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LATEST ARTICLES ( 372 )

• Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder?

  I do hope so. There’s been a lot going on here lately that I will tell you all about soon. But in the meantime, I’ve got an essay on Henry Miller up at Numero... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Hilary Mantel and Elizabeth Strout

  

  There was a moment, a few weeks back, when I was listening to four audio books (not simultaneously, obvs): Bring Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantel, Autumn by Ali... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• New at Numéro Cinq

  Way back in January I had a properly wonderful experience. I went to the studios of two very talented women: the painter, Miranda Boulton, and the poet, Kaddy... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Each To Their Own

  So I’m standing at the kitchen sink doing the washing up the other evening, when Mr Litlove looms out of the darkness coming up the garden path. He’s been out... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Storytelling and Compassion

  

  One of the many wonderful things about books is that they give us a safe space in which to encounter difficult and frightening thoughts. Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• When CFS Meets the NHS and No One Wins

  So, last week was an unusual one for us because Mr Litlove was unwell. I always find it intriguing when he falls ill, because I get to witness what happens... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Artful

  

  So long as that woman from the Rijksmuseum in painted quiet and concentration keeps pouring milk day after day from the pitcher to the bowl the World hasn’t... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Snooping, Blinking and a Controversial Chair

  

  As you may remember, while my eyes have been troublesome, Mr Litlove has been reading to me most days after lunch – a sort of bookish siesta. Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Forty Great Books By Women About Women

  

  Last week my friend sent me a link to a list of 40 Books Every Woman Should Read in Red magazine. It seemed such an odd, eclectic list that it has tempted me... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• From the Ridiculous to the Sublime

  

  Although the title of this post is definitely a Mr-Litlove-esque one, I am sorry to say that Mr Litlove has not done anything comical for several weeks and so... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Penguin Rocker and More Books

  

  I have been very remiss in not showing you a photo of the chair Mr Litlove made me for my birthday. Yes, I know what you are thinking: how many more chairs can... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• All Kinds of Everything Bookish

  

  Mr Litlove quoted something mildly alarming to me the other day when reading Originals by Adam Grant, a non-fiction title about creativity. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Agent Hunter and Other Stories

  So, where were we? Ah yes, we had finished the Barbara Pym part of the narrative concerning Mr Litlove and we were moving onto the Stephen King part of the... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Good Grief, Life Keeps Happening!

  

  So much for that new blogging leaf, right? But anyhow, lots of catching up to do and we’ll begin as ever with that titan of domestic anecdote, Mr Litlove. Have ... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Watch Me Turning That New Blogging Leaf

  These past few weeks, I’ve made a new friend. It so happened that, in an idle moment in the weeks running up to Christmas, I clicked on one of those... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Books of 2016

  

  I wasn’t going to do one of these lists – for the first time in ten years of blogging – because I have read so little this year. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Glad Tidings (For Those Fed Up Of The News)

  

  Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, I imagine most people are looking forward to some festive holidays of one kind or another. Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• New Shiny and News

  

  Our Christmas Edition of Shiny New Books is live today! Do go on over and decide what you want to unwrap under the tree this year… The BookBuzz section is rathe... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Self-Sabotage of the West

  I suppose the thing is, it’s hard to live a good life. It’s energetically demanding to keep negative emotions at bay, to remain open and inclusive, to feel read... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Stranger Than We Can Imagine

  

  What a difference a century makes! Back in 1900 the streets held mostly horse-drawn carriages, you could die from a simple infection and if you wanted to... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE