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• Fancy A Little Gothic With Your Christmas?

  

  'Tis the season for all things Christmas, but I for one am still thinking about Halloween and all things Gothic... partly because I love Halloween, but also... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Can We Agree On No More Sylvia Plath Biographies?

  I think we can all agree that a mythology has grown around Sylvia Plath and her husband Ted Hughes. Both her writing and her short life were undoubtedly... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In Praise Of: Sad Stories

  When we learn about trauma, we also learn about catharsis, about 'getting it out' and finding closure. About having a cathartic experience. This is why we read... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• #thisbeautiful : Growing Up in the 1970s

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  Posted on 29 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• More Than A Daughter: The Problem With Simplifying Women

  I recently read a book called . It is the memoir of a woman, Kate Mayfield, whose father was indeed an undertaker. She grew up in a 'funeral home', as they... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In Praise Of

  In the interests of my making my blog as varied and interesting as possible, and also to stop it from becoming what Kim Forrester recently called " another... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• International Literacy Day and Why It Matters

  

  Today (8th September) in International Literacy Day. This year’s theme is ‘Literacy and Sustainable Development’ -Literacy is one of the key elements needed to... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Collector by John Fowles

  

  What makes a book a ‘classic’? What makes it last, what makes publishers choose to reprint it for years? Popularity is certainly a huge factor; but what about... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• An Evening with Sarah Waters at the Bodleian

  

  Sarah Waters’ new novel, The Paying Guests, came out last week on 28th August, and of course it was amazing. I was very lucky to be sent an early copy, and... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Capote Readathon: Short Stories (Part Two)

  

  For those of you who have been following the Summer Capote Readathon that I’ve been doing with Kirsty of The Literary Sisters, you’ll know that we are reading... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Oxford Culture Review

  Hello all, just a little announcement for this muggy Saturday -I am now officially a contributor to The Oxford Culture Review! Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters

  

  Well, well, well… hello again Sarah. We have all missed you.I don’t remember when I first decided I loved Sarah Waters. We studied Affinity for a course about... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Man at the Helm by Nina Stibbe

  

  I must say that reading Man at the Helm was quite a departure for me. As my boyfriend and, I’m sure, my readers will testify, I usually read sad/serious books.... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bookshelf Adventures: Having A Clear Out

  The dreaded words. Clear out. I’m all for a clear out, it’s sensible and healthy, but my goodness – it is not a pleasant process. It’s bad enough doing it with... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Summer Crossing by Truman Capote (Part of the Capote Readathon)

  

  I’m glad I’ve never had to be in the position of Alan Schwartz, Truman Capote’s friend and lawyer. In his Afterword to Summer Crossing he explains that in his... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Adventures in the 7th Century: Hild by Nicola Griffith

  

  This post is part of the official blog tour for Hild.As a rule I like historical fiction, and when I think about it a lot of the historical fiction I’ve read ha... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• An Experiment

  

  Right. I’m going to admit it. I’m a massive cliche.I studied English Literature, I work in publishing, and I’m a blogger. And I write. Fiction.CLICHE.But let’s... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• It’s Been A Year…

  … since three huge changes in my life took place. Last August everything became different, for the first time in a long time. I had been doing internships for... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Grass Harp by Truman Capote (Part of the Capote Readathon)

  

  I first read this novella in 2008 when I was in the midst of an obsession with Capote and his writing. I tore through his books and declared him to be one of... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Capote Readathon: Short Stories (Part One)

  

  As part of the Capote Summer Readathon, Kirsty and I are reading the twelve short stories included in A Capote Reader. For July we have read the first six of... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE