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• Aren’t We Sisters?

  

  I am not the first person to write with a sigh in her voice about the way that ‘women’s fiction’ still seems to have a taint of inferiority about it. Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Farm, Or It’s Not As Nice In Sweden As You’d Think

  

  A few weeks ago, Mr Litlove was under the weather and so he decided to distract himself with a book. He settled for The Farm, by Tom Rob Smith, a novel I’d give... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Friday Teasers

  It’s boiling hot here – in a steamy sort of way – and we’re expecting family for the weekend, so rather than a real post, a few teasers for reviews I’ve... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Very Inspiring Blogger Award

  

  I was immensely chuffed to find that two dear blogging friends – Susan and Annabel – had nominated me for this award (and I would nominate both of them right... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Trials in Reading

  

  Life seems to have been very stressful lately, and in consequence I have been lying about the place like a beached whale, wondering if my zip will ever return. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Issue 2 Is Out!

  

  Yes, our second, summery edition of Shiny New Books is live today! I learned one or two intriguing things over the past few months: 1. It is possible to say... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• What We Did On Holiday

  

  For the last couple of months, Mr Litlove has been busy making me new bookcases. It will probably not surprise you to know that we have been experiencing a bit... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Holiday!

  Mr Litlove decided, quite at the last minute, to take a week’s holiday this week. We have an assortment of plans and half-plans and I’m not sure of our final... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Blindness and Insight

  

  When I worked in Waterstone’s back in 1993, Raymond Carver was the man. I hadn’t even heard of him, but it wasn’t long before I realised he represented some... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Various Updates

  I realised that there have been a few ongoing plotlines chez Litlove that I haven’t updated lately. For instance, my painful arm and shoulder which I thought fo... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• On Not Being Able To Write

  

  At the end of the 1940s, Marion Milner was a psychoanalyst who had been involved in a lengthy study of the ways in which children learn, and once the official... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Good Epiphany Is Hard To Find

  

  When I sat down this afternoon to think about what post I could write, I had so far that day a) been to the dentist and b) had to listen to my son in tears... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Why I’m Rather Quiet

  

  I haven’t been posting as much as I usually do, because I’ve had one or two books to read for the magazine. The pile on the left are the ones awaiting review,... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• How Not To Give Good Advice

  I’ve been on a run of books lately that all deal with heartbreak and grief. In one a man flies aimlessly around the world for two years, unable to come to... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• What Some People Do In The Name Of Love

  

  We were brutally woken at dawn yesterday by thunderous hammering on our front door and yelling. It sounded like a raid, but when Mr Litlove went rushing to the... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Lost for Words

  

  A novel about warring judges on the panel of a prestigious book prize that is essentially a poorly-masked Booker? This sounded like a delightful hoot to me... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Turn of a Friendly Card

  

  I often wonder why it is so hard to do things that are positively good for us, and why it is so easy to allow weakness and self-sabotage to take over. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Pleasures: Pure and Bittersweet

  

  Pure pleasure first of all: do hop over to Shiny New Books to check out the latest update we’ve made to the first edition. We’ve been calling it the... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In Which I Try Something New

  You may recall a while back (October to be precise), I began having trouble with my left arm. The first thing I noticed was how painful it was to put my car int... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Rosie Project

  

  I have to preface this review with Mr Litlove’s favourite joke, culled from a collection sent to him over the internet one day entitled ‘jokes about... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE