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Farewell then, apostrophe ‘s’
The big book news this week was that Waterstone’s has decided to ditch its ‘s’ to make it more ‘versatile’ for Internet users. It seems strange that a book chain, of all retailers, should be the one dumb down punctuation. However, … Continue reading
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‘I will hate you till I die…’
So wrote philosopher Alain de Botton after a poor review of one of his books in the New York Times. The whole sentence was: ‘I will hate you till I die and wish you nothing but ill will in every career … Continue reading
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The one about Resolutions…
Every January blog has to have one. That is, a blog about New Year’s Resolutions. Well this is going to be short and sweet because I haven’t made any. I’ve resolved not to resolve. Why? Because even the simplest ones never work for me. … Continue reading
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Boxing Day
The Daughter had the board game QI as one of her Christmas presents yesterday so in the spirit of Stephen Fry let me bestow upon you knowledge you never knew you needed. Boxing Day, according to my Ladybird Book of … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all my readers. Wishing you the best of times for the year ahead
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Christmas Stories
The shops are full of Christmas books for children. Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas is a good one, as is Allan Ahlberg’s Jolly Christmas Postman and I agree with many of the others mentioned on this list which is why I’m not … Continue reading
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Woot!
I’ve had an idea for a story. It’s based around a man and a sweeping brush. I haven’t thought of a name for the man yet but I’m veering towards Siegfried. OK, let’s go for that. Siegfried it is. Now Siegfried’s job is to sweep up … Continue reading
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Here Lies Arthur – book review
If you like your history dark and your heroes seriously flawed you’ll adore Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve. Reeve takes all the great episodes from the Arthurian Legend and gives them a mighty shake. Through the eyes of Gwyna, a young peasant … Continue reading
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Sticky Ends
Want to buy a book for a younger brother / sister/child this Christmas? Aged about… 6 or 7? Try this new hardback book of Cautionary Tales by the impossibly prolific Jeanne Willis . I loved her cat tale Silly Cecil and Clever … Continue reading
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When in doubt… make a list
OK, I admit it; I’m a list kind of girl. I know, I know. Interesting, busy people don’t have time for lists becuase they’re too busy doing interesting and busy people type things. I don’t care. I list therefore I … Continue reading
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