This article is part of Kate Mitchell's blog tour to promote her debut novel. Kate is a student at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Her first novel, Aureole, has just been published. Here she talks about the pressures and everyday realities of being both a student and a new author. This article is part of… Continue reading Guest Post by author Kate Mitchell
Year: 2012
The Guardian by David Hosp
When I was offered a proof of The Guardian, I accepted, thinking 'why not'. Admittedly it is a little different from the things that I would normally read. It is a thriller, a genre I love, but it is a political, international thriller concerned with the 'issues' between America and Afghanistan, and more specifically, Islam… Continue reading The Guardian by David Hosp
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Sea of Ink by Richard Weihe and a Peirene Press Experience at Senate House
By now I'm sure you've all heard of Peirene Press - they are a small publisher bringing European literature to a British audience in translation. They publish their beautiful little books (all are intentionally short) in series of threes, each with a theme. Sea of Ink by Swiss author Richard Weihe is the third book… Continue reading Sea of Ink by Richard Weihe and a Peirene Press Experience at Senate House
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Light Falling on Bamboo by Lawrence Scott
This book is beautiful. Firstly, the cover is very attractive and engaging; and the hardback inside the slip cover is bright yellow, a colour that makes us think of the sun and the sand in Trinidad, where the novel is set. Secondly, the language and descriptions in Light Falling on Bamboo are really lovely. From… Continue reading Light Falling on Bamboo by Lawrence Scott
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Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close
Before you say anything - Girls in White Dresses is not chick-lit. I wouldn't have read it if it was. It just sort of looks and sort of sounds like it; but when you think about it, it only looks like it because the cover has pink writing and a girl in a white dress… Continue reading Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close
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Liza Klaussmann at The British Library
I loved Tigers in Red Weather so much, I jumped at the opportunity to see author Liza Klaussmann doing a reading and be interviewed at The British Library. The interview was conducted by Naomi Wood, the Writer in Residence at the Eccles Centre for American Studies at The BL. Wood is a writer in her… Continue reading Liza Klaussmann at The British Library
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The Empty Glass by J. I. Baker
Having read Lois Banner's biography of Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn: The Passion and the Paradox, I was intrigued when I came across The Empty Glass in a magazine. The fact that it was about the mystery of Monroe's death, but it was a novel, was very interesting. The cover also attracted me. It is eye-catching and… Continue reading The Empty Glass by J. I. Baker
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Jeanette Winterson on For Books’ Sake
Monday 27th August was author Jeanette Winterson's birthday. In honour of the day I wrote a 'Bookish Birthday' piece for For Books' Sake! Originally published on 27th August 2012 on For Books's Sake. Born on 27th August 1959, Jeanette Winterson grew up in a small town in the north of England with an ultra-religious adoptive mother who… Continue reading Jeanette Winterson on For Books’ Sake
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The Receptionist: An Education at The New Yorker by Janet Groth
I cannot remember how exactly I came across Janet Groth's memoir of her time at The New Yorker. All I remember is that as soon as I did hear about it, I wanted to read it; a lot. Being a Londoner I had no experience of reading The New Yorker but knew of its popularity… Continue reading The Receptionist: An Education at The New Yorker by Janet Groth
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The Free World by David Bezmozgis
After the intense, psychological intrigue and drama of Lois Banner's feminist biography of Marilyn Monroe, and the light-hearted romance of Delicacy, I was a little stuck about what to read next. I had a small pile of books sent very kindly from publishers, and spent way too long staring at them all, turning them over… Continue reading The Free World by David Bezmozgis
These Little Words 