Snacking on Literature: Days 20, 21 & 22
Day 20: Amanda Gorman Reads 'The Hill We ClimbThe Guardian suggests watching Under the Volcano for day 20 of its Literary Diet, but who had time to watch a film…
A Diet of Literature: 17, 18, & 19
https://youtu.be/JNeN7Sf-Jd4Day 17: Longplayer dialoguesThe Guardian's Literary Diet continues with video chats between interesting thinkers. I sat and listened to this one while embroidering an ensÅ and, while most of what…
A Diet of Literature #3: Wild Nights
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…
A Diet of Literature #1: Rising with Maya
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…
Book Week Scotland 2020
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…