Monthly Archives: February 2008

Spread the Word / World Book Day – last chance to vote

Posted on February 29, 2008 by angela

As I write this there are less than three hours to go before voting closes on the shortlist for THE Book to Talk About 2008 award. If you’d like to vote for Speaking of Love, go here. Or click on … Continue reading →

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Booking Through Thursday

Posted on February 28, 2008 by angela

Who is your favorite female lead character? And why? (And yes, of course, you can name more than one . . . I always have trouble narrowing down these things to one name, why should I force you to?) There … Continue reading →

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Jallaludin Rumi, 13th-century poet

Posted on February 27, 2008 by angela

The Guest House This being human is a guest houseEvery morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meannessSome momentary awareness comesAs an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them allEven if they’re a crowd of sorrowsWho violently sweep your … Continue reading →

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Books and Myths

Posted on February 22, 2008 by angela

Ali Smith has written a wonderful book for the Canongate Myths series (a wonderful series, too) called Girl meets boy. The book sets ‘Ovid’s most joyful metamorphosis’, the story of the man-woman Tiresias, in the twenty-first century. I’ve just read … Continue reading →

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Booking through Thursday

Posted on February 21, 2008 by angela

All other things (like price and storage space) being equal, given a choice in a perfect world, would you rather have paperbacks in your library? Or hardcovers? And why? My father used to throw paperbacks away … and I rescued … Continue reading →

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A love letter from Dr Iannis on Valentine’s day

Posted on February 14, 2008 by angela

When Dr Iannis’s beloved daughter, Pelagia, returns from a meeting with Captain Corelli, she tries to pretend to her father that she hasn’t met Corelli. But she knows that her father knows that she has. Dr Iannis doesn’t talk about … Continue reading →

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Book reviews … to blog or not to blog …

Posted on February 9, 2008 by angela

… is a very interesting question. And there’s a very interesting post about it all over on Vulpes Libris which I’ve only just discovered – from dovegreyreader – all about whether blogging book reviewers are the saviours of small publishers, … Continue reading →

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Spread the Word some more …

Posted on February 6, 2008 by angela

On 4 February Richard Lea listed, on the Guardian Unlimited’s Arts Blog, the ten books on the Spread the Word shortlist under the heading: ‘What Goes into a “Book to Talk About”?’ Then he wonders why ‘the Kennedys, Enrights, Adichies … Continue reading →

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Spread the Word

Posted on February 4, 2008 by angela

Speaking of Love has been shortlisted for World Book Day’s The Book to Talk About award. It’s very exciting … . You can see the ten books on the shortlist here; you can comment on and vote for the ten … Continue reading →

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