Is this it now? The passing of each month no longer feels like a mere date change but some kind of endurance test where we stand, licking our wounds and looking uncertainly at the future. How have you got on through this, the longest month? Well, I hope. What has got me through January? What’s… Continue reading January: a round up of books and assorted nonsense
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Reading for Wellbeing: Comfort reads
I don’t know about you but this seems the perfect time for some comfort reads. I have a stack of old favourites that I re-read every so often for comfort and companionship but once in a while, it can be good to seek out new comforts too. Today I’m going to discuss two that you… Continue reading Reading for Wellbeing: Comfort reads
Reading for Wellbeing: Wintering by Katherine May
This year I’m going to spend some time looking at bibliotherapy: the practice of reading and writing for wellbeing. So once in a while I’ll be reviewing and discussing books that can help your sense of wellbeing. Today, I’m looking at Wintering by Katherine May. Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times… Continue reading Reading for Wellbeing: Wintering by Katherine May
Clearing out your books
Happy New Year! I’m not one for quantities of New Year Resolutions but I do tend to have a clearout around this time. A clean and clear out, once the decorations are down, makes it a little bit easier to face January. Lockdown, and especially working from home, has made me dissatisfied with the number… Continue reading Clearing out your books
2020: round up of the year
We made it! The end of this crazy mixed up anxiety inducing, stir crazy making, mess of a year is in sight. Well done to all of you who made it through – you’re allowed to feel like just getting here was an achievement. This year, we have needed books more than ever and yet… Continue reading 2020: round up of the year
Do we really need… Libraries
You may have seen the kerfuffle earlier this week when Leader of Walsall Council suggested that, as their libraries have been closed due to Covid this year, there was little need to reopen them. “I’m a firm believer that if we haven’t used something for the past four or five months, do we really need… Continue reading Do we really need… Libraries
Where are you writing?
Writing in the time of Covid has, for many, been hard enough but for those of us who have changed to doing our day job at home a new, unforeseen problem has arisen. Spending 9-10 hours a day working at the desk where I used to write, I now find I cannot write at my… Continue reading Where are you writing?
November’s reading
November was a strange month for reading and I had long swathes where I just didn’t seem to read much at all. I still have three books I’ve started and am taking a while to get through. But what did I finish this month? Here you go: The Light Keeper’s Daughters – Jean E Prendziwol… Continue reading November’s reading
October reading round up
I know, I know, it’s late. There’s been a lot going on ok? But I’m here now, only 6 days into November and this is what I read last month: A Song for the Dark Times – Ian Rankin What is there to say about a new Rankin that we haven’t already said? This is… Continue reading October reading round up
August reading – a step into non-fiction
I don’t normally read a lot of non-fiction, though I find a lot of it looks interesting and then never really get round to it. But this month I seem to have read more non-fiction than fiction and really enjoyed it. More evidence of my changing reading habits – created by either lockdown or age… Continue reading August reading – a step into non-fiction
Susan E Barsby 