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Art & Photography. . .
Greetings, The short version—no one needs the long version, least of all me—is that I have a beautiful, eccentric collection of books (photography, art, illustrated history, books about Hollywood, books about places, etc.) for sale. (See tag: Economic Reality.) Below … Continue reading
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Tagged art books, book sale, books, celebrities, Economic Reality, history, Hollywood, illustrated books, painters, photography, photography books
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Apologetic Mode
I know, I know, where have I been? Off trying to earn money, trying to unscramble my head, and reading a lot of books that I’m either reviewing for an unnameable client (and most of which are horrific) or … Continue reading
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Tagged Big, books, Etsy, John Crowley, Little, love letter, novel, PluckyCrocus, reading, Unsung Letter, vintage
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Hasty Book Reviews
Life, eh? Got a little busy here, so I’m going to keep this short and bookish, until I corral all my more personal thoughts into coherent little essays. Does your heart soar when you hear there’s a new Agatha Christie … Continue reading
End of Year Reading Roundup
As ever, my reading year was partly devoted to pleasure, partly work-related — though the two often overlapped. Below is my annual round up of what I most loved in 2016, and since I posted last year’s list on 28th November, … Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW: MOTHERING SUNDAY
Mothering Sunday: A Romance By Graham Swift Out 25th February from Scribner (S&S); £12.99 hardback Graham Swift signals his intentions with a playful epigraph: “You shall go to the ball!” Then he begins, “Once upon a time,” but immediately undercuts the … Continue reading
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BOOKS OF THE YEAR
In which I urge you to read some of the books I’ve most enjoyed this past twelve months. Continue reading
No Wonder I’m in a Daze Most of the Time
Everyone knows I read a lot. And I read professionally. You probably also know that since the summer of 1983, I’ve been writing down the title of every book I begin in my diary, prompted by a colleague’s saying: “Even … Continue reading
BOOK REVIEWS: Talk and Disclaimer
Talk Linda Rosenkrantz NYRB Classics, £8.99 paperback Artist Chuck Close is quoted on the cover reminding us: “It is sometimes hard to remember just how radical Talk was when it was published.” That first occurred in 1968, before the ubiquity … Continue reading
Shelve this Idea
Lying in bed, looking through the frame of a doorway, I see a section of the long hallway linking the four rooms of my Edinburgh flat. More precisely, what I see are bookshelves — they line the entire wall, floor to ceiling, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, bookshelves, categories, colours, crazy, organisation
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A History of my Life in 100 Objects 