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March Summary
Where on earth has March gone? It seemed to crawl by when I was in the middle of it, but suddenly here we are, six days into April and I haven’t managed to post reviews for a single March book yet. In fact, I still have two lurking around from February. This is a combined result of [...]
Virago Book Club Event: Linda Grant
On Wednesday, I was one of thirty members of Virago’s Book Club lucky enough to attend their first live event: an evening with Linda Grant discussing her most recent book and the first Book Club title, . I knew it was bound to be an interesting evening for me as, although it was well-written and interesting, I hadn’t [...]
TBR Lucky Dip: March
As I explained in my post about reading plans for the new year, each month I’m going to be using a random number generator to select a book from my TBR pile for me to read, to help me read more widely from my shelves. This month, the deities of www.random.org have ordained that I should [...]
A Time of Abstinence
I’m not a religious person in any way, shape or form, but I enjoy taking part in a lot of the old rites and traditions now associated with the church calendar. Consequently, Tuesday evening heralded an entertaining time in the kitchen as my parents and I attempted to toss pancakes with varying degrees of success. I [...]
February Review
Now, I know that the end of January slipped by without a review post, but I decided that if I don’t start writing them now I never will. I like the idea of having a proper summary of what I’ve read each month, particularly for months like this when I’m so very far behind. It’ll [...]
TBR Lucky Dip: February
As I explained in my post about reading plans for the new year, each month I’m going to be using a random number generator to select a book from my TBR pile for me to read, to help me read more widely from my shelves. This month, the deities of www.random.org have ordained that I should [...]
The Unique Pleasures of Second Hand Book Shopping
In my first post at the start of Rachel and Carolyn‘s Virago Reading Week, I mentioned how much I enjoy hunting these lovely green books down in second hand book shops. There is a particular joy in catching sight of that distinctive spine when it is least expected, and I often find myself emerging from [...]
Virago Reading Week is Here
Greetings and welcome to my little corner of Virago Reading Week, a reading event hosted by Rachel of Book Snob and Carolyn of A Few of My Favourite Books to celebrate a publisher which is dear to the hearts of many and which I only discovered last year. Visit Rachel’s blog for more information about this week [...]
TBR Lucky Dip: January
As I explained in my post about reading plans for the new year, each month I’m going to be using a random number generator to select a book from my TBR pile for me to read, to help me read more widely from my shelves. This month, the deities of www.random.org have ordained that I should [...]
2011 Reading Resolutions
Although I don’t like to feel restricted in what I read, I do like to set myself some goals at the beginning of the year. This year they’re designed to guide my reading, while giving me the maximum flexibility to read exactly what I feel like reading. The TBR Lucky Dip – You might have [...]