Weekly stats Last week This week My book rating: 1298 1096 10641 Bookshelves I’m on 1 4 5 Watchlists I’m on: 9 8 Comments in (reads): 8 10 Comments out: 4 5 Hours spent: 10 too busy to count! Nice to see The Water’s Edge rising in the ratings at last, and I’m grateful to … Continue reading Authonomy Diary Week 2
Picture this. Sunday morning. Sun dapples our king size duvet. Silence reigns, until … The author’s other half : ‘What are you thinking about, then?’ The author : ‘I’m thinking about templates in Word.’ I’m glad to say no divorce proceedings have been taken out – yet. But what prompted my bizarre preoccupation is a request from … Continue reading Sad but true
Katherine May has a track record of ghost stories, but this tale of a woman whose life unravels after a chance encounter is more haunting than haunted, and for me that’s a good thing. The premise is intriguing. On a visit to her home town, Violet catches sight of a girl whom she sees to … Continue reading Burning Out
Because of other commitments, I have actually actually spent less time than I intended this week ‘doing Authonomy’, but I think this may be no bad thing. I certainly haven’t rushed up ‘the charts’, but I have enjoyed most of what I have read and gained some useful comments in return. Those who have had … Continue reading Authonomy Diary – Week 1
Flicking to the blurb of my current read, I notice that the author ‘lives in Kent with her husband and three cats.’ Now, it seems to me that a multiplicity of cats is a very common attribute of published authors and I’m wondering if as the part-owner of a single cat, I am putting myself … Continue reading More cats required
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