Getting ready for the Edinburgh International Book Festival (wherever you are). It’s so exciting to think that after two years, the Edinburgh International Book Festival is back. And it’s even bigger. There are over 600 events happening over the fortnight...
This year, join in the Edinburgh International Book Festival wherever you live without the hassle of travelling. The festival organisers have embraced live streaming and so quite a few events will be available for you to watch without leaving your sitting room. Here...
Is there such a thing as ‘too many books’? .. I’ve been out and about, visiting Wales, Northumberland, and Ullapool. I didn’t see any bookshops in Pembrokeshire (though there was a lovely little town called Narberth which has banned chain...
Apparently Marie Kondo has said that you don’t need to keep more than thirty books. To which some people replied, “on the bedside table?” which sort of sums up my attitude. I mean, by the end of March this year I had already read more than thirty...
The sun has been shining all over the UK, daffodils are blooming, lambs are leaping, and we’ve been told that covid is officially ‘over’ with all restrictions lifted. I for one won’t miss seeing the new form of litter; discarded face masks...
