I recently came across my childhood copy of Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse. This edition is from 1946. It’s as charming as ever!
Johnny Town-Mouse
Johnny Town-Mouse
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Penelope Fitzgerald Quote
“A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.”-Penelope Fitzgerald, The Bookshop
Be Quiet!
From Grammarly:
Be quiet!
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“Novels arise out of the shortcomings of history.”-Novalis
The Writers’ House Calendar by Amanda White
Amanda White runs one of my favourite literary-themed Etsy shops. I also follow her on Facebook, so I was thrilled to find her 2016 calendar for sale at my local Barnes and Noble.
The Writers’ House Calendar for 2016.
This is another reason to look forward to the new year!
My Year in Books (Sort Of), Part One
Another year is (almost) over. Before we flip the calendar to 2016, and start new reading lists, let’s look back at the reading year that was. I’ll share if you reciprocate in the comments!
- How many books did you read this year? 50+. My numbers were held down by many heavy, lengthy books.
- Which genre prevailed? Nonfiction, by miles and miles.
- Which book was your fave? A Writer’s Diary by Virginia Woolf.
- Least fave? If You Want to Write: A Book About Art, Independence and Spirit by Brenda Ueland. My loathing for this book knows no bounds.
- Recommend three books from your list. The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore; Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys by Viv Albertine; Van Gogh: The Life by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith.
PART TWO WILL APPEAR IN THE NEW YEAR!
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“For once the disease of reading has laid upon the system it weakens so that it falls an easy prey to that other scourge which dwells in the ink pot and festers in the quill. The wretch takes to writing.”-Virginia Woolf, Orlando
A Christmas Carol #7: Scrooge and Bob Cratchit
Scrooge and Bob Cratchit illustrated by John Leech, from the first edition of A Christmas Carol. 1843.
A Christmas Carol #6: The Last of the Spirits
The Last of the Spirits by John Leech. From the First Edition of A Christmas Carol, 1843.
A Christmas Carol #5: Scrooge’s Third Visitor
Scrooge’s Third Visitor. Illustration by John Leech, from the First Edition of A Christmas Carol. 1843.
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