Category Archives: Bookshops

Comfort Zones, and Client Earth

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Angela

The other day, in Chichester, I found and bought a book. This is a (very) common thing in my life (although it usually happens in London) but I bought this book in Jigsaw which isn’t a bookshop. Copies were sitting on … Continue reading →

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A hug a day keeps the doctor away, and Brooklyn’s new Center for Fiction

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Angela

I read here, the other day, in an article by a South Korean Zen Buddhist monk called Haemin Sunim, that hugs have health benefits. Here he is and here’s part of what he wrote: Anthony Grant, a professor of psychology at … Continue reading →

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Chaos & Creativity; and Beautiful Bookshops

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Angela

I dislike hate chaos. Very much. Who doesn’t? But it’s an essential state if you want to write fiction. Messiness of the mind is the sine qua non for writers. But, when a piece is finished, it looks so orderly that … Continue reading →

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