Monthly Archives: January 2012
The Book Cull: A Report
I mentioned the other day that it was time for a big book cull. I was pleased to hear in the comments that my ridiculous amount of books (I said 500 or so, it was actually 673 to be precise … Continue reading
Filed under Book Thoughts, Random Savidgeness
Before You Go To Sleep, The TV Book Club Returns Tonight
Just a quick post to remind you book lovers that The TV Book Club is back tonight on More4, I think it is also repeated on Channel 4 tomorrow (I could be wrong but it will be on 4od either … Continue reading
Filed under Book Group, Book Thoughts
All the Books I’ve Not Yet Read… But Own
It is quite shocking to see how many books I actually own that I haven’t read when they are all in front of me. For some reason 503 doesn’t seem that mad until they are all in front of you… … Continue reading
Filed under Book Thoughts, Random Savidgeness
Bereft – Chris Womersley
Sometimes a book arrives here unsolicited and just reaches out to me. It is likely that I haven’t heard anything about it prior to its arrival and yet it just tempts me to read it. This is what happened with … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2012, Chris Womersley, Quercus Publishing, Review
To The Letter… Penpals of Prose Redux?
Firstly, I should say Happy Australia Day to all those lovely Australian readers of this blog, hope you are all having/have had/will have (the time difference confuses me) a wonderful day. There is an Australian twist in today’s post so … Continue reading
Filed under Random Savidgeness
You’ll Be Sorry When I’m Dead – Marieke Hardy
Sometimes you read a book and you just can’t stop talking about it. So an apology from me firstly to all who have seen me in the last few weeks and who have come to dread the sentence in our … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2012, Marieke Hardy, Non Fiction, Review
Alderley Edge
I went out for a wander on Alderley Edge yesterday and thought I would share a couple of pictures with you. I was going to pop up a book review today but sometimes I think a non-bookish post can be … Continue reading
Filed under Random Savidgeness
War Horse – Michael Morpurgo
I should open today’s post with a disclaimer right from that start that books about WWI or WWII are something I feel over saturate the market. If done well they can be incredibly emotive and powerful but all too often … Continue reading
Filed under Egmont Books, Michael Morpurgo, Review, Young Adult Fiction
Books By The Bedside #1
So not so long ago I asked you all if you liked the idea of me doing a regular feature on the blog where I share a picture of my bedside table and the books frequenting it. This was a … Continue reading
Filed under Book Thoughts, Books By The Bedside
Waterstones 11
In the UK the bookstore chain Waterstones is something of a legend, it is also a company that is undergoing some big changes in the time of online shopping and the *cough* e-reader. One initiative that they came up with … Continue reading
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The Book Boy – Joanna Trollope
I wonder if I can explain why I have not read any Joanna Trollope before without implying that I am some kind of book snob. I suppose it’s simply fair enough, and true enough, to say that I have never … Continue reading
Filed under Bloomsbury Publishing, Books About Books, Joanna Trollope, Review
When Did I Become A Multi-Reader (and the Reading Conundrum)?
Once upon a time if someone told me they read more than one book at once I would always be astonished, if I am totally honest a slight wince or sneer might even have been seen to pass like a … Continue reading
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