Blind Literary Date
I liked the novelty of not knowing. Liked the adventure of turning those first few pages to see what time and setting we were in. Discovering the style of the writer and, gradually, the genre of the book. The premise, the theme.
September – Licence to Buy a New Pen
As I sat in Starbucks drafting this blog — on paper with pen in hand — and contemplating our migration from graphite to graphics, I did wonder whether any other generation will ever experience as many different kinds of writing implement as we have.
A trough of self-doubt and what I did about it
Personal doubt is a tricky beast; a mental prey that stealthily circles the outer reaches of our consciousness until it swoops and plucks the heart out of contentment — a basic ingredient for happiness.
When My Mind Wanders It Brings Back Souvenirs by Gordon Kirkland
When My Mind Wanders It Brings Back Souvenirs by Gordon Kirkland As a collection of hilarious newspaper columns by Canadian journalist, Gordon Kirkland, I expected When my mind wanders it brings back souvenirs to be a perfect pick up, put down kind of book suitable for, say, keeping in the bathroom or close at hand […]
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Flowers for Algernon is a short sci-fi classic, written by American, Daniel Keyes, in 1959, with more food for thought than I have ever encountered between so few pages. Charlie Gordon is a mentally-disabled baker’s gofer, with friends in low places, who harbours a huge thirst for knowledge and no […]
The Elements of Eloquence by Mark Forsythe
This book is packed with light bulb delights as we wade through the potentials and pitfalls of the English language at its finest.
Research is a hugely important part of my work. On a daily basis I check out whether anything interesting has cropped up in the online second-hand bookstores. I collected this little hoard this morning and the excitement is real! So thanks to all the bookshop owners who so swiftly and professionally pack and post — you make my life sooo much easier. (Yes, I know there are libraries, excellent libraries with excellent librarians, but I prefer to work at my own desk where I can immediately add interesting research facts and photos to the right research/writing/timeline program there and then.) #StockholmPärlor #StockholmTreasures @printzpublishing @aschehoug @ciceroforlag @editricenord @humanitas_fiction @lsamsterdam @kirjastusvarrak @penguinbuecher @penguinlibros @wsoykirjat
Out now in Italy! 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 Thank you @editricenord! "Un grande romanzo storico che celebra un luogo da sogno, una donna straordinaria e l’importanza della solidarietà femminile: «Le formidabili donne del Grand Hôtel» di Ruth Kvarnström-Jones esce oggi in tutte le librerie!" 🤍
Traduzione di Francesca Toticchi.
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Tusen tack @pocketshopswe på @stockholms_centralstation! #defenomenalafruntimrenpågrandhôtel @printzpublishing
Älskar framförhållningen Uppsala! Tusen tack @akademibokhandeln! #väninnornapånordiskakompaniet #Del2 #StockholmsPärlor #3oktober @printzpublishing
Proudly presenting the fabulous German cover of The Phenomenal Women of the Grand Hôtel! Thank you very much Blanvalet Verlag och @penguinbuecher!
Igår blev en härlig dag! Frukost på Riddarholmen följdes av en snabb färd till Bokprat i Jönköping. Så många härliga läsare! Tack för att ni kom! Och ett stort tack även till @annalevahn på @printzpublishing som ordnade frukosten och inte minst till @kulturladyn och @kickis_bokvarld som så professionellt driver Bokprat dagarna i Jönköping. Så himla härligt alltihop! (Och tack till de duktiga fotograferna vars bilder jag har skamlöst knyckt! 🙈🙏🏻)