by Graeme Cumming | Jul 19, 2021 | Independent Bookshops, Literary Festivals, Thinking Aloud |
In February last year (although in many respects it feels like a lot longer ago), I had the opportunity to go to a couple of events organised by one of the few remaining independent book shops in Nottinghamshire – The Book Case in Lowdham. The first event saw Ann...
by Graeme Cumming | Jul 9, 2021 | Book Reviews, Independent Bookshops |
I wrote recently about the first couple of books in the Charlie Fox series. At the time, I said I was considering going back to an old practice of mine, which was to pick an author and read everything of theirs I could get my hands on. Having spread myself quite...
by Graeme Cumming | May 7, 2021 | Book Reviews, Independent Bookshops, Meetings |
Regular readers will recall me mentioning the gatherings for authors and book bloggers that take place in Stoke. Organised by Kerry Parsons and Steph Lawrence (click their names to check out their blog sites), they’ve provided a great opportunity to meet up informally...
by Graeme Cumming | Apr 30, 2021 | Book Reviews, Events, Independent Bookshops |
In February last year, when we had what we can nostalgically refer to as a normal life, I attended one of the stops on the Orenda Roadshow. Indeed, I wrote about it at the time. Whenever you go to a literary event like this, you are – unless you’re particularly...
by Graeme Cumming | Sep 8, 2020 | Independent Bookshops, Reading, Thinking Aloud |
I’ve been following Jill’s Book Café for a few years now. If you’ve not come across this blog, do take a look, because Jill puts out some really interesting stuff – I particularly enjoy the Five on Friday slot because it introduces you to new authors and,...
by Graeme Cumming | Apr 28, 2020 | Independent Bookshops, Publishing, Thinking Aloud |
There was some interesting news about Amazon last week. Apparently, the slayer of bookshops has donated £250000 to the Book Trade Charity. No, I hadn’t heard of it either, but it seems this organisation set up a fund to help booksellers facing hardship as a...
