Christmas Reading
For many years I had books that I almost always re-read at Christmas. They formed a mixed bag but, inevitably, they all had a strong…
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Living in an O Douglas Novel
I'm soaking myself in the novels of O Douglas this week. I have a cottage by Tweed in Peebles and honestly the town still seems…
A Book Launch in the Borders
A while ago I said that there had been one other book event in August about which I'd write later. So, finally, here I am! On…
Book Festivals and Book Launches
Over the last few weeks I've met and listened to about as many authors as I could cope with! Without exception they've been lovely people…
Helen Dore Boylston
A couple of weeks ago I was reading an article in a professional journal written by someone I know in the world of publishing. It…
Starclimber by Kenneth Oppel
I've been waiting years to read this book, having loved the first two parts of the series, Airborn and Skybreaker. Starclimber tells the story of…
Lifegame by Alison Allen-Gray
A couple of days ago, I picked up my proof copy of Lifegame by Alison Allen-Gray meaning to flick through it. I started at the…
Elizabeth Laird
Elizabeth Laird often writes about subjects in which I am not at all interested. But that never discourages me from reading her books. They are…
More Desert Island Books
A while back I promised that I’d write more about the newer children’s books I love. As my bookshelves prove, there are many of them…
Wildthorn by Jane Eagland
Hot off the press at Macmillan is this fascinating and engaging first novel. It tells the story of seventeen-year-old Louisa Cosgrove growing up in Victorian…
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