The Hideaway by Pam Smy
The Hideaway is a work of art. I rarely get precious or over-excited about books as objects. I buy and collect them for their contents.…
The Colour of Reading
Back in the days when Moray Libraries still needed me and my expertise, I had some responsibility for our Facebook page. For a while we…
Interview with Linda Newbery
Linda Newbery's writing career to date begins and ends with animal rights. In between is a diverse selection of topics, themes and genres for a…
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club is one of the early Lord Peter Wimsey titles, written before Harriet Vane appeared on the horizon. It's my…
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Elizabeth Wein
I only meant, last night, to read the first few pages of The Enigma Game to get a feel for it but I ended up…
A Town Like Alice
From the Ghan As I've written elsewhere, my early life was full of stories and memories of Australia. My parents' stories and memories. It was…
Eva Ibbotson’s Memories of Vienna
I have never been to Vienna, although I have long wished to go. I've seen photographs and travelogues of the city and it looks splendid.…
In Priorsford with O Douglas
My first foray into books that were published for adults takes me very close to home. I've known Peebles in the Scottish Borders since I…
My Lockdown Books: Fifty Nine
In 1914, a year of significant anniversaries, Flying Eye Books chose to mark a less heralded one in Shackleton’s Journey. This beautiful book, written and…
My Lockdown Books: Fifty Six
Yes, I know that I’ve already written about one of LM Montgomery’s books but it’s my birthday so I’m indulging myself. No-one is surprised that…
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