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Category Archives: Books
Reading under the covers
Every now and again, I get asked if I’d like to join a bookclub. Every time, I’m surprised by how viscerally I object to the idea. It’s nice to discuss books with people and I often read books that I’ve … Continue reading
Poetry at Blackwell’s
At the writing group I go to, we’re encouraged to bring in details of ‘writery’ events in Edinburgh and one that turned up was a flyer for a fab poetry reading in Blackwell’s last night. It was a great line-up, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Edinburgh
Tagged A C Clarke, Blackwell's, books, Edinburgh, Morelle Smith, poetry, Tessa Ransford
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Book review: Her Fearful Symmetry
I feel a bit of a fraud when I title something as a ‘review’ because really what I’m writing is ‘what I thought about this book’ rather than an objective-ish account. A bit more like the book reports that we … Continue reading
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Tagged Audrey Niffenegger, book review, Her Fearful Symmetry, Highgate Cemetery, London, review, twins
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I love my libraries
I couldn’t let National Libraries Day go by without a quick wee post about libraries. I think that libraries are magic. I am still amazed by how brilliant they are. Every time I go in and bring away a load … Continue reading
A serene loop
I’ve spent most of the last couple of weeks in grumpy sleepless mode, with a horrible cold that means I’ve been getting to sleep at 4am and waking every 20 minutes thereafter. So I’ve been looking for something to read … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged autobiography, hiking, Loop Year, Massachusetts, meditative, walking
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Planet (please spell-check this) Word
I have to ask, did anyone else get the book of the Stephen Fry series ‘Planet Word’ for Christmas? If so, did you read it with gritted teeth and an overwhelming urge to go at it with a red pen? … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Planet Word, spell-check, Stephen Fry, The Invention of Childhood, typos
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Christmas reading
I was lucky enough to be given a fine stack of books for Christmas: I understand that there is also a marvellous knitting book still making its way through the postal system (thanks, in-laws!) I only just got round to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Food
Tagged books, cookies, Dan Lepard, fiction, non-fiction, reading
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Another version of Kim’s Game…
I was saying yesterday that remembering everything that had been sitting on my living room side table is like Kim’s Game… Well, what is far more like Kim’s Game is the seasonal pursuit of glancing at your Amazon wish list … Continue reading
Books that changed my life (1): The Paradox of Choice
Much as I have always been an avid reader, most books pretty much wash over me. Maybe I have an emotional reaction in the moment – I cried buckets over The Book Thief the other night – but not much … Continue reading
