My sister laughs at my enthusiasm for words. She is gently amused by my delight in their history, the way they sound, they way they…
Continue reading → Talking History by Joan Haig, Joan Lennon and Andre Ducci
Fairly unusually for career books, this is actually a good novel in its own right. For its time, of course, that time being 1956. The…
Continue reading → Margaret Lang – Fashion Buyer by Mary Delane
There are some authors whose books a particular reader finds herself inexplicably drawn to. For me, Dan Smith is one such. A few years ago,…
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.…
Once upon a time I saw Keith Gray fairly often at book festivals and library events at both of which I often found myself interviewing…
Right at the beginning of her published writing career, more years ago than she or I would like to remember, animal rights was something about…
Continue reading → This Book is Cruelty Free: Animals and Us by Linda Newbery
It's always a good day when a book from Barrington Stoke lands on my desk so when two touched down together I was extremely pleased.…
Following on from books with colours in their titles we have those blooming with flowers. There are many to choose from on my shelves, particularly…
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…
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…
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