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• The Signature of All Things

  

  When this book arrived for review I had a mixed reaction. I thought, Elizabeth Gilbert, yay! Because I very much enjoyed Committed and think she is generally a... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• So, The Writing Course

  For all the uncertainties I had at the start, I am very glad that I did the writing course. There is nothing like being forced outside of your comfort zone to... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Hit and a Miss

  

  It feels like an age since I’ve written about any books. This must be partly because the books I’ve been reading lately have often left me uncertain how I feel... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• How I’d Sell Books

  I’ve had a fair amount of time to think lately, and musing about publishing issues made me consider the haphazard way books get publicized at present and how I’... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• And This Time It’s My Arm…

  Last weekend I went to see the osteopath. I’d had a sore left arm, on and off, for several weeks, that seemed to be gradually getting worse. It felt like I’d... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Publishing, A Writer’s Biggest Headache

  Unsurprisingly, the issues surrounding publishing and our sense of ourselves as writers have provoked the longest discussion of the whole writing course. It... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• An Evening with Donna Tartt

  

  A week ago, Mr Litove and I swallowed our dinner in double quick time then rushed over to the Cambridge Union with our tickets for Donna Tartt. We were surprise... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Other Typist

  

  It’s 1924, New York in the era of prohibition and Rose Baker is quietly proud of her job as a police stenographer. She is the fastest and most accurate typist a... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Chairs and Groundhog Dreams

  

  You may recall that when we went on holiday to Yorkshire, Mr Litlove attended a furniture making workshop with the intention of making a chair. Well, that... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Root of the Matter

  Be warned, I am not at all a happy bunny. You may recall that back in August, I had to have a tooth refilled after the old filling had cracked. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A New Discovery

  

  Probably because I am so keen myself on the activities of reading, deducing and interpreting, I am the kind of consumer of crime fiction who’s in it for the... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Writing Course Hots Up… And Cools Down

  I don’t know whether any physicist has actually worked out the formula for the phenomenon of three buses always coming along at once, but someone really... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Comfort Crime

  

  Three crime novels from the ever-growing ranks of unreviewed books around here:Lisa Gardner – The Survivors ClubThis was a scary one. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Three Great Novelists

  

  I’ve been reading as much as ever but writing very little about it here – a most unusual turn of events! What it means, though, is that I can cherry pick the... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Week at Litlove’s

  Wednesday afternoon found me ringing up the local doctors’ surgery asking for an appointment. They could fit me in Saturday morning, or if it was an emergency, ... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• How To Survive Your University Course

  It’s that time of year when the students go back, and partly because I am bio-rhythmically set up to expect students requiring help across the autumn, I... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Mr Litlove Strikes Again

  

  Just a quick post with a not-terribly-good photo of the new bookcase that Mr Litlove has made me. It’s in Arts & Crafts style for those of you who like to know... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• All Change

  So, my son left today for university and it is such a happysad event that I can’t even begin to know how I feel. He’s excited and keen and very ready now for hi... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bleugh

  With exquisite timing, I have caught the virus that my son and his girlfriend brought back from the Reading music festival. It began with 36 hours of the worst... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Of Tents, Colds and Courses

  Hello dear blogging friends, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? The past few weeks have been both hectic and stressful chez Litlove but I can at least report some... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE