John Baxter's Pound of Paper: Confessions of a Book Addict Random House (UK), 2002 Welcome to another bookish Friday. I chose John Baxter's work for two reasons: first, it was a gift from a bookish friend some years ago and I wanted to take some proper time with it because
Joan Barfoot's Dancing in the Dark Macmillan, 1982 (not the image shown) When I re-read Abra earlier this month, I mentioned that it felt both quiet and revolutionary at the same time. The narrator's self-discovery is relayed through the filter of memory, and the bulk of the action is internal,
There's so much chatter in Blogland about which is more helpful: a positive or negative review. I wondered whether this was one of those questions that I might answer differently on any given day. Like "Favourite Author" or "Favourite Book". Such a response is so mood-dependent. Ask me today --
David Stouck's Ethel Wilson: A Critical Biography UTP, 2003 Here is what David Stouck wrote about Mary McAlpine's book about Ethel Wilson's life: "When I read the book I was aware of egregious errors and great gaps in the life. In the opinion of many reviewers, the book was poorly
Cicely Hamilton's William: An Englishman Persephone No. 1 (1919) Persephone Books, 1999 When I finish my current Persephone read, Monica Dickens' Mariana, I'll have read one-fifth of their books, but it was the announcement of their Forum's launch that took me to the first of their publications. My orderly nature
