by Graeme Cumming | Jan 31, 2020 | Book Reviews, Fiction, Literary Festivals, Uncategorised |
After reviewing Thirteen the other week, I turned to the next book I’d acquired at the Murder Mystery dinner at the Harrogate Crime Festival, East of Hounslow. Round the dinner table, I’d overheard comments about how good it was supposed to be. By...
by Graeme Cumming | Jan 27, 2020 | Life Lessons, Thinking Aloud |
Legend has it that my birth was traumatic. I nearly died, although the only lasting reminder is a small indentation where forceps barely missed my right eye. Between them, my godmother and my dad spent all night keeping me alive while my mum recovered from her own...
by Graeme Cumming | Jan 24, 2020 | Events, Literary Festivals |
Last week, I wrote a post about the Read Dating event taking place at Bourne Old Town Hall on 15th February – just over three weeks away. The concept is easy enough. It’s a bit like speed dating, or so I’m told (I’ve never done it, but...
by Graeme Cumming | Jan 18, 2020 | Events, Literary Festivals |
Last May I went to the Deepings Literary Festival and had a great day out, some of which I wrote about here. On reflection, I now know I should have had two or three great days out. Maybe next year. There was a specific event there which was promoted as Read Dating....
by Graeme Cumming | Jan 14, 2020 | Book Reviews, Fiction, Nostalgia, Publishing, Thinking Aloud |
In a recent blog post, I mentioned browsing in a second hand bookshop. I’ve picked up a few books there over the last couple of years – always picked something up while I was there. One of the last purchases was an impulse buy triggered by nostalgia. As a...
by Graeme Cumming | Jan 8, 2020 | Nostalgia, Thinking Aloud |
Last summer I spent a lot of time browsing in a second hand book shop in our little town. I loved going in there because… well, books obviously. But they also sold drinks and cakes you could either eat at a table in their little cafe at the back or they’d...
