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I swear, I’m trying to get my shit together and do some blogging. It’s just that LIFE is getting in the way. Being ill + family events/visits + I’m getting married in two months + work = ARGH.
While I attempt to pull together thoughts on at least three books (Henry Dunbar by Mary Elizabeth Braddon; [...]
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July 7, 2010 in blogs Tagged atheism, books, child free, feminism, frieda kahlo, meerkats, motherhood, poetry, skepticism
The dust is beginning to settle, I’m beginning to get my reading mojo back, and that means I can begin to get back to some sort of regular blogging. Phew, it’s been an odd few weeks. So, where are we?
First up, bloody hell, I’m 8th in Wikio’s Top Culture Blogs! Now, this definitely isn’t an [...]
May 6, 2010 in blogs, book acquisitions, feminism, fiction, not the tv book group, politics, prizes, reading the orange prize
Tagged books, election, fawcett society, feminism, not the tv book group, orange prize, politics, wikio
Tagged books, election, fawcett society, feminism, not the tv book group, orange prize, politics, wikio
Today, March 24th, is Ada Lovelace Day, an international day of blogging about women in science and technology. Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace was born on 10th December 1815, the only child of Lord Byron and his wife, Annabella. Born Augusta Ada Byron, but now known simply as Ada Lovelace, she wrote the world’s [...]
March 24, 2010 in feminism, science & technology, women's history
Tagged ada lovelace day, equality, feminism, science, technology, women
Tagged ada lovelace day, equality, feminism, science, technology, women
I’ve had a couple of days away from the blogosphere, so I’m way behind in blog reading (hello Google Reader and your 300+ unread posts) and commenting. So, while I’m catching up, here are a few things I have managed to read over the last few days:
A new report suggests that there should be more [...]
March 15, 2010 in book news, feminism, links, victorian literature
Tagged amazon, anthony gormley, books, feminism, links
Tagged amazon, anthony gormley, books, feminism, links
Jill Tweedie was a feminist writer and broadcaster who is best remembered for her Guardian column on feminist issues, which ran from from 1969 to 1988. One particular series of columns was Letters from a Fainthearted Feminist, which was later collected into a book of the same name, and later again, More from Martha. I [...]
March 10, 2010 in book thoughts, feminism, fiction, politics, women's history
Tagged feminism, jill tweedie, journalism, letters from a fainthearted feminist, reading challege, women unbound
Tagged feminism, jill tweedie, journalism, letters from a fainthearted feminist, reading challege, women unbound
Before I go on, I want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who popped in for yesterday’s Not the TV Book Group discussion on Vanessa and Virginia by Susan Sellers. I never fail to be delighted by how many threads and conversations come out of the NTTVBG meetings. Thanks to my fellow NTTVBG-ers, [...]
March 8, 2010 in feminism, politics, women's history
Tagged aung san suu kyi, burma, feminism, international women's day, oxford, women
Tagged aung san suu kyi, burma, feminism, international women's day, oxford, women
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 [...]
One of the books I am most looking forward to reading soon is Natasha Walter’s forthcoming book Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism. My copy is pre-ordered! Seven days to go!
Kira Cochrane interviewed her for The Guardian a couple of days ago:
Walter and her partner have two children, Clara, nine, and Arthur, one, and it [...]
January 28, 2010 in book news, feminism, news & media, politics, women's history
Tagged feminism, guardian, living dolls, natasha walter
Tagged feminism, guardian, living dolls, natasha walter
I finished The Earth Hums in B Flat last night. I loved it, and will be writing a post on it very soon. The book I started next, though, is a bit of a 20th century classic, and I can’t believe I’ve never read it before: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark.
It’s [...]
January 19, 2010 in education, feminism, fiction, news & media, politics
Tagged afghanistan, education, feminism, inspiration, muriel spark, teaching, the prime of miss jean brodie, women's writing
Tagged afghanistan, education, feminism, inspiration, muriel spark, teaching, the prime of miss jean brodie, women's writing
Given that I’m reading an exceptionally long book at the moment, and given that time keeps slipping away from me and I’m not getting through it very quickly, I thought I’d resurrect my occasional series of posts about books wot I have loved in years past.
I remember very clearly when I read Cat’s Eye by [...]
January 11, 2010 in book thoughts, feminism, fiction
Tagged cat's eye, childhood, coming-of-age, feminism, fiction, margaret atwood
Tagged cat's eye, childhood, coming-of-age, feminism, fiction, margaret atwood
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