Tag: #ReadIndies

• Business As Usual

  As a book lover and Oxfam book shop volunteer, how could I not love Business as Usual, by Jane Oliver and Ann Stafford. Originally published in 1933, it was reissued last year as a Handheld Classic, when a lot of bloggers wrote some very nice things about it, and I can see why. The novel,…

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  February 23, 2021

  20thC, Novels

  #ReadIndies, Ann Stafford, Business as Usual, Jane Oliver

• What Shall I Read?

  Calloo! Callay! Oh Frabjous Day! My first parcel of books has just arrived from Little Toller, and it will definitely not be the last – they are soooooo BEAUTIFUL!!! I was only going to buy this, for #ReadIndies month, because Karen made it sound so irresistable: But when I looked at the website there were…

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  February 19, 2021

  Nature, Non-fiction

  #ReadIndies, Little Toller

• The Cheltenham Square Murder

  Sticking with squares, can I recommend The Cheltenham Square Murder, which is one of those lovely ‘forgotten’ books from the British Library Crime Classics. Originally published in 1937, it was written by John Bude, whose work I always enjoy, with a nice introduction by the wonderfully knowledgeable Martin Edwards, and it kept me turning the…

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  February 2, 2021

  21stC, Crime, Novels

  #ReadIndies, British Library Crime Classics, John Bude, Martin Edwards, Read Independent Publishers Month, The Chelteham Square Murder