Madeline Martin is an American author. I’m not sure how I heard about her, but I have recently read and enjoyed three of her books: The Booklovers’ Library A novel, The Keeper of Hidden Books A Novel and The Librarian Spy. These are books to link with my previous post of books about books. All … … Continue reading →| Sue's Trifles
Beside Another Sea is a book of poems by award-winning poet, David Lythgoe. I purchased this book from the author on a writing retreat earlier this year and have now read all the poems. The poems are well-crafted and varied in style and subject matter. Many are about the North West of England or about … … Continue reading →| Sue's Trifles
Rebecca Cuningham has set a poetry challenge again this month. 1.The first stanza of four lines is the frustrating circumstance you find yourself in. 2. The second is the community response. 3. Thi…| Sue's Trifles
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This post consists of reviews of two books I borrowed from the library. The first was Powsels and Thrums by Alan Garner and the second was We swim to the Shark by Georgie Codd. Powsels and Thrums by Alan Garner Alan Garner is a well-known author, one of whose books has been featured on Sue’s... Continue reading →| Sue's Trifles
The title of this post shows that I haven’t kept up-to-date in reviewing the books I have read this year! The three books in this post are by traditionally published authors. Two are fiction and th…| Sue's Trifles
Although there aren’t any hard and fast rules that bloggers must post regularly, WordPress recommends that we do. My next book review post is not going to be ready this week, so I decided to waffle about words, and what I’ve been doing in my spare time over the summer. Do readers in the USA... Continue reading →| Sue's Trifles
This month the poetry challenge from Rebecca Cuningham is for a senryu on the topic ‘Mountain’. I was previously unaware of the definition of this Japanese poetic form. It is like a hai…| Sue's Trifles
This post consists of reviews of two books I have read recently – The Postal Paths by Alan Cleaver and The Fresh and the Salt by Ann Lingard. There are also links to my reviews of other books by these two authors who are based in Cumbria. The Postal Paths Alan Cleaver recently gave a... Continue reading →| Sue's Trifles
The Last Walk A British Detective Murder Mystery is the fourth novel in the series about DCI Suzanna McLeod. It is set in rural lowland Scotland not far from Dumfries. The tagline on the cover reads:- Angry people, bloodied bodies, corruption and dubious deals. But was it justice, revenge or just bad karma that sealed... Continue reading →| Sue's Trifles
Playground by Richard Powers is a book I borrowed from the library. I was alerted to this author by a family member, who lent me a copy of The Overstory. I have since also read Bewilderment. Playgr…| Sue's Trifles