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One of the most unexpected, but actually the most gratifying, things that has come directly from running a blog (and Other Stories has just passed its third blogular anniversary) is the sense of community amongst book bloggers the world over. There are so many people I am now in regular email contact with because of the blog, and I [...]
I have, if you haven’t noticed, been away for a few days. FH and I decided that we fancied a jaunt up to Edinburgh to see friends and family, and generally to see the city outside the festival season (the only chance I’ve had to go up there in the last couple of years is [...]
I freakin’ love Black Books. For those not in the know, it’s a sitcom starring Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey, and Tamsin Grieg, who are individually brilliant as well as being an excellent ensemble. Channel 4 has prevented people like me from embedding clips from YouTube, so you’ll have to click on this link to see [...]
November 23, 2009 in bookshops, places, television
Tagged bill bailey, black books, bookshops, dylan moran, london, london review bookshop, lrb, tamsin grieg, the waves, virginia woolf
Tagged bill bailey, black books, bookshops, dylan moran, london, london review bookshop, lrb, tamsin grieg, the waves, virginia woolf
Two weeks after having handed in the dissertation the pain is fading. Suddenly I’m looking back on the whole thing very fondly, instead of remembering the fact I was tearing my hair out with stress/panic in the last few weeks. Is academia like they say childbirth is like? You forget the pain? I don’t know.
What [...]
The Guardian today has a lovely article on what they deem the ten best second-hand bookshops in Britain. Their list is:
Barter Books, Alnwick, Northumberland
The Book Shop, Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway
Scriveners, Buxton, Derbyshire
Bath Old Books, Bath (no website)
The Haunted Bookshop, Cambridge
Any Amount of Books, Charing Cross Road, London
Westwood Books, Sedburgh, Cumbria
Wenlock Books, Much Wenlock, Shropshire
Scarthin Books, [...]
October 2, 2009 in bookshops, news & media, places
Tagged books, glasgow, oxfam, oxford, second-hand bookshops
Tagged books, glasgow, oxfam, oxford, second-hand bookshops
I’ve given up apologising for the lack of content. You all know the score. Full time work. Dissertation. Due end of September. Blah blah. But I did want to tell you about the latest literary arrivals in Other Stories Mansions.
I spent most of last week at the Edinburgh Book Festival, which is always a treat, [...]
August 24, 2009 in fiction, places, prizes
Tagged autobiography, booker prize, books, edinburgh book festival, fiction, james tait black prize
Tagged autobiography, booker prize, books, edinburgh book festival, fiction, james tait black prize
I’m a few days late to this one, but Fleur Fisher recently tagged me in this photo meme.
“Find your 5th photo file folder, then the 5th photo in that file folder. Then pass the meme to 5 people.”
Here’s my photo:
It’s not the greatest photograph ever taken, and I’m sure experts will balk at the lack [...]
I meant to post these photos weeks ago, but I kept forgetting to transfer them from camera to computer. On the Sunday after my birthday last month, we decided to go through to London for the day just to have a bit of a wander around. We only live an hour away after all, and [...]
March 5, 2009 in fiction, places
Tagged london, peter cook, south bank, the establishment club, world book day
Tagged london, peter cook, south bank, the establishment club, world book day
Another day, another reminder that women in this supposedly post-feminist age aren’t receiving the help and support they need in the face of rape and domestic violence.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has rightly deplored the findings that over 100 local councils do not provide adequate support to victims of rape and domestic violence, [...]
January 30, 2009 in feminism, places, politics
Tagged domestic violence, EHRC, rape support, trevor phillips
Tagged domestic violence, EHRC, rape support, trevor phillips
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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