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A Diet of Literature 8, 9 & 10

A Diet of Literature 8, 9 & 10

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:10/01/2021
  • Post category:Literature Ambassador/Reading/Writer's Life
  • Post comments:4 Comments

Image: Pinterest An Afternoon in Linen, Shirley Jackson Until I went to the USA in 2019 I hadn't heard of Shirley Jackson. Then, in one of those pleasant, idle conversations…

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A Diet of Literature #4, 5, 6 & 7

A Diet of Literature #4, 5, 6 & 7

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:08/01/2021
  • Post category:Literature Ambassador/Reading/Writer's Life
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Having forgotten quite how busy the first working week of a year can be, I've gotten a little behind with my literary diet. This has been a week of meetings,…

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A Diet of Literature #3: Wild Nights

A Diet of Literature #3: Wild Nights

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:03/01/2021
  • Post category:Literature Ambassador/Reading
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For day three of their literary diet, the Guardian suggests listening to Kate Bush sing her song, 'The Sensual World' which is, they say, based on Molly Bloom's soliloquy from…

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A Diet of Literature #2: No Clue

A Diet of Literature #2: No Clue

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:02/01/2021
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It's day two of the Guardian's literary diet and on today's menu is a film. What's more it is a reimagining of Jane Austen's Emma, a book I studied at university…

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A Diet of Literature #1: Rising with Maya

A Diet of Literature #1: Rising with Maya

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:01/01/2021
  • Post category:Literature Ambassador/Writers
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In The Guardian, 27 December 2020, Claire Armitstead suggested a literary diet for this January. I like this idea, very much, so I'm going to try and follow it. She…

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Readember December

Readember December

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:02/12/2020
  • Post category:Literature Ambassador/Reading/Writer's Life
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This has been an odd year for most of us. Even the hardiest, even the most introverted of introverts, even the most privileged, is likely to have experienced some twinges…

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Book Week Scotland: Digitising the Book Group

Book Week Scotland: Digitising the Book Group

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:17/11/2020
  • Post category:Book Event/Literature Ambassador/Reading
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In Moffat we are lucky enough to have an independent book shop that not only sells both new and second-hand books, but also actively engages with the community to encourage…

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Book Week Scotland 2020

Book Week Scotland 2020

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:16/11/2020
  • Post category:Book Event/Literature Ambassador
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Book Week Scotland 2020 is upon us like the softest of eiderdowns, fashioned from a patchwork of fabric cut from the frocks in a dress-up chest. This year's theme is…

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Writing Competitions | Creative Writing Ink UK

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:03/04/2020
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Apart from running our own free to enter monthly creative writing competitions, we also list external creative writing competitions. — Read on creativewritingink.co.uk/writing-competitions/ A list of writing competitions to keep…

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Enchanted Lands

Enchanted Lands

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:08/03/2020
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What is an enchanted land? Does it have to be outside, like a forest or a wild-flower meadow, or can it be inside, like a kitchen in which a pie…

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