Books & Bookshops

Six months, six lists, six books

Jo the Book Jotter’s Six in Six 2024 challenge invites us to create six lists of six books to show some of our favourite books from the first six months […]

-London

A quiet moment

Humanities Reading Room, British Library, London, November 2023 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 19 November 2023 Posted as part of Silent Sunday …

-Around the world

Tales of married women

It’s time for this month’s chain of reading, set off by Kate’s Six Degrees of Separation, in which we are invited to build a chain of 6 books where each […]

-Marseille

Sadly, only the frontage is left

The frontage of what used to be la Librairie Tacussel on La Canebière, Marseille, August 2023 Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday […]

-Around the world

Six lists, six books, six months

Jo, the Book Jotter, has invited us in her Six in Six challenge to create six lists of six books to show what we have read in the first six […]

-Scotland

Cheers, Scottish style

Raven Black by Ann Cleeves Accompanied by a Scottish gin (coffee still on the brew)I had intended this to be a gin from Shetland, but that bottle had been consumed.So, […]

-South Korea

High on my favourites list

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee This book tells a gripping story of several generations of a Korean family, starting in 1883. It is a great read and covers many aspects […]

A Coffee and a Book

Danger is sweet

“It seemed such a foolish thing to do …” Sweet Danger “… this leaving of a small brown portmanteau upon the sill of a shut, first-floor window …”, and so […]

Books & Bookshops

Happy 60th Birthday to Paddington

The very first book featuring this much-loved character, entitled “A Bear Called Paddington”, was published on 13th October 1958. The 60 years have flown along, with a whole series of Paddington […]

-London

Oh Yes

The top of Charing Cross Road is still undergoing a lot of building work, largely due to the forthcoming new railway line, and I did feel a little sad to […]

-Barcelona

Salut! from Barcelona

The Catalans have been producing wine for over 2,00 years, much to the delight of the Romans and everyone who has come along since. I enjoyed this refreshing (and reflecting) […]

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Books & Bookshops

Six months, six lists, six books

A quiet moment

Tales of married women

Sadly, only the frontage is left

Six lists, six books, six months

Cheers, Scottish style

High on my favourites list

Danger is sweet

Happy 60th Birthday to Paddington

Oh Yes

Salut! from Barcelona