The 1920 Club has been happening this week, with many good choices of books to read – including the first Agatha Christie…
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Territory of Light was on many best of the year lists in 2019 – and is on my to be read list…
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In his introduction to The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories, Murakami Haruki describes the collection as giving ‘the same kind of…
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Late in December, with encouragement and gentle persuasion from Lizzy Siddal and Richard – and original inspiration from Eva Carson – I…
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Last night a writer saved my life, last night a writer saved my life from a broken heart… No one ever says…
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In autumn in 1930s Germany, the apples are about to be harvested, in town shifts are starting. But at Westhofen concentration camp,…
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So as we all know, this month is Nonfiction November, as well as being the month where the intrepid attempt to write…
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There are so many good reading challenges around on Twitter and Instagram, but often I only realise when they are nearly over!…
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October is the UK’s Black History Month and so Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi was a serendipitous find at the library last week.…
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If you were captivated by the recent HBO series, Chernobyl, and especially the story of Lyudmila Ignatenko and her husband, Vasily, one…
