Tag Archives: London

My summer of BookBenching

Posted on October 6, 2014 by SC

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The UK’s National Literacy Trust installed 51 public sculptures in London this summer, what they called BookBenches-benches shaped like open books and illustrated with figures and scenes from iconic works of adult and children’s literature. They were organised around “trails” … Continue reading →

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Just cherish it all- A small personal tribute to Graham Joyce (1954-2014)

Posted on September 10, 2014 by SC

I maintain a roster of writers who live with cancer and write about it in the media, and I check in on them every so often to see how they are. If they seem to be doing fine it makes me … Continue reading →

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On my bookshelf (I)- Reading habits and paper vs. e-books

Posted on June 20, 2014 by SC

Strolling along the South Bank one sunny afternoon, I came across an old friend lurking at a second-hand bookstall under Waterloo Bridge: It was a 1963 Penguin first edition and it was unthinkable that I should carry on without it, … Continue reading →

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