Book after Book

The truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more. Gabriel Zaid What do you think of this quote? I personally like it because it's a perfect excuse to keep buying books! What are your favourite quotes? Share them on Twitter or in the comments below!

I have recently come across the Book Shambles podcast while listening to Podcast Radio Hour on BBC Radio 4. In the words of Josie Long, it is a podcast where the presenters get to " meet mainly authors and poets but also just people we are interested in and people we like and we just ask them about books that they love and about what got them into reading, what they are reading now... ". I was hooked before she could even finish the sentence and this morning I listened to one of their episodes.  I would normally start from either the very first or the very last episode and work my way up or down from there. This year, however, I would like to be less structured (not that there is anything wrong with structure!) and I purely picked an episode based on something that caught my interest. The episode in question if the first of the 7th season (gosh, I have a lot to catch up on!) and has Jeff Garlin as guest. In the introduction, books about trees are mentioned... and t...

Some of my favourite posts on Twitter this week were from... The Middle Shelf Alison Hennessey #Womensart Ruby

This year, National Storytelling Week was held from January 27th to February 3rd and the National Literacy Trust shared tips on how to inspire children to read and on how to boost communication skills. These are my favourites....

I spotted this sea of blue, faded spines walking past Albion Books in Hastings. I love a good blue and faded spine!

By Donatella di Pietrantonio Published by Supercoralli Einaudi Synopsis: If - at 13 - the people you had until then called Mum and Dad return you, without much explanation, to your family of origin, you question what your place is in the world. And above all, where to search for the answer. How did this book end up in my hands? I trusted the recommendation of Zeldawasawriter . Was it a page-turner? In a very subtle way, yes. Having read the synopsis, did the book meet my expectations? I didn’t read the synopsis. I dived straight in! Did I like the ending? Yes, this book is perfectly framed. Did the book leave me with unanswered questions? I’d like to know what happens next but the book is perfect as it is. Three words to describe it. Raw. Emotional. Matter-of-fact. Do I like the cover? Yes, the cover photograph is as raw as the words on the pages. Have I read any other books by the same author? No, not yet. Will I want to read other books by the same auth...

The struggle of literature is in fact a struggle to escape from the confines of language; it stretches out from the utmost limits of what can be said; what stirs literature is the call and attraction of what is not in the dictionary. Italo Calvino What are your favourite quotes? Share them on Twitter or in the comments below!