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Somehow, I seem to have agreed to read from my debut novel, The End Of All Worlds, at a book reading event a the Oxfam Bookshop in Reading. I’ve never done a book reading before, and already I’m pretty nervous…
Continue readingSomehow, I seem to have agreed to read from my debut novel, The End Of All Worlds, at a book reading event a the Oxfam Bookshop in Reading. I’ve never done a book reading before, and already I’m pretty nervous…
Continue readingPrecious Bane by Mary Webb I had never heard of this book until Lucy suggested it as a read for the inaugural meeting of the Bicester Booklings, and so I had little idea of what to expect from it. It’s…
Continue readingPrecious Bane by Mary Webb I had never heard of this book until Lucy suggested it as a read for the inaugural meeting of the Bicester Booklings, and so I had little idea of what to expect from it. It’s…
Continue readingWhat I Was by Meg Rosoff When I picked up this book to read something about it seemed vaguely reminiscent of I Captured The Castle and not just for its rural, Suffolk setting. The cover (of my addition at least)…
Continue readingWhat I Was by Meg Rosoff When I picked up this book to read something about it seemed vaguely reminiscent of I Captured The Castle and not just for its rural, Suffolk setting. The cover (of my addition at least)…
Continue readingHow I Live Now by Meg Rosoff This book has been on my TBR shelf for too long, and I really don’t know why. It’s not a long book but even so I don’t often race through a book like…
Continue readingHow I Live Now by Meg Rosoff This book has been on my TBR shelf for too long, and I really don’t know why. It’s not a long book but even so I don’t often race through a book like…
Continue readingBoneland by Alan Garner When I discovered that Alan Garner had written a new Alderley book I was both excited and nervous. His later books have a tendency to be weird, or, in the case of Thursbitch, down right incomprehensible……
Continue readingBoneland by Alan Garner When I discovered that Alan Garner had written a new Alderley book I was both excited and nervous. His later books have a tendency to be weird, or, in the case of Thursbitch, down right incomprehensible……
Continue readingThe Moon of Gomrath by Alan Garner Like with The Weirdstone of Brisingamen that came before it, The Moon of Gomrath is packed with strong imagery and years of research into old mythology and legend. It also has a strong…
Continue readingThe Moon of Gomrath by Alan Garner Like with The Weirdstone of Brisingamen that came before it, The Moon of Gomrath is packed with strong imagery and years of research into old mythology and legend. It also has a strong…
Continue readingThe Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner I first read this book around the age of 10, and I remember being blown away by it, and for a story written in the 1960s I remember it having a timeless quality…
Continue readingRunemarks by Joanne Harris As soon as I found out that this book existed I wanted to read it, but I didn't have any idea of what to expect. If you are familiar with Joanne Harris' more famous Chocolat then…
Continue readingReflections: on the magic of writing by Diana Wynne Jones This is a must-read book for anyone who has a love of stories and of making thing up. It’s also the book to read if you’ve read even just one…
Continue readingI’m loving that, for once, my New Year’s resolution to read more is going well. Only a few days after the middle of January and I might not have read one book but I have read the equivalent of one…
Continue readingThere has been talk of late that sales of the humble eInk eReader will fall this year as people move to now cheaper tablets, and also the environmental pros and cons of eReaders vs. paper books. A friend has also…
Continue readingI’ve had a lovely Christmas break, seeing Emma’s family, spending time with my family, going to festive theatre, eating nice food (off-diet maybe but not excessively), and spending quality time in my home with and the cats and the decorations…
Continue reading2012 has been a year dominated by books and by reading and writing. At the beginning of year I set myself the Goodreads reading challenge to read at least 20 books in the year. I didn’t manage to reach this,…
Continue readingOne of the joys of the post-Christmas and pre-New Year holidays is those long afternoons in the fading light, tucked up on the sofa with the Christmas tree across the room, reading… reading lots and lots. So, a roundup of…
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