January 2022. Can you overplan? In last month’s newsletter I talked about making resolutions and goal setting – how to do this and what to do. My diary for 2022 is all planned out with colour blocks for different projects. I’m ready to go. I like a...
If you’re a keen reader or writer and are looking for somewhere inspiring to holiday this year, then this blog is for you. I’ve gathered together a top ten list of places to visit in the UK which not only have a literary connection, but which are also...
Let’s put that year behind us and think about how we can have a much better time in the future. Alas, that was also the opening line of my January newsletter. Maybe you did have a fantastic year, if so well done. Could some of my suggestions help you to make...
Looking back over my year of reading, what strikes me now is how hard it is to categorise some of the books. Many were sold as contemporary fiction but turned out to be what we might have previously defined as sci fi/ fantasy. Meanwhile the world of...
November: don’t worry, your Christmas shopping is going to be sorted! I do like to give (and receive!) books for presents, but it’s not always easy to know what to buy for someone, and unless you’re a child, I think a book token is a bit of a cop...
I usually write blogs about fiction but as our minds turn towards Christmas, and the dreaded person who it’s so hard to buy stuff for, I thought I’d do a list of entertaining biographies/ autobiographies. Honestly, I don’t think you can go wrong with...
