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• Today's Post is Brought to You by the Letter....

  

  Perhaps you saw Simon's post of this title yesterday -- if not, well he's dishing out letters to anyone who wants to do his new meme. Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Very Strange Painting

  

  As you may know, I'm in the habit of putting paintings on here more or less every week. It all started with Women Reading, segued into Women Writing, and now,... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Replay by Marc Levy

  

  Is it just me, or are novels getting stranger and stranger? There seems to be an upsurge of plots in which people relive their own lives -- not exactly... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Under a Croatian Sun

  

  'From grey Britain to a sunny isle: one couple's dream comes true', says the subtitle, and that says it all, really. There have been quite a few books about... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• L M Montgomery

  

  Why have I never read anything by Lucy Maud Montgomery before? Of course I'd heard of Anne of Green Gables, but, though a great lover of classic childrens... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Woman Reading

  

  What exactly is going on here? It seems that the book is so fascinating that she's stopped what she was doing because she's got to go on reading -- but was she... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• When We Were Romans

  

  Sometimes when I read a really interesting review on someone else's blog, I rush off and immediately order the book. That's what I did recently with When... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Cat(s) with Book(s)

  

  This very familiar image is by Reinhard Michl, a German illustrator about whom I'm afraid I know nothing, apart from the fact that he's a living artist... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Little Egypt: Guest Post by Adele Geras

  

  I'm very pleased today to be posting a guest review by Adele Geras, and here it is: As I sit down to write this review, there's an article in the Times telling... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Woman Reading

  

  This lovely painting is 'La Letrice' (the Reader) by Alix Aymé (1894-1989). It is lacquer and gold leaf on a wooden panel and probably a... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literary Coincidences

  

  What do a 19th century housewife and a contemporary writer of humorous non fiction have in common? More than you might think. The housewife was Frances (Fanny)... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Rivers of London

  

  Hooray for World Book Night! For without it, I very much doubt if I'd have read this totally delightful novel. As it happened I was having tea on 23 April with... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Nude Women with Cats

  

  Slightly concerned about what sort of traffic this title will attract, but nevertheless it is indeed what this painting is called. The artist is Felix Valloton... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bones Are Forever

  

  I used to be the most terrific fan of Kathy Reichs' Temperence Brennan novels, then I found myself getting a bit bored and disillusioned -- they seemed to be... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Girl Reading

  

  People quite often ask me where I find the paintings I put on here. Well, people sometimes send them to me, which I much appreciate, or I spot them on various... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Cold Courage

  

  Scandinvian noir -- do we love it? I certainly used to. I got hooked on Henning Mankell, loved the Martin Beck series, and was absolutely bowled over... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Ruby Slippers

  

  I'm always happy to support new authors, and so it was a pleasure to discover a debut novel that had as much going for it as The Ruby Slippers. Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Boy Reading

  

  This lovely, evocative image is by the great American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell (1894-1978). There are people who think Rockwell's work is... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Outcast Dead

  

  I've had a terrific soft spot for Elly Griffiths' Ruth Galloway novels since I read the first one, Crossing Places, in 2009. There's something very... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Change of Climate

  I am, in general, not a particularly patient person, and this means I tend to look for instant, or at least rapid, results in most things I undertake. Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE