On the first Saturday of every month, a book is chosen as a starting point and linked to six other books to form a chain. Readers and bloggers are invited to join in by creating their own ‘chain’ leading from the selected book. Kate: Books are my Favourite and Best I haven’t read Siang Lu’s … Continue reading "Six Degrees of Separation: from Ghost Cities to My Father’s House"| From Pyrenees to Pennines
Are you looking for some new and creative questions to enhance your next book club discussion or spice up your bookstagram captions? Then I’ve got you covered. I’ve put together a comprehensive list of more than 250 bookish questions that will ignite lively conversations, spark intriguing debates, and provide endless content ideas for all book...| A Wandering Scribbler
What typically comes first for you: a character? An era? A story idea? How do you proceed from there? For both of my previous books, the characters came to me first. Where Only Storms Grow, however, started with the time period. Early during the pandemic, I read an article about the other time in history... The post Straight from the Source: Alyssa Colman on Writing Historical Fiction appeared first on Caroline Starr Rose.| Caroline Starr Rose
Having interviewed Megan earlier this year about her latest book, AWAY, I enjoyed this conversation she had with Roger Sutton of The Horn Book.Megan E. Freeman Talks with Roger :: The Horn Book “In February 2023, Casey Family Programs reported that according to the U.S. Department of Justice, approximately 1.8 million individuals were incarcerated in...| Caroline Starr Rose
Find the best worldwide bookish holidays like world book day and banned books week. Plus, see world literary traditions and activities.| A Wandering Scribbler
★ Written in delicate, sparse, almost fragile verse . . . Chewins examines each of Nell’s emotions as if it’s a butterfly preserved in amber, held up to the light for careful study. The elements of magic interwoven with the very real cruelties of girlhood is a case study in successful fabulism. A beautiful, introspective...| Caroline Starr Rose
How to Make a Book Walk I have been putting together book walks in my city since 2020…and I love them. But before I talk about HOW to make a Book Walk I should probably explain WHAT a book walk is. This is a book walk: It is a book that has been taken apart, […] The post How to Make a Book Walk appeared first on Simple Simon and Company.| Simple Simon and Company
On the first Saturday of every month, a book is chosen as a starting point and linked to six other books to form a chain. Readers and bloggers are invited to join in by creating their own ‘chain’ l…| From Pyrenees to Pennines