Each week we scour the internets for the most interesting or helpful book and writing related stories of the week. Then every Friday we put them into an nice list for you. That's it, really. This Week... Andrew Miller wins Costa Book of the Year City of Fallen Angels is named as the most quoted book of 2011 Shiloh Walker confirms that each time a bad … [Read more...] about The Bookish Roundup: Week 4 2012
Archives for January 2012
Bookish Etsy Pick – Book Owl Handbag
WANT. This handmade Book Owl handbag is by Dunny Galleger on Etsy and costs £49.08. Isn't it cute? … [Read more...] about Bookish Etsy Pick – Book Owl Handbag
Review – The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
REVIEWED BY DEBS CARR The Paris Wife is the story of Hadley Richardson, the first of Ernest Hemingway’s four wives. Hadley meets her future husband in 1920 when she’s twenty-eight. Up until that time she’s lived a quiet, secluded life and is only too thrilled to marry him and relocate with him to Paris where the couple soon become part of the enigmatic group of modernist … [Read more...] about Review – The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Novel News – Saved By Cake by Marian Keyes
Not a novel, but it's Marian Keyes and she's back and we are very glad about that. Plus, the book looks amazing. Released 26th February Saved by Cake gives an extremely honest account of Marian Keyes' recent battle with depression, and how baking has helped her. A complete novice in the kitchen, Marian decided to bake a cake for a friend and that was it … [Read more...] about Novel News – Saved By Cake by Marian Keyes
Novelicious Chats to… Rowena Macdonald
1. Can you tell us a little about your average writing day? I don’t really have an average writing day because I have two part-time jobs, so I squeeze in my writing as and when I can. I work three days a week at the House of Commons as a secretary and one day a week teaching creative writing at Westminster University. I have Fridays off, and this is my main … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats to… Rowena Macdonald