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Now, the thing is, while I’ve not been able to read as much during the last months of the MA, I’ve still been accumulating books at the same ridiculous rate. Here’s a selection of my most recent purchases/review copies:
The Dead Man’s Message – Florence Marryat
This is the first book from Catherine’s new publishing empire, Victorian [...]
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September 30, 2009 in auto/biography, fiction Tagged booker, booker prize, books, eleanor marx, emily perkins, florence marryat, pj parrish, victorian
Things you should be reading:
A Beginner’s Guide to Joining the Book Blogging Community by Farm Lane Books
JK Rowling lost out on a US medal because of ‘witchcraft’. *headdesk*
Shut Up, Bands. Unsigned bands being stupid/arrogant/generally ridiculous.
PZ Myers on Basava Premanand.
LitLove on EM Forster.
The Times has a new column on sexism in daily life. This is my [...]
So yes. I finished The Dissertation and, therefore, my MA in Victorian Studies. I’ve been studying for the degree part time over the last two years, slotting studying in between my full time job and, occasionally, sleeping. It hasn’t quite sunk in yet that I’ve finished. Last night, upon my return from handing it in [...]
I take this break from stressing about my dissertation (7 DAYS TO GO, PEOPLE!) to bring a kitteh having fun with a tap.
h/t Why Evolution is True
Today, in the absence of any content that I have to think too hard about (D-Day in 14 days!), I have yoinked another book meme from Catherine, who got it from LitLove.
Do you snack while you read? If so, favorite reading snack?
I don’t particularly, though it’s less about not wanting to smudge the pages than [...]
The lovely Catherine, blogger at Victorian Geek and good friend of Other Stories, has a very exciting new venture that I’d like to share with you: Victorian Secrets, a publishing company specialising in forgotten 19th century novels. I asked Catherine to write a shameless plug for her burgeoning publishing empire, and here it is. Please [...]
September 9, 2009 in fiction, victorian literature
Tagged books, fiction, publishing, victorian, victorian secrets
Tagged books, fiction, publishing, victorian, victorian secrets
I have been given this lovely blog award. It is the Zombie Chicken Award, which is the best name for an award EVER. Look:
Isn’t it lovely? I think so. Effusive thanks and virtual cakes to Chasing Bawa for giving it to me.
About the Zombie Chicken Award:
‘The blogger who receives this award believes in the Tao [...]
Drumroll please… here’s the official shortlist for the Booker Prize 2009.
The Children’s Book – AS Byatt
Summertime – JM Coetzee
The Quickening Maze – Adam Foulds
Wolf Hall – Hilary Mantel
The Glass Room – Simon Mawer
The Little Stranger – Sarah Waters
Chair James Naughtie, comments:
“We’re thrilled to be able to announce such a strong shortlist, so enticing that it [...]
September 8, 2009 in fiction, news & media, prizes
Tagged as byatt, booker prize, coetzee, fiction, hilary mantel, sarah waters
Tagged as byatt, booker prize, coetzee, fiction, hilary mantel, sarah waters
This meme has been dotting around my favourite blogs for the last couple of weeks (thank you Catherine, Catalpa, Simon, The Little Professor) and until now I had resisted it for the simple reason that thanks to my MA taking over my life, I’ve actually only read 29 books so far this year (though this [...]
Not the TV Book Group
Sun 07 Feb: Brodeck's Report - Philippe Claudel
Sun 21 Feb: The Girl with the Glass Feet - Ali Shaw
Sun 07 Mar: Vanessa and Virginia - Susan Sellers
Sun 21 Mar: The Illusionist - Jennifer Johnston
Sun 11 Apr: Skin Lane - Neil Bartlett
Sun 25 Apr: The Boys in the Trees - Mary Swan
Sun 09 May: A Short Gentleman - Jon Canter
Sun 23 May: Fledgling - Octavia E. ButlerReading Challenge
The Equality Illusion - Kat Banyard
The Women's Room - Marilyn French
Letters from a Fainthearted Feminist - Jill Tweedie
Ideala - Sarah Grand
Singled Out - Virginia Nicholson
Bluestockings: The Remarkable Story of the First Women to Fight for an Education - Jane Robinson
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit - Jeanette Winterson
The Color Purple - Alice Walker-
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