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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Writers reading writers
Reading Brenda Walker’s book set me thinking about writers reading writers. I’m sometimes asked whether I’d like to join a book group and, indeed, I’ve been a member of one or two over the years. But I’ve always thought that … Continue reading →
Reading by Moonlight: How Books Saved A Life by Brenda Walker
It’s rare to come across a book that has mind, heart, soul. Soul isn’t fashionable, but I reckon it is a good word to describe a sense of the numinous, of the sublime. It’s not a word I use lightly. … Continue reading →