in the post
There was no blog post last week. I had a week off. I have reasons: it was half term (excuse #1) and I was away camping (excuse #2) but there was a more fundamental reason. Disillusionment. Not really...
View ArticleMeeting God
Last week I went with my friend’s daughter (H) to a talk and book signing arranged by our local independent book shop. Now H has just completed her finals and was home for a few days before returning...
View ArticleHappy Jólabókaflóð
I was reminded again this year of the Jólabókaflóð: Iceland’s Christmas Book Flood. Iceland publishes more books per capita than any other country, and new books are typically published only during...
View ArticleA bit of an update
Apologies for the recent silence: Easter, holidays and general chaos have slowed me down. Not that I’ve been idle. Beware the Falling Avocados has now reached the stage of waiting for a proof copy to...
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