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On the Joy of Books 2 comments

georgipaech wrote 1 week ago: I went to have a look on my favourite second-hand bookstore’s website, A Book Affair, last nig … more →

Tags: Books, Books Alive, bookshop, bookstore, Literature, Reading

On being a literary detective

georgipaech wrote 1 week ago: So I’ve been a bit lazy in writing to you recently, but that doesn’t mean I’ve bee … more →

Tags: The books in 'the Book'., Children's Books, Literature, children's literature, Reading, E. Nesbit, edward eager, Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

On a surplus of books2 comments

georgipaech wrote 1 month ago: I am spending the long weekend, and a few days afterwards, down at Goolwa, planning on lazing around … more →

Tags: Books, Children's Books, Reading, Goolwa, long weekend, Holiday

On stockpiling books1 comment

georgipaech wrote 1 month ago: I know, I know, I’m terrible. I can’t help it – I have a compulsion! You’re … more →

Tags: Children's Books In My Grown Up Life, Book covers, Books, Bookshops, children's classics, Fairy Tales, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Reading, Seven Little Australians

On wearing your love of books 4 comments

georgipaech wrote 1 month ago: I’ve discovered another way to show my love of Children’s Books – on t-shirts. Out … more →

Tags: Children's Books In My Grown Up Life, Books, Book covers, the wonderful Wizard of Oz, wizard of oz, t-shirts, Fashion, ethical fashion, Out of Print

On Desert Fringe

georgipaech wrote 2 months ago: Last week I was working in Port Augusta, a small regional town in South Australia, on Desert Fringe. … more →

Tags: Children's Books In My Grown Up Life, Community, beach, Adelaide Fringe, Desert Fringe, Port Augusta, Polytoxic, water, bump-in

On giving books a good home7 comments

georgipaech wrote 2 months ago: I still haven’t told you about my latest trip to The Book Affair! I have been to it twice befo … more →

Tags: Books, Children's Books, Literature, Reading, E. Nesbit, children's classics, old books, second hand books, second-hand bookshop

On pretending to be little again3 comments

georgipaech wrote 2 months ago: If my Mum was my biggest reading influence when I was a child, then my Gran would have to come as a … more →

Tags: Books, Literature, Reading, Winnie the Pooh, Childrens Poetry, second hand books, second-hand bookshop, Grandmother, A. A. Milne

On book piles and book shortages3 comments

georgipaech wrote 2 months ago: Last weekend I went to grab a new book to read, and realised that not only has my pile of books next … more →

Tags: Books, Library, BookStores, Reading, bookshop, Bedtime Reading, piles of books

On what is a book review

georgipaech wrote 3 months ago: I’ve been reading Philip Reeve’s ‘Mortal Engines’ and am very close to finis … more →

Tags: The books in 'the Book'., Books, Literature, writing, mortal engines, Book Review, Review, Critical Reading, philip reeve

On feeling a little bit famous1 comment

georgipaech wrote 3 months ago: So, super exciting, the Adelaide Fringe have been sneakily reading my blog! They decided that they t … more →

Tags: Children's Books In My Grown Up Life, Books, Blogging, second hand books, Adelaide Fringe, Craft, Book Craft, Adelaide Fringe parade, Syndication

On giving books a second life2 comments

georgipaech wrote 4 months ago: I know I should probably be writing about bookish things that happened to me on my trip, or about on … more →

Tags: Children's Books In My Grown Up Life, Books, Literature, second hand books, Adelaide Fringe, Craft, Mannequins, Book Pages, Book Craft

On exploring bookshops1 comment

georgipaech wrote 4 months ago: Fine, I admit it, I bought too many books overseas. Most of them, I also admit, I probably could hav … more →

Tags: Books, Bookshops, Reading, Travel, Travelling, Europe, budapest, Prague, English bookshops

On being an absent blogger2 comments

georgipaech wrote 4 months ago: And I’m back. I know, I’m sorry, I haven’t written near enough in the past few wee … more →

Tags: Books, Bookshops, Travel, Germany, Vienna, budapest, Prague, Terry Pratchett, sausages

On meddling with fairytales2 comments

georgipaech wrote 4 months ago: Aaand we have a desktop in our Budapest appartment! Yes!! Sorry about the silence, everyone, but it … more →

Tags: fairytales, Vienna, Prague, The Nutcracker, Witches Abroad, Cinderella, forests, snow, Ballet

On where I am in the world4 comments

georgipaech wrote 5 months ago: Greetings from Prague! Ben and I arrived here last night, after four trains, two delays and a small … more →

Tags: Black Forest, Books, Bookshops, Brothers Grimm, Fairy Tales, Freiberg, Travelling

On journeys through Bookland3 comments

georgipaech wrote 5 months ago: I know, I know, I’ve been neglecting the ol’ blog a bit this week, but it has been rathe … more →

Tags: Children's Books, Literature, children's literature, Illustration, Shakespeare, Nursery Rhymes, Journeys Through Bookland, classic children's literature, Edgar Allen Poe

On choosing literary travel companions1 comment

georgipaech wrote 5 months ago: In exactly one week I will be zooming across oceans and seas to Europe! I’m very excited. I … more →

Tags: Books, Bookshops, Literature, Austria, Travelling, Europe, shakespeare & co, reading on planes, reading while travelling

On violet crumbles, milo and Vegemite1 comment

georgipaech wrote 5 months ago: Someone commented on my last post that they had never heard of one of my favourite authors, Elizabet … more →

Tags: The books in 'the Book'., Children's Books, Elizabeth Honey, Australia, Favourite books, 45 & 47 Stella Street and Everything That Happened, fiddleback, Stella Street, australian authors


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