For someone who has read voraciously from the age of two, hoovering up stories as fast as my parents could deliver them to my often grabbing hands, I have barely read in the 9 months since I started the course. This is partly due to my juggling of two part time jobs, a new business venture and my own writing but mainly because I was stared down by my overwhelming to read pile and globe-circumventing to read list. Since the first class when David Miller gave us a list of favourite books I have been body slammed, head snapped and … Continue reading Reading the Long Way Around

Goodness but we readers are a fickle bunch. We love them, we love them not Continue reading Most Wanted

Now this is recycling! I am in love with the idea that if you run out, or forget to put one in your bag, you can buy a book from a vending machine. These should be on every street corner. Reduce cancer and increase literacy through the power of a slot machine. Refurbished Cigarette Vending I have a mental image of a 1940’s cigarette girl in a swanky gin joint with a tray of classic literature instead of tobacco products. Continue reading A Pack of Literature