https://www.stuckinabook.com/feed/
-
![]()
Appointment With Venus by Jerrard TickellWhen I saw that Manderley Press had reprinted Appointment With Venus (1951) by Jerrard Tickell in the beautiful new edition pictured, I...
-
![]()
Kokoschka’s Doll by Afonso Cruz – #EUPLYou might remember that, last year, I read and reviewed a few of the books that had won the European Union Prize for Literature , also known as...
-
![]()
Anne of Avonlea… isn’t very good?Here’s a blog post that might get me in hot water – but I recently listened to the audiobook of Anne of Avonlea and, let me tell...
-
![]()
Tea or Books? #107: Do We Care What Characters Read? and Two Stella Gibbons NovelsBooks in books and Stella Gibbons – welcome to episode 107! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/tea-or-books-107.mp3...
-
![]()
Project 24: Books 12, 13, 14When I was in the Lake District recently, I paid a visit to a couple of bookshops. In fact, I made a day trip to visit one – Michael...
-
![]()
Two books about heatwavesDuring the recent heat wave in the UK (and elsewhere, but I experienced it in the UK) I decided to get two relevant novels off my shelves –...
-
![]()
Golden States by Michael CunninghamYou won’t find much mention of Golden States (1984) by Michael Cunningham online – or even in the next novels that were...
-
![]()
The Optimist by E.M. DelafieldE.M. Delafield is right up there with my favourite authors, but there are still some of her books on my shelves that I’ve had for the...
-
![]()
Five recent readsI’m going to take a little break from blogging, as the next couple of weeks are quite hectic – but before I go, here are five books...
-
![]()
Tea or Books? #106: Book or Movie First, and The Feast vs Grand CanyonMargaret Kennedy, Vita Sackville-West, and film adaptations – welcome to episode 106!...
-
![]()
Uneasy Money by P.G. WodehouseThere are some authors I think of as ‘break glass in case of emergency’ authors. And I didn’t have a particular emergency...
-
![]()
Some films I’ve watched recentlyI go through periods where I watch a lot of movies, and other periods where the idea of watching something for about two hours seems like a...
-
![]()
Project 24: Books 10 and 11On Monday I had the day off, so I decided to go to Hidcote National Trust because I’m young and vibrant. It is a really beautiful garden and...
-
![]()
Suddenly, A Knock on the Door by Etgar KeretI think I got sent Suddenly, a Knock on the Door (2010) as a review copy in 2012, when it was translated from Hebrew into English – by...
-
![]()
Embers by Sándor MáraiI picked up Embers (1942) by Sándor Márai in a London bookshop a little while before the pandemic, drawn by the striking cover design and...
-
![]()
Song for a SundayHaven’t done one of these for a while, but I’ve recently had ‘Death With Dignity’ by Sufjan Stevens on repeat, and thought...
-
![]()
Tea or Books? #105: Big Families vs Small Families and Animal Farm vs Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge Orwell and families – welcome to episode 105! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/tea-or-books-105.mp3...
-
![]()
A whole lot of audiobooksI continue to listen to lots of audiobooks, many of them from the Audible Plus free catalogue, and here is a round up of some recent...
-
![]()
Project 24: Books 7, 8, 9I have been buying some of my allotted 24 books for Project 24, but didn’t want to interrupt Novella a Day in May with the spoils –...
-
![]()
Peas in a Podcast #15 – Yes, We Recorded This A Year AgoTwins! Podcasting! In June 2021! Yes, it has taken me a whole year to get around to editing this episode. That’s why Colin is banging...
-
![]()
Jubilee: A book for every year of the Queen’s reignHappy jubilee weekend to those who are celebrating! I love the Queen and I am certainly celebrating. And what more fitting way for me to celebrate...
-
![]()
Anne Frank’s Diary: the graphic adaptation (Novella a Day in May #31)I made it! 31 days, and 31 books – admittedly some of them played fast and loose with the definition of ‘novella’, not least...
-
![]()
Rolling in the Dew by Ethel Mannin (Novella a Day in May #30)If you read about middlebrow women writers of the interwar years, you’ll doubtless have come across Ethel Mannin’s name. I...
-
![]()
Novella a Day in May: Days 28 and 29Day 28: Sleepless Nights (1979) by Elizabeth Hardwick Elizabeth Hardwick is one of those authors who has been published both as Virago...
-
![]()
The Colour of Evening by Robert Nathan (Novella a Day in May #27)I love Robert Nathan novel(la)s for when I need something simple and lovely. He is best remembered now for the film adaptations of his works...
