Recently I’ve been thinking about doing a PhD ( Me! A PhD! Me who didn’t even get her GCSE Maths!), and as part of this I’ve been considering what I’d do it on. There’s a… more →
Did you ever stop to think and forget to start again?wrote 1 month ago: 1. Skellig by David Almond – I read this when it was first published and I’ve never read … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Recently I’ve been thinking about doing a PhD ( Me! A PhD! Me who didn’t even get her GC … more →
wrote 3 months ago: This is a quote from ‘Seventeenth Summer’, the debut appearance of Patrick Pennington. … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Image: gasboyben (Flickr) I recently went to see the Jersey Boys in London and was struck in particu … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Going Home by K.M. Peyton My rating: 4 of 5 stars One of the things I love in my bookish world is wh … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Following on from my lady-centric film casting post of yesterday, this time it’s the turn of m … more →
wrote 8 months ago: I’m going through a bit of a film phase at the moment, and have got a bit obsessed with the id … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Sue Ransom, author of Small Blue Thing, Perfectly Reflected and Scattering Like Light, chooses her T … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Marion’s Angels by K.M. Peyton My rating: 5 of 5 stars Marion’s Angels is the story of M … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Everybody a little life in their Yoda needs hmmmmm? As part of the thought process began here, I wan … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I have a lot of love for KM Peyton. And I’ve spoken before about how she just gets love. She g … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Adele Geras has written more than ninety books for children and young adults. Here are a few of her … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Flambards. A trilogy plus one that I first read for the horses, and a series that I cannot let go. K … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I’ve banged on about the magnificence of KM Peyton before (I reviewed ‘Dear Fred’ … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Dear Fred by K.M. Peyton My rating: 5 of 5 stars I finished this and I realised that I don’t e … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Horses are important in my life and always have been. So it’s fitting that they form the basis … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Like many other girls, I went through the “horse” phase. In real life I saved up for yea … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Vampires, vampires and more vampires. Am I the only one sick of this? There are only so many spins y … more →
wrote 4 years ago: While I enjoyed reading when I was very young, I actually remember the experience that turned me int … more →