To say that Toni Morrison has become a legend in her own time is to massively understate the facts. Morrison, who turns 85 today, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the National Book Critics Circle Award and the American Book Award, and she is the first (and, so far, the only) African American to be […]
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There are such a wide variety of ways that listening to audiobooks is perceived and interpreted. Before now I hadn’t given it that much thought. For me audiobooks have always been a means to an end – to have an experience of a book – and I never questioned whether I had actually “read” the
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As a reader, I am always fascinated by the way that we use language, and the way our use of words color and provide context to our experiences. The words that we choose as our shorthand – categorize people and their actions, and behavior – are very telling to me. There is one word in
If Someone Called You A LURKER In Real Life, Wouldn’t You Beat Them Up? Read More »
Some bullet point items of the week! This weekend my cousin has come to visit. She is thirteen and wanted to stay for week, which I had to swiftly veto. Too much going for a long visit at this time, but we have spent the weekend gossiping, reading and having laughs and good food. She
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I have watched with interest as a growing number of books have accompanying book trailers or some other form of visual promotion. It’s all over the place. More and more, because of conditions in which artists are having to resort to innovative ways to get others to experience their craft, multi-faceted strategies are needed and
The Rise of the Book Trailer? And Why I Never Watch Them Read More »