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Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mr. Tom16 comments

uncertainprinciples wrote 3 weeks ago: This incredibly poignant well written story tackles various important and sensitive topics, some of … more →

Tags: Young-Adult, Review, Historical Fiction, ALA Best Books For Young Adults, BBC's Big Read {Best Loved Novel}, Guardian Children's Fiction Award, Waterstones The Nation's Favourite Children's, Books 2009, World War II

A Little Love Song1 comment

bookwitch wrote 1 month ago: It was the oranges that did it for me. A few years ago Offspring had some friends round for a sleepo … more →

Tags: Authors, blogs, Books, History, Interview, Reading, Review, War

Meeting Michelle Magorian

bookwitch wrote 1 month ago: The importance of Goodnight Mister Tom is such that I have long had Michelle Magorian on my top leve … more →

Tags: Authors, Books, Education, film, History, Interview, michael morpurgo, Reading, theatre

New Nostalgia

kaet wrote 1 month ago: This will likely be another short post, about books that feel like they should be rereads, but aren … more →

Tags: Books, Children's Books, Childrens Fiction, Comedy, Historical Fiction, Ireland, Just Henry, Terry Eagleton, The Truth About the Irish

Imperial War Museum North

bookwitch wrote 1 month ago: I love architecture, and the whackier the better. I tend to love most new arty buildings, which up h … more →

Tags: Art, museum, Manchester Literature Festival, The Lowry, BridgeWater Hall, Imperial War Museum North

Michelle Magorian in Manchester4 comments

bookwitch wrote 1 month ago: Well, that could make me cry. Almost, anyway. Happy tears, you understand. As the witch started nego … more →

Tags: Authors, Books, Education, film, History, Interview, Reading, theatre, Travel

I think this has turned into a list of my favourite authors

firinne wrote 7 months ago: I came across this on Happy Catholic and I just couldn’t resist. Here goes: 1. Most treasured … more →

Tags: Books, cheers me up, Diana Wynne Jones, Tolstoy, Proust, Charles Dickens, Anne McCaffrey, Maeve Binchy, Thomas Merton

Make me laugh8 comments

bookwitch wrote 9 months ago: Searched the house for some humour this morning. As you can tell I’ve lost it, slightly. But w … more →

Tags: Books, Philip Pullman, Authors, Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling, Roald Dahl, humour

Sebastian Barry wins the Costa Book Award

Kirsty wrote 10 months ago: Sebastian Barry has won the £25,000 Costa Book Award for his novel The Secret Scripture. There has b … more →

Tags: Books, Fiction Books, prizes, Poetry Books, Costa Book Awards, Sebastian Barry, The Secret Scripture, Adam Foulds, Sadie Jones

Costa for Michelle Magorian1 comment

bookwitch wrote 11 months ago: Michelle Magorian has won the Costa children’s book award for Just Henry. I’m very pleas … more →

Tags: Books, Authors, Education, Awards, film, History, War

Costa children's shortlist3 comments

bookwitch wrote 1 year ago: My excuse is that I was a wee bit busy the day the shortlist for this year’s Costa award was a … more →

Tags: Authors, Awards, Books, Reading, writing, Jenny Valentine, Keith Gray, Saci Lloyd

Costa Book Awards shortlist announced1 comment

Dean Samways wrote 1 year ago: Some of the nominees in the running for the Costa Book Awards 2008 (picture by The Guardian) The sho … more →

Tags: News, fiction news, The Scribbler, The Scribbler Blog, Video, Seamus Swords, Tom Rob Smith, 2008, Costa Book Awards

Just Michelle3 comments

bookwitch wrote 1 year ago: Not everything in London is bigger. The tiny Rex Cinema is, well, tiny, but the perfect venue to lau … more →

Tags: Books, Bookshops, Authors, blogs, theatre, Reading, film, Crime, writing

Senior moments

bookwitch wrote 1 year ago: I owe my friend CG this title. We had a Nordic ladies lunch about a week ago, and CG is good for sto … more →

Tags: Books, Authors, blogs, Television, theatre, Reading, languages, Adele Geras, writing

Diamonds in dungheaps7 comments

bookwitch wrote 1 year ago: I love Michelle Magorian’s books, and her new one after an exceedingly long ten years doesn … more →

Tags: Books, Authors, film, Crime

February half term3 comments

bookwitch wrote 1 year ago: is now over. It’s been the first one spent in Sweden for four years. The fact that it happens so rar … more →

Tags: Books, Bookshops, Authors, blogs, radio, Reading, languages, Crime, Stieg Larsson

Michelle Magorian news

bookwitch wrote 2 years ago: I’ve been thinking this thought for so long, that I had even stopped thinking it. If you know … more →

Tags: Books, Authors, writing


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